LEARN
Since 2018, we have been conducting research and field experiments in syntropy.
What is research? A way of listening to living systems and a continuous learning process…
SHINE
There’s nothing more joyful than weaving stories to convey the fundamentals of Life and their practical applications in the field!
Syntropy today needs strong educational foundations.
We’re offering the first hands-on book for temperate climates, along with in-person and online training courses. Other resources are currently in the making…
SUPPORT
Joala supports the development of cross-disciplinary tools so that each person’s questions and discoveries can become ideas and possibilities for everyone.
“One begins as a gardener and dies an apprentice.” Chinese proverb
“The universal is the local without walls.” Miguel Torga
“Everything is in everything, and vice versa.” Pierre Dac
OUR ETHICS
At the heart of our activities, we have planted a fundamental seed of intention:
To be deeply beneficial to all beings and living systems that we interact with. Quite simply.
We aim to apply the logic of natural generosity that is central to Life to every aspect of our company: its human, economic, and structural dimensions – our activity itself, of course – and also the land and ecosystems we work with.
Our goal is to leave all these environments richer and more diverse with each season.
OUR STORY
2017: Establishment in Périgord Noir (Dordogne). Joala Nursery grows small fruit plants, edible berry shrubs, and melliferous plants.
2018: Beginning of experiments in syntropic agroforestry; first results, welcoming enthusiasts, then students…
2021:The first training courses are added to our activities.
2023: Joala Nursery becomes Joala Syntropy. The training and educational support activities expand. The book “Bienvenue en Syntropie, un jardin d’abondance, des principes aux terrains” releases. It is the first of its kind on the subject, and more than 5,000 copies are sold within six months through self-publishing.
2024:The book is released in bookstores through co-publishing with Terre Vivante, and demand explodes! The land is transferred to the Reflets d’Arbres nursery. Filming and editing take place over 11 months, leading to the release of the online training.
2025: The training and the book are being translated into English. New experiments are underway…
...And after years of research and sharing, it remains as clear as ever that the solution to current issues can only be achieved through a profound shift of paradigm. The whole team is working on a ‘flip-it-on-its-head’ approach, with the goal of spreading it to as many people as possible… We’ll tell you more about it soon!
JOALA TEAM
Anaëlle Théry
Gardener, field experimenter, trainer, and author
Trained at university in Anthropology and History, she has been practising and adapting syntropy in temperate climates since 2018.
Passionate about finding a fair and beneficial place for humans within living systems through pedagogy and resilience in the face of climate change.
Manon André Talavera
Communications and Outreach Manager
Trained in agroecology around the world after earning a degree in Law and a master’s in NGO management, she has specialised in syntropic agroforestry.
Convinced of the powerful regenerative capacity of living systems, she contributes with her many talents to the expansion of syntropy.
Charlotte Javelot Ward
Translator for the language of Shakespeare
An eco-somatic artist, photographer, and Franco-British translator, she explores the natural cycles of life and the interdependence between the human body and that of the Earth through images and words.
@charlotte.jward www.charlottejward.com
Jourdie Ross
Translator for the language of Shakespeare
With degrees in interdisciplinary arts and humanities and agroecology, Jourdie’s work embodies her passion for the natural world, each of our inner worlds and her ongoing quest to understand the purpose of life and how it works. She is overjoyed to help make Welcome to Syntropy! available in English.
In the meantime, you’ll find her searching for the first frog eggs of spring with her kiddos or baking chocolate chip cookies to share.
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