What if you could bring a river back from the dead, rebuild a valley, restore hope, and revive the local community?

In this episode, Silvia Quarta shares the extraordinary story of a grassroots effort to revive the Quipar River in one of Europe’s driest regions: Murcia, Spain. Through a community-led, science-backed approach to ecosystem restoration, Silvia is showing that even the most degraded landscapes can become living, thriving places again - with the right people, the right tools, and the will to listen.

From soil to water to social fabric, this conversation touches on every layer of regeneration. Silvia’s work with local farmers, international partners like Commonland, and the Regeneration Academy offers a powerful model for dryland farming, bioregional restoration, and long-term ecological resilience.

Whether you’re a regenerative farmer, policymaker, activist, or simply a human being trying to make sense of our environmental moment -> this episode is for you!

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🌱 In this episode:

• 🌊 How regenerative farming can recharge aquifers and revive rivers

• 🏡 What social desertification really means - and how to reverse it

• 🌿 Practical tools for water retention, tree planting, and soil recovery

• 👂 Why co-creation and deep listening are essential to ecosystem restoration

• 📈 How a small pilot turned into a valley-wide bioregeneration blueprint

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🔗 Mentioned in this episode:

Silvia Quarta, Commonland, Regeneration Academy, Soil Capital, CIHEAM Zaragoza, Keiper Watershed, HUMUS Project, LANDX Project

📍 Location: Murcia, Spain (Mediterranean drylands)

This podcast was produced in partnership with Soil Capital, a company that supports #regenerativeagriculture by financially rewarding farmers who improve soil health & biodiversity.

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Useful links:

• SILVIA QUARTA - Linkedin

• REGENERATION ACADEMY - Linkedin

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What happens when a family leaves the city behind to restore 562 hectares of degraded land using nothing but regenerative agriculture, resilience, and relentless creativity?

In this unmissable episode, we take you inside Terramay, a pioneering farm in southern Portugal where Anna and David de Brito, along with livestock manager Elias Gellweiler, are transforming exhausted soils into abundant ecosystems. From soil-free hillsides turned market gardens to chickens making compost at speed, this is regenerative agriculture at its most ambitious and inspiring. You’ll hear how agroforestry, holistic grazing, and circular food systems come together to form a living, breathing model for farming in the age of climate crisis.

🎧 Whether you’re a farmer, food systems thinker, or simply curious about how to grow hope in damaged landscapes, this episode is essential listening.

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🧠 What You’ll Learn:

• How Terramay produces over 85 tons of vegetables on rocky land with zero external inputs

• Why composting with chickens can radically speed up fertility cycles

• What it takes to run a restaurant where 90% of the food is grown on-site

• How rotational grazing builds resilience and nutrient density

• Why regenerative farming is also a powerful tool for rebuilding rural communities

🌍 For listeners in:

• Sustainable food & farming

• Organic and biodynamic agriculture

• Ecological design and permaculture

• Climate adaptation and land use policy

• Circular economy and rural innovation
  

Hit play and discover how a piece of land on the edge of Portugal is becoming a blueprint for the regenerative future we need.

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This podcast was produced in partnership with Soil Capital, a company that supports #regenerativeagriculture by financially rewarding farmers who improve soil health & biodiversity.

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Useful links:

TERRAMAY - https://www.terramay.com/

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What if the most chemically intensive, high-density farms - systems many see as the enemy of regenerative agriculture - could actually become climate champions?

In this episode of the Deep Seed Podcast, we sit down with Dimitri Tsitos, co-founder of AgroSystemic, to explore how Mediterranean super-intensive olive, almond, and citrus orchards can regenerate degraded soils, restore biodiversity, boost resilience, and improve long-term farm profitability - all without sacrificing yield.

Dimitri shares hard-won insights from years of trial, failure, and success in transitioning conventional, input-heavy orchards into regenerative, climate-smart systems. Whether you’re a farmer, agronomist, orchard manager, sustainability consultant, investor, policymaker, or simply passionate about the future of food and climate solutions, this conversation offers a roadmap you won’t find anywhere else.

🎧 By the end of this episode, you’ll understand why even the most intensive systems may have no choice but to go regenerative and how small, targeted changes in soil and plant management can transform productivity, resilience, and ecosystem health.

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What You’ll Learn in This Episode

🌳 How super-intensive Mediterranean orchards (2000+ trees per hectare) can transition to regenerative models

🌳 Practical cover crop strategies for olive oil, almond, and citrus production

🌳 Compost, mulching, and biomass management for soil regeneration

🌳 How to balance productivity, profitability, and resilience under climate pressure

🌳 The economics of regenerative transitions: cutting input costs while boosting long-term performance

🌳 How to use biodiversity strips, hedgerows, and landscape design to deliver agronomic services

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Who Should Listen

✅ Olive, almond, and citrus growers

✅ Conventional farmers curious about regenerative agriculture

✅ Agronomists, soil scientists, and orchard advisors

✅ Agricultural investors and sustainability consultants

✅ Policymakers shaping the future of climate-resilient agriculture

✅ Anyone passionate about regenerative systems, biodiversity restoration, and nature-based solutions

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This podcast was produced in partnership with Soil Capital, a company that supports #regenerativeagriculture by financially rewarding farmers who improve soil health & biodiversity.

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Useful links:

• Agrosystemic - https://www.agrosystemic.com/

• Dimitri Tsitos - Linkedin

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What if your olive oil could fight disease, your soil could store water like a sponge, and your sheep could restore biodiversity?

This episode takes you to the heart of Portugal’s Monte Silveira farm, where cutting-edge science meets ancient ecosystems,... and the results are mind-blowing! Join us as we sit down with Diogo Pinho, the farm’s Research Manager, to uncover the data-driven secrets behind one of Europe’s most innovative regenerative farms.

From boosting soil organic matter by astonishing numbers, to producing high-polyphenol olive oil that’s great for your heart, to showing that regenerative grazing can actually outperform conventional almond plantations - this conversation is packed with insight, hope, and practical inspiration for anyone interested in the future of farming.

Whether you’re a researcher, policymaker, farmer, or foodie, this is one episode you do not want to miss.

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🧪 What You’ll Learn in This Episode:

• Why soil organic matter is the cornerstone of regenerative systems -> and how Monte Silveira doubled it.

• How rotational sheep grazing helps restore plant diversity and build microbial life underground.

• The surprising science behind polyphenols in olive oil and how farming methods influence their levels.

• How regenerative practices can reduce costs and outperform conventional models (with real data).

• What it means to design climate-resilient farms in Mediterranean ecosystems under pressure.

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🎙️ About the Guest:

Diogo Pinho is the Research Manager at Monte Silveira Farm in southern Portugal, where he leads 16 research projects focused on linking profitability with ecosystem regeneration. With a background in microbiology, he’s bridging the gap between scientific research and real-world farming, and proving that regeneration can work at scale!

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This podcast was produced in partnership with Soil Capital, a company that supports #regenerativeagriculture by financially rewarding farmers who improve soil health.

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Useful links:

• Monte SIlveira - https://www.montesilveira.com/

• Instagram: @deep_seed_podcast

• Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/deep-seed

• Email - raphael@deepseed.eu

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What happens when a tobacco empire transforms into a thriving regenerative farm? In this episode of the Deep Seed Podcast, we visit Monte Silveira, a 1,000-hectare farm in central Portugal, where João Valente has revived one of Europe’s oldest agro-silvopastoral systems.

From 0.7% soil organic matter to over 5%, and from monocultures to thriving biodiversity, João shares how nature became his most profitable business partner. You’ll learn how rotational grazing, intercropping, and keyline design are helping regenerate both land and livelihoods in one of Europe’s driest regions.

This conversation is full of timeless lessons for farmers, scientists, and land stewards alike.

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🔥 What You’ll Learn in This Episode:

🌳 Montado magic: Discover how a 10,000-year-old oak-based system balances trees, animals, and humans

🐄 Rotational grazing reimagined: How goats, sheep, pigs, and cows move through the land to regenerate perennial grasslands

🌾 No-till + intercropping = soil magic: Why millet, sunflower, and legumes are João’s powerhouse combo

💧 Keyline design in action: How 8,000 new cork oaks were planted to harvest water and revive degraded slopes

💰 Regeneration is profitable: From increasing biodiversity to lowering input costs, João proves that better farming = better business

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This podcast was produced in partnership with Soil Capital, a company that supports #regenerativeagriculture by financially rewarding farmers who improve soil health.

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Useful links:

• Monte SIlveira - https://www.montesilveira.com/

Follow Us: Stay connected with us on social media for the latest updates and behind-the-scenes content.

• Instagram: @deep_seed_podcast

• Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/deep-seed

• Email - raphael@deepseed.eu

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Two fine-dining chefs moved to rural Portugal to build a regenerative agriculture project focused on market gardening, nutrient-dense food, and soil health. Meet The Farming Chefs! 👨‍🍳

Philippe and Sophie are blending regenerative farming, no-dig gardening, rotational grazing, and nutrient-dense cooking on their five-hectare farm in central Portugal. Using mobile chicken tractors, compost teas, and a thriving herb garden, they’re regenerating the land... and teaching the world how to grow tasty nutrient-dense food at home!

🍅 In this episode, we cover:

• How a no-dig market garden can out-yield bigger farms (with less work)

• Why nutrient-dense food tastes better (and how it can restore your health)

• How to integrate chickens and sheep to regenerate degraded grasslands

• How to build a thriving herb garden from local cuttings… for free!

• Why edutainment is a powerful tool to scale the regenerative movement

📌 LISTEN FOR:

🟢 15:32 – The aquatic plant that’s feeding chickens free protein

🌿 26:10 – Sophie’s 150+ plant herb garden

🍳 41:00 – Why chefs are the secret weapon of the regenerative movement

📣 47:45 – “Farmers deserve rockstar status. They’re regenerating our future.”

USEFUL LINKS:

The Farming Chefs also run a fast-growing YouTube channel where they teach regenerative practices through fun, practical, visually rich tutorials. Their blend of storytelling, flavor, and ecological wisdom is one of the most inspiring in the movement today.

❤️ This episode was produced in partnership with Soil Capital, a company that supports #regenerativeagriculture by financially rewarding farmers who improve soil health & biodiversity.

Thank you for listening, all the best,

Raphaël

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This week, we visit Culy Creek Ranch in northern Spain and meet the unstoppable Meghan Sapp, a holistic grazing expert and co-founder of the Savory Institute’s hub for Spain.

Learn how holistic grazing, soil biodiversity, and smart ecosystem design created a farm so resilient it feeds itself — and the local economy.

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In this episode, we dive into:

🌱 How to turn compacted, degraded land into a regenerative agriculture success story using horses, chickens, and goats

🐎 The role of holistic grazing in boosting pasture productivity — while reducing hay costs

🌾 Partnering with a top local restaurant to bring farm-to-table sourcing and regenerative practices together

🥚 The relationship between holistic management, soil health and nutrient density

🌻 How regenerative farming principles contribute to climate resilience, food quality, and economic viability

🧪 Insights from the Savory Institute’s ecological outcome verification for tracking regeneration and carbon sequestration

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Whether you’re a regenerative farmer, chef, soil scientist, or simply curious about sustainable food systems — this episode is packed with actionable insights, inspiring stories, and serious soil wisdom.

❤️ This episode was produced in partnership with Soil Capital, a company that supports #regenerativeagriculture by financially rewarding farmers who improve soil health & biodiversity.

🎯 Don’t forget to follow the show, rate the episode, and share it with a friend who loves dirt. It helps Deep Seed grow and reach more change-makers like you!

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🔗 Useful Links:

Soil Capital (Website)

Curly Creek Ranch (Instagram)

Meghan Sapp (Linkedin)

Deep Seed podcast (Website)

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Biodiversity is not just about saving bees… it’s about saving ourselves!

In this episode, Oliver Dauert joins us to explore why protecting biodiversity is essential to human survival, food security, and climate resilience. From beavers engineering entire wetland ecosystems to soil microbes collaborating with plants, this is your crash course in how nature actually works and how we can rewild it before it’s too late.

Whether you’re a regenerative farmer, climate optimist, soil geek, or just looking to reconnect with nature, this conversation will rewild your thinking and get you excited about what’s still possible.

🌍 What You’ll Learn in This Episode:

• What biodiversity really means (and why it’s more than just saving cute animals)

• Why beavers are better water engineers than most humans

• How wolves are rebalancing European ecosystems — and freaking out farmers

• The untold story of pollinators (spoiler: it’s not just bees)

• Why farmers can (and must) be biodiversity’s best allies

• How regenerative agriculture and rewilding can work together, not against each other

🔧 Actionable Takeaways:

• The easiest way anyone can reconnect with the living world in just 5 minutes

• How farmers can boost yields and biodiversity at the same time

• Why building wildlife corridors between farms is key to ecosystem restoration

• The real reason biodiversity loss is invisible — and how to see clearly again

💚 Subscribe to Deep Seed for weekly insights into regenerative agriculture, agroecology, rewilding, ecosystem restoration, and the seeds of a more abundant future.

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This episode was produced in partnership with Soil Capital, a company that supports #regenerativeagriculture by financially rewarding farmers who improve soil health & biodiversity.

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🔗 Useful Links:

• Soil Capital - accelerating regenerative agriculture

• Follow Oliver Dauert on LinkedIn

🎥 Documentaries:

• Our Planet (Netflix)

• Life on Our Planet – David Attenborough

📚 Books:

• Rewilding by Cain Blythe

• A Life on Our Planet by David Attenborough

• Silent Spring by Rachel Carson

📱 Apps:

• PlantNet

• Merlin Bird ID by Cornell Lab of Ornithology

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