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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.

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.

Eliza Glasbeek: ‘We thrive with mutual dependence’ Leading up to Machandel’s 40-year anniversary, Machandel is preparing for a board change

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.