Consulting, planning and implementation of sustainable agroforestry systems
We accompany you from the planning stage through implementation and care, all the way to a successful harvest
About us
Your partner for climate-resilient solutions in the agricultural sector
Our team
Introducing the Syntopia team
Renke de Vries
Consulting and planningRenke de Vries inspires with his incredible knowledge of plants. At Gut&Bösel, he designed, established and maintained over 18 km of syntropic tree rows on grassland and farmland in five years of permanent employment.
He has been working as an agroforestry consultant since 2021 and advises on the planning, implementation and maintenance of syntropic agroforestry systems throughout Europe.
Mara Ursprung
Design and implememtaionMara Ursprung completed her bachelor’s degree in cultural anthropology and sociology. During 3 years at Gut&Bösel, she gained extensive experience in the establishment and maintenance of syntropic agroforestry systems as well as the necessary organization and coordination of labor force.
She has been working with Renke de Vries at Syntopia since 2024 and is also self-employed as a fruit tree steward and arborist.
Current Projects
Edible woody landscape in Weißenbronn
A forward-looking project, made possible by FlurNatur funding and A.ckerwert consulting.
In Middle Franconia, an innovative fruit and berry system is being created on an area of around 1.3 hectares, which can be seen as an intersection between orchards, hedges and agroforestry.
Inspiring examples of our successful agroforestry systems
Our values
Unique value propositions
Syntopia in the media
lecture by Renke de Vries about syntropic agroforstestry (German)
As part of a lecture series on agroforestry at the University of Göttingen, Renke de Vries gives a lecture on syntropic agroforestry. He specifically addresses the establishment of such systems in temperate climates and explains, in addition to the basic principles of syntropic agriculture, how such systems can be implemented, from planning and preparation to planting and subsequent maintenance and management.
Podcast about adapting syntropic agroforestry to temperate climates, with Renke De Vries
In episode 323 of the ‘regenerative skills’ podcast, Oliver Goshey invited Renke de Vries to talk about sysntropical agroforestry systems in temperate climates and which specific adaptations are necessary to successfully establish syntropical agroforestry systems in temperate climates.