NamNam Natura Obstwaldsystem
Sun-ripened. Regional. Authentic. Sustainable food from permaculture!
Nut cultivation. Chestnut cultivation. Fruit cultivation. Herb cultivation. Beekeeping. Arts and crafts.
We produce and market well-known, widely spread as well as new, rather unknown, fruit and fruit rarities, nuts, mushrooms, and herbs. Our cultivation method is not only environmentally friendly but also environmentally regenerative, as we develop the cultivation area into a valuable habitat through our special orchard forest system, which promotes all landscape functions. We work according to the principles of permaculture. We want to provide the world with further proof that another type of land management is possible, and that nature conservation and agriculture do not exclude each other in permaculture and agroforestry systems. By producing biochar for fertilization and soil development, we produce CO2–neutral. For our cultivation system, we take nature as a model. When you look at it, you always see mixed crops that gradually develop into forests. That is why we produce our food in an orchard forest system. For the initial planting, we cooperated with local nurseries and farmers and selected regional fruit types and varieties. When choosing the types of fruit, it was important to us to offer a large selection, so in addition to classic types like apple, pear, cherry, raspberry, and currant, we also grow rarer types such as Nashi or Tartar pears, figs, Kamchatka berries, loganberries, and kiwi berries, as well as many other foods. To achieve a stable mixed culture, we planted the fruit bushes to the south under the fruit trees, chestnut trees grow above the fruit trees, and in the shade of the plants we cultivate edible mushrooms on wood. On the ground between the trunks we have various herbs, plants for making tea, and cover crops.
Agroforestry system type:
Silvoarable system (woody and arable crops incl. intercropped permanent crops)Size of agroforestry system area(s) (in ha):
0.7Percentage of area under trees/shrubs (in %):
100Establishment (date):
Nov 4, 2018Site specifics:
- drought / low water holding capacity
Farming sectors:
- Fruit growing
- Wood production
Tree species:
- Maple (Acer spp.)
- Apple (Malus domestica)
- Pear (Pyrus communis)
- Oak (Quercus spp.)
- Alder (Alnus spp.)
- Ash (Fraxinus spp.)
- Sweet Chestnut (Castanea sativa)
- Hornbeam (Carpinus betulus)
- Cherry / Wild Cherry (Prunus avium)
- Lime / Linden (Tilia spp.)
- Poplar (Populus spp.)
- Plum (Prunus domestica)
- Service Tree (Cormus domestica)
- Bird Cherry (Prunus padus)
- European Crab Apple (Malus sylvestris)
- Wild Pear (Pyrus communis subsp. communis)
- Peach (Prunus persica)
- Black Mulberry (Morus nigra)
- White Mulberry (Morus alba)
- Asian Pear (Pyrus pyrifolia)
- Almond (Prunus amygdalus)
- English / Persian Walnut (Juglans regia)
Other Tree species:
- Tartarian pear (Pyrus communis)
(Intended) use of trees:
- production biofuel wood
- 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)
- Dogwood (Cornus spp.)
- Raspberry (Rubus idaeus)
- Dog Rose / Rosehip (Rosa canina)
- Sea Buckthorn (Hippophae rhamnoides)
- Currants (red/ white/ black) (Ribes spp.)
- Gooseberry (Ribes uva-crispa)
- Loganberry (Rubus × loganobaccus)
- Honeyberry (Lonicera caerulea)
- Goji Berry (Lycium barbarum)
(Intended) use of the shrubs:
- food production (e.g. production fruit / nut)
- environmental benefits (incl. carbon/ windbreaks/ animal welfare/ biodiversity)
Main crop types in the agroforestry system:
- vegetables
Other agroforestry products:
- Südhang
- wärmeliebende Obstarten (Pfirsiche
- Aprikosen
- Feigen
- Kiwi etc.)
- Wassermanagement
- trockene kontinentalklimatische Sommer
Motivation/rationale for establishing or maintaining agroforestry system:
- establish ecological balance
- Erosion protection
- Reduce nutrient input into surface waters
- Diversified product range
- Contribution to climate protection / resilience