Netherlands: Walnut tree as an icon of Zeeland's carbon farmer

Published 2020년 12월 22일

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Windpark Krammer, owned by energy cooperatives Zeeuwind and Deltawind, has initiated a unique collaboration with ZLTO, rewarding 15 farmers for carbon sequestration for five years. The farmers use various methods such as compost supply, wood belt planting, and field margin sowing to store CO2 in the soil. This initiative is marked by planting walnut trees around the wind farm from mid-December, with an information board at each tree providing details about the partnership. These walnut trees symbolize the connection between carbon farming and carbon capture, contributing to both the environment and the landscape.

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From mid-December there will be a large number of small walnut trees in the Zeeland landscape around Windpark Krammer. The walnut trees are the symbol of the farmland for the 15 participating carbon farmers around the wind farm. These farmers pick CO2 from the air and bind it as carbon in the soil, plants and trees. In May 2020, the owners of Windpark Krammer, energy cooperatives Zeeuwind and Deltawind, entered into a contemporary collaboration with ZLTO. From the environmental fund of Windpark Krammer, 15 farmers are extra rewarded for 5 years for storing carbon in the soil. The farmers do this by supplying compost, planting wood belts or sowing field margins, among other things. Every year the farmers remove 550 tons of CO2 from the atmosphere and stored in the soil. To mark the collaboration, walnut trees will be planted at the carbon farmers in mid-December. The walnut tree is a visible ...

Source: Agri Holland