Eat More Trees is a hopeful journey from the Amazon rainforest to European and American farms, exploring how growing food from trees can regenerate landscapes, restore biodiversity, and help protect the climate – and why this could change what we eat forever. Watch the trailer now or visit the website to attend or organise a screening.
ABOUT THE FILM
The looming threat of soil depletion poses one of the greatest challenges to life on Earth. With the relentless pressures of population growth and industrialization, our soils are being degraded at an alarming rate. The consequences of soil depletion are dire, potentially leading to catastrophic food shortages and environmental degradation on an unprecedented scale.
However, amidst these challenges lies a beacon of hope. Eat More Trees focuses on a solution that offers hope for our soil and for our future: the food forest.
Food forests represent a revolutionary approach to agriculture that harnesses the resilience and diversity of natural ecosystems. These carefully designed systems combine fruit and nut trees, shrubs, and vegetables in multi-layered configurations, offering a sustainable solution to soil degradation and food insecurity.
By building food forests, we can restore degraded soils, sequester carbon, and increase biodiversity, all while producing an abundance of nutritious food. These vibrant ecosystems also provide habitat for wildlife, purify air and water, and create valuable spaces for recreation and education.
“If we want to plant more trees, we need to eat more trees.”
Eat More Trees takes us on a journey to discover the incredible potential of food forests to transform the way we produce food. And to meet the pioneers and visionaries from around the world who are leading the way, demonstrating how these ecosystems can usher in a more just, sustainable, and regenerative world.
Their dream is to fill supermarkets with healthy and diverse products from agroforestry. Is this a utopian vision, or will they succeed in becoming a catalyst for lasting change?
The film intertwines personal stories with a global exploration of regenerative practices, from the Amazon to the United States. Farmers and experts address universal themes of regeneration, sustainability, and humanity’s connection to the earth. We witness daily struggles, triumphs, and setbacks, alongside the growing impact of their work on their communities, as their paths eventually cross through collaboration and shared knowledge.
At the heart of the story are Alfonso and Yanniek, working in the rugged landscape of La Junquera, Spain. Together, they are breathing new life into a once-declining valley, transforming monoculture farmland into a thriving agroforestry system with over 22 crops, including almonds and pistachios.
By planting along the contours of the hills and embracing regenerative methods, they are restoring water cycles, enriching the soil, and bringing vitality back to the land. Their work demonstrates how farming can rely on natural ecosystem services while reducing the need for additional water and preventing further soil depletion. They are inspiring other local farmers while caring for wildlife and rebuilding a sense of community.
Their story is part of a much larger movement. In Belgium, landscape designer Louis De Jaeger travels the world creating food forests and edible landscapes, learning from pioneers across the United States, the United Kingdom, and indigenous communities in Brazil, who have practiced agroforestry for millennia.
Together, these stories reveal a powerful truth: by rethinking how we grow our food, we can restore our soils, revive communities, and reshape our relationship with the earth.
Watch the trailer and visit the Eat More Trees website to find out how to attend or organise a screening.