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Holawi: Multifunktionales Ökosystem in Grevenhorn

Lat: 10.54817, Lng: 53.308611
Holawi gGmbH
Christianiweg 3, 21339 Lüneburg, Niedersachsen

The Holawi non-profit GmbH is committed to regenerative, diverse, and future-proof agriculture in and around Lüneburg, a small town in northern Germany. It acquires agricultural land and designs multifunctional ecosystems. These are used for food production, the creation of social projects, and cultural offerings. Currently, six people from the fields of agriculture, horticulture and vegetable farming, project management, education, IT, and gastronomy are organizing themselves within Holawi.

Agroforestry system type:

Silvoarable system (woody and arable crops incl. intercropped permanent crops)

Size of agroforestry system area(s) (in ha):

3.9

Percentage of area under trees/shrubs (in %):

38.462

Establishment (date):

Dec 11, 2022

Farming sectors:

  • Arable farming
  • Fruit growing

Tree species:

  • Maple (Acer spp.)
  • Apple (Malus domestica)
  • Birch (Betula spp.)
  • Pear (Pyrus communis)
  • Rowan (Sorbus aucuparia)
  • Oak (Quercus spp.)
  • Wild Service Tree (Sorbus torminalis / Torminalis glaberrima)
  • Sweet Chestnut (Castanea sativa)
  • Hornbeam (Carpinus betulus)
  • Cherry / Wild Cherry (Prunus avium)
  • Poplar (Populus spp.)
  • Plum (Prunus domestica)
  • Service Tree (Cormus domestica)
  • Black Walnut (Juglans nigra)
  • Willow (Salix spp.)
  • European Crab Apple (Malus sylvestris)
  • Wild Pear (Pyrus communis subsp. communis)
  • English / Persian Walnut (Juglans regia)
  • Black Mulberry (Morus nigra)
  • White Mulberry (Morus alba)
  • Pecan Nut (Carya illinoinensis)
  • Butternut (Juglans cinerea)
  • Apricot (Prunus armeniaca)
  • Quince (Cydonia oblonga)
  • Persimmon (Diospyros kaki)
  • Almond (Prunus amygdalus)
  • Peach (Prunus persica)
  • Common Fig (Ficus carica)
  • Pistachio (Pistacia vera)

Other Tree species:

  • raisin tree (Hovenia dulcis)

(Intended) use of trees:

  • production stemwood
  • food production (e.g. production fruit/nut)
  • environmental benefits (incl. carbon/ windbreaks/ animal welfare/ biodiversity)
  • other material use

Shrub species:

  • Hazelnut (Corylus avellana)
  • Blackberry (Rubus fruticosus)
  • Juneberry (Amelanchier lamarckii)
  • Dogwood (Cornus spp.)
  • Fly Honeysuckle (Lonicera xylosteum)
  • Blueberry/ Cranberries/ Bilberries/ Huckleberries/ Madeira Blueberries (Vaccinium spp.)
  • Raspberry (Rubus idaeus)
  • Black Elderberry (Sambucus nigra)
  • Cornelian Cherry (Cornus mas)
  • Sea Buckthorn (Hippophae rhamnoides)
  • Blackthorn (Prunus spinosa)
  • Hawthorn (Crataegus spp.)
  • Gooseberry (Ribes uva-crispa)
  • Paw Paw (Asimina triloba)
  • Strawberry Tree (Arbutus unedo)

(Intended) use of the shrubs:

  • food production (e.g. production fruit / nut)
  • environmental benefits (incl. carbon/ windbreaks/ animal welfare/ biodiversity)

Other agroforestry products:

  • Pilze

Motivation/rationale for establishing or maintaining agroforestry system:

  • establish ecological balance
  • Higher productivity
  • Diversified product range
  • Contribution to climate protection / resilience
  • Landscape / aesthetics
  • improved marketing

Interest in product sales / marketing:

Yes