Authors: Lena Wietheger, Louisa Winkler, Antje Kölling, Marco SchlüterScientific advisor: Hannes LorenzenPhotography: Thomas Alföldi (Forschungsinstitut für biologischen Landbau, Switzerland)Design and layout: Arthur
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