Root2Fork bioacoustic monitoring

Thu, 14 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000

I’ve finally finished some light engineering for the bioacoustic monitoring work within the Root2Fork project this summer. The work requires installing monitoring stations to capture the (acoustic) biodiversity across various multi-strata agroforestry systems. The test rig is currently running in the garden with the others in storage.

Some valuable lessons learned are that it seems: 1. good hardware stores are scarce these days, 2. sourcing from large vendors which would still serve smaller businesses and low volumes is key 3. the just-in-time economics don’t really work out in times of high volatility due to geo-political unrest - luckily there was enough lead time.

In hindsight, I would also have paid to have backing plates laser or water cut instead of handling all the aluminium myself. It is easier to draft things in CAD software and have clean low waste parts cut. It would not save money on the material cost, but this generally is offset by production time.

Over the coming months I’ll test the system, and determine the ideal schedule for recording data - balancing data limitations and information content. All this being said, I’m looking forward to deploying all stations over the late summer and fall. A complete write up of the system will follow at a later date.

Root2Fork Agroecology partnership

Sun, 10 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000

BlueGreen Labs is happy to announce our partnership with the Root2Fork project (project lead: Prof. dr. Farah Assaad at the Technical University of Munich). The project aims at measuring the impact of regenerative agriculture through multi-strata agroforestry systems, from both a economic (feasibility) and scientific perspective, and this across a large latitudinal gradient spanning the European continent. In this context, we will provide critical scientific (field) support; including logistics, soil sampling, bioacoustic and remote sensing solutions.

Our first task will be to design, source and construct bioacoustic monitoring stations for all field sites. These stations will monitor (acoustic) biodiversity during field trials, assessing the impact of a more diversified multi-strata agroforestry system compared to a conventional approach. The hypothesis is that a multi-strata agroforestry system will have a more diverse soundscape, as compared to conventional approaches.

agroforestry on BlueGreen Labs

Root2Fork bioacoustic monitoring

Root2Fork Agroecology partnership