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In the next few decades, the challenge for Dutch agriculture will be to close the natural circle. Not only to combat soil depletion and the loss of biodiversity, but also to ensure the continued production of a safe and varied range of foods. Demeter’s biodynamic farmers are in the vanguard of this movement, showing exactly how it can be done. Sjaak Twisk, an arable crop farmer from the Flevopolder region, is one of the trailblazers.

Machandel was founded by Piet Glasbeek in the Frisian town of Haulerwijk in 1978. He tells us of the history and how the family business started.

De natuurlijke kringloop sluiten, luidt de opgave voor de Nederlandse landbouw in de komende decennia. Niet alleen om bodemuitputting en biodiversiteitafname tegen te gaan, ook om veilig en gevarieerd voedsel te kunnen blijven produceren.

How can we create a high-quality, tasty product? That is what it’s all about. We can achieve that by listening to each other.