What do farmers think of paludiculture? Is it a sustainable alternative for them – or just a nice idea that doesn’t work for them? At the start of June 2026, the Palus Demos team heard from farmers across Lancashire, some of whom are growing paludiculture crops and some of whom are skeptical about wetter farming. … Read more
This is an extract from an article by Niall Ó Brolcháin (main picture, centre) coordinator of the Horizon Europe Palus Demos project and a research fellow at the University of Galway. Palus Demos, a Horizon Europe project demonstrating large‑scale sphagnum farming on rewetted peatlands, recently welcomed a delegation from the International Peatland Society (IPS) to … Read more
This week, the Palus Demos team – farmers, industry partners, researchers and policymakers – are gathered in Manchester this week for our third partner meeting. To coincide with it, we are launching the Palus Demos YouTube channel — and we’ve put together a 10-minute video, introducing just some of our partners across farming, industry, academia … Read more
Typha at Burkmeer: Harvesting a Paludiculture Pioneer Typha, also known as bulrush or cattail, is one of the main paludiculture crops being trialled by Palus Demos. A versatile and sustainable plant, typha has significant potential as a material for both construction and textiles. At Burkmeer, just outside Amsterdam, one of our project partners is growing … Read more
Here at Palus Demos, we’re all about empowering farmers and industry with the transition to paludiculure. That’s why we work closely with our two sister projects, PaluWise and Paludi4All. PaluWise is using four large-scale demonstration sites to build the evidence base for advanced, production-focused solutions for the sustainable use of rewetted degraded peatlands, while Paludi4All … Read more
Palus Demos isn’t working alone – we’re part of a wider network of paludiculture and peatland projects across Europe. Our sister paludiculture project PaluWise is a Horizon Europe-funded initiative dedicated to accelerating the large-scale transition to paludiculture – the productive use of wet and rewetted peatlands. While traditional peatland management often relies on drainage (which … Read more
Paludiculture offers many options for farmers and industry. That’s why, on our 13 sites across the UK, The Netherlands and Ireland, we are trialling different crops and land uses, including typha, food and carbon farming. We’ve just launched an interactive map of these sites. This allows anyone to click on an icon and learn more … Read more
Across the world, some peat meadows are subsiding. How can we stop this? Earlier this month, researchers from Palus Demos met at the Palus Demos satellite location in Hegewarren, where related research activities are taking place as part of the overarching Palus Demos project. Adriaan Hellemans, work package (WP) leader for WP1: Developing Paludiculture Demonstrators, … Read more
Across Europe, there’s growing interest in the commercial and environmental benefits of paludiculture. Like any farming, it’s not without its challenges, but artificial intelligence could help unleash paludiculture’s potential. Earlier this year, experts from Ireland, the UK, Netherlands, Lithuania, Belgium, Germany and Finland came together at the fourth RRR (Renewable Resources from Wet and Rewetted … Read more
Paludiculture could become a major part of European farming, and also help to improve water quality. That’s why Euronews recently featured Ballaghurt bog in Co Offaly, one of the key trial sites for Palus Demos, on their ongoing TV series, The Road to Green. The series, hosted by reporter Cyril Fournier, takes viewers across Europe … Read more