¶ Inventory of Agriculturally Used Land
This section collects entries on the current state of land areas.
At its core is the question:
What has happened to a piece of land so far – and what are the consequences for soil, water, plants, animals, biodiversity, and future agricultural use?
Many areas appear usable at first glance.
However, a closer look often reveals deeper questions:
- Is the soil compacted?
- Can water infiltrate?
- Is there humus and organic matter?
- Are plant roots active?
- Is there soil life?
- How species-rich is the area?
- What kind of use has shaped the land?
- What needs to happen for the land to become ecologically more valuable again?
TEIKEI works systematically.
Before a piece of land is developed regeneratively, designed for greater diversity, or included in a transformation guide, a sober inventory is needed.
It makes visible:
- which burdens exist
- what potential the land has
- which damages need to be addressed first
- which development steps make sense
- which type of use suits the land
- what work is necessary for the land to serve the ecosystem rather than harm it
An inventory therefore does not mean external evaluation.
It is the foundation for making responsibility concrete.
Only when the initial state is understood can appropriate measures for soil building, water retention, biodiversity, plant diversity, and long-term fertility be developed.
¶ Arable Farming, Energy Crops, and Large-Scale Field Cultures
- Maize cultivation, energy crops, and one-sided crop rotations
- Grain fields with wheat: narrow crop rotations, plant protection, and cleared arable landscapes
- Grain fields with barley: one-sided crop rotations, soil cultivation, and low structural diversity
- Grain fields with rye: large-scale cultivation, low landscape structure, and soil poverty
- Rapeseed fields: plant protection, pest pressure, narrow crop rotations, and pollinator stress
- Sunflower fields: open soils, one-sided crop rotations, and water stress in dry regions
- Soybean fields: crop rotation pressure, soil cultivation, and new large-scale protein crop systems
- Sugar beet cultivation: intensive soil cultivation, heavy harvesting equipment, and soil compaction
¶ Vegetable Cultivation and Open Soils
- Vegetable production with lettuce: open soils, irrigation, and high nutrient dynamics
- Vegetable production with cabbage: soil pressure, plant protection, and one-sided crop rotations
- Vegetable production with carrots: intensive soil cultivation, open soils, and erosion risk
- Vegetable production with onions: open soils, irrigation, and plant protection logic
- Potato production: ridges, intensive soil cultivation, compaction, and erosion
- Asparagus cultivation: ridges, film, soil warming, and seasonal intensive use
¶ Greenhouse, Film, and Substrate Systems
- Almería and the sea of greenhouses
- Greenhouses for tomatoes: energy use, substrates, irrigation, and closed cultivation systems
- Greenhouses for cucumbers: energy use, substrates, nutrient solution, and technical dependency
- Greenhouses for peppers: energy use, substrates, irrigation, and plant protection
- Berry production in film tunnels: raspberries, blueberries, blackberries, and substrate systems
- Strawberry cultivation: film, plant protection, substrates, and short-term land use
¶ Fruit Growing, Perennial Crops, and Specialty Crops
- Apple plantations in row and wire systems: controlled growth, plant protection, and low structural diversity
- Pear plantations in intensive systems: plant protection, wire installations, and low structural diversity
- Apricot and peach plantations: irrigation, frost protection, and soil pressure in specialty crops
- Hop cultivation: perennial crop, wire installations, plant protection, and soil pressure
- Vineyard areas: open rows, erosion, plant protection, and soil loss
- Olive groves in transition regions: soil loss, drought stress, and open soils on slopes
¶ Livestock Farming, Pasture, and Forage Areas
- Intensive horse keeping and soil compaction
- Pastureland with high stocking density: overgrazing, compaction, and vegetation loss
- Dairy cattle forage areas: silage maize, clover grass, slurry logic, and nutrient surpluses
- Intensive pig farming and forage areas: nutrient surpluses, maize and grain dependency
- Poultry farming and forage areas: soy, maize, and grain dependency
- Horse keeping on small areas: soil compaction, mud, nutrient islands, and vegetation loss
¶ Water, Wetlands, and Peat Soils
¶ Soil Compaction, Erosion, and Open Areas
¶ Landscape Structure and Biodiversity
¶ Chemical Pollution and Nutrient Problems
- Pesticide-contaminated areas: herbicides, fungicides, insecticides, and consequences for soil life, water, and health
- Nutrient-poor or depleted areas: harvest removal, lack of return, and weak soil fertility
- Areas with nutrient surpluses: slurry, nitrate, phosphorus, and pollution of water and soil
¶ Forest, Forestry, and Transition Areas
- Spruce forests: monoculture, drought stress, bark beetles, and large-scale dieback
- Pine forests: dry sandy sites, fire risk, and low species diversity
- Douglas fir forests: non-native conifer stands and long-term open questions
- Clear-cuts: soil loss, heat, erosion, and disturbed water balance
- Heavy forestry equipment: skid trails, soil compaction, and root damage
- Drained swamp and peatland forests: water loss, CO₂ release, and biodiversity loss
- Cleared forest edges: missing edges, few flowers, and weak transitions to agriculture
- Forest conversion: mixed forest, natural regeneration, deadwood, and climate resilience
- Agroforestry and forest gardens: transitions between forest, agriculture, and food systems
¶ Recreational Areas and Special Uses
This section complements the section:
There, the focus is on development paths, cycles, and fundamentals.
Here, the focus is on the concrete initial state of a piece of land.
Both belong together.
Regenerative development begins with the question of what a piece of land needs to strengthen soil life, water, plant diversity, biodiversity, and long-term fertility again.
Every piece of land tells a story.
Taking inventory means reading this story.
It helps to write transformation guides not in the abstract, but based on the real condition of a piece of land.
This way, a burdened, compacted, or species-poor area can step by step become a place that gives more back to the ecosystem.
One level up: Regenerative Agriculture and Development Paths
Author: Felix Schröder, with the help of AI (ChatGPT)
Created: written by Felix Schröder › formatted in Markdown by ChatGPT › published by Felix Schröder › layout adjusted by Claude
Created: 2026-05-16 · Last updated: 2026-05-17 · Questions or suggestions? support@teikei.us