Europe’s agroforesters will examine how to increase profits by blending farming and forestry, at the second European Agroforestry Conference in Cottbus, Germany, from June 4 to 6.

“Take a look at this one. Sure, she looks messy. But check under the hood: it’s got barely 8,000 years on the clock and is still going strong. This baby will feed the world for years to come. Best of all, it’ll do it while locking away lots of climate-warming greenhouse gases. What’s not to like? Come on, guv’, give her a ride! What do you say? You don’t trust her? Come on, I know she’s a bit straggly, what will all those trees, but trust me. This is the future of food production. Those trees are your salvation.”