News From the
Lab Without a Roof

As Europe goes through one of the most severe heat waves in recent times, it becomes harder to keep looking the other way. Two years ago something similar happened in Argentina and the Southern Cone. Time and again, the story keeps being told around the globe. Extreme heat is no longer a regional event. It is a shared reality.

When we talk about carbon removal, most of the attention goes to trees. But some of the most important work is happening beneath our feet, in the soils of the world’s grasslands — including the very ground on which La Delia Verde is rooted.

As we feed the soil, we also feed our social field — and it is growing in both width and depth every single day. Regeneration, at La Delia Verde, it is the slow, deliberate weaving of a living web of relationships that sustains the work above and below ground.

Did you know today’s food has fewer nutrients than it did 50 years ago? Studies show 30 to 50% losses in essential vitamins and minerals — iron, zinc, calcium, vitamin C, and B vitamins among them. The reason is not accidental: it lies beneath our feet, in the soil that grows our food.

At La Delia Verde we are passionate about systemic change in the agri–food–health sector, and we work daily to make it happen.

People often ask us: “How do you know regenerative agriculture works?” We know because we work, we observe, and we measure.

Recently, we took part in a pilot case study done by CampoGIS and funded by 5th World, aimed at exploring how different farming systems impact biodiversity in the Pampas region of Argentina. Eight farms, conventional, organic, and regenerative, were observed using field indicators such as:

🕸️ Arthropods | 🐸Amphibians | 🐝 Pollinators | 🦅 Birds | 🌳 Vegetation | 🌱 Land cover

Since 2021, we have planted 2,700 trees. All of them come from stakes grown at our own tree nursery.

Every planted tree is a gift. More shade. More underground life. More flying life around. More nutrients replenished. More carbon captured. More clean air.

We recently enjoyed a wonderful day of professional growth with Hunter CEPT N°10 students, exploring how regenerative farming practices can transform ecosystems.

Moments of knowledge exchange like these lie at the core of what we stand for.

The livestock project is an integral part of our overall Holistic Management System.

Here, the animals live on their pasture, being moved to new parcels on a daily basis. We try to imitate their natural habitat and encourage their natural behavior. In a landscape where they can freely walk and eat a well-balanced pasture mix, open-air, all year round.

21 bushes are ready to be harvested and we started to pick and dry leaves for some trial bags.

We recently introduced bee hives from where we get the richest honey! Besides this – and among other benefits – they promote the growth and reproduction of our plants through the pollination process.

Regenerative Agriculture – Rolling Hairy Vetch for Late Corn to Be Sown Soon

Cover crops (barley in this case) are being rolled over just before the seeds are fully grown.

Meanwhile, we are having 420 young steers on our farm as a Regenerative necessity for the soil and a diversification of income through meat production.

A few weeks ago, the agricultural team of the German Embassy / Buenos Aires visited us.

Our 307 young steers are reaching the final stage on our farm.

Our roosters seek shelter in this tree, climbing up the ladder.

Look, how the young steers have grown up – thanks to the help of the great livestock team and the multi species pasture!

This season, we already planted 350 of 600 new trees from our own tree nursery as part of our new keyline design structure.

The cattle is moved every 1-2 days to a new lot.

Here they are – our (up to now) 195 beautiful young steers: Black and Red Aberdeen Angus, and a few cross breeds Angus x Hereford (white blazed).

Two beautiful horses (Criollo crossbreeds) from our neighbor farm are about to join our team!

A strong combination – Willows planted in a belt of hairy vetch.

…Ready for the young steers to arrive any moment…!

A few impressions of our last reunion at La Delia Verde.

We’ve already replanted 700+ trees – willow and poplar – from our tree nursery.

Moving forward with the global redesign of the farm!

Luckily, we were not too affected by the very dry season.

Our trees from the tree nursery are almost ready to be planted!

Emiliana and Maria Virginia – the inspiring “Solis-Sisters” from Córdoba – are visiting La Delia Verde.

Reunion of the team on-site after one year of break due to COVID…

We started a tree nursery with 1000+ seeds and cuttings.

The dynamic and conscious couple from Munich, Germany, has arrived and come to stay.

A nice trial. To be continued!

Fresh water is pumped into the canal.

An unlucky day at La Delia Verde.

Strategy and development of crop rotation in our neighbors’ and friends’ houses.

We installed a direct biobed.

Construction of seedbeds.

Vicia is part of the legume family and commonly known as vetch.

Amongst late corn, pop corn, soybean, wheat and barley, we also introduced yellow pea as a trial.

In order to introduce a new and diverse cropping plan, we started with testing our soil.