At Godis Grønt in Denmark, Fredrik Sahlin and his team are building a certified organic farm rooted in regenerative principles: integrating vegetables, animals, and trees; minimizing soil disturbance; and maintaining year-round green cover. They supply families and local restaurants through direct sales, strengthening the connection between growers and eaters.
We spoke with Fredrik about his approach to regenerative farming, the goals guiding his work, and how SoilSense supports irrigation decisions.
Tell us about Godis Grønt.
Godis Grønt is a certified organic mixed vegetable farm. We’re building it as a regenerative farm with polyculture, alley-cropping with trees, holistic grazing, small grains, and vegetables as our main crop.
We sell directly to consumers and restaurants: we supply restaurants, plus 200 families who buy shares of our production in advance and pick up their harvest throughout the season. In this way, they can see the way we farm, our approach and the results: there's more life in the soil, and there’s a lot of biodiversity on our fields.
This direct relationship is really important to us, it's an educational aspect that helps people understand the approach to regenerative farming.
What is important for you in the way you run your operation?
We have three core goals.
First, we want this to be a wonderful place to work, not just environmentally sustainable, but mentally too. People should feel happy, motivated, and engaged here, with fair pay and working hours that allow space for life outside the farm.
Second, we want to build community around farming and cooking. We host dinners, field tours, and spaces where families can share recipes and connect.
Third, we want to grow regeneratively. I see regenerative agriculture as a toolbox: minimal soil disturbance, year-round green cover, integrating animals into crop rotation, stimulating soil microbiology. It's a welcoming approach because you can start with one tool and build from there: I hope that when farmers try just one practice and see good results, it can become a gateway to experimenting with more.
Here at Godis Grønt, we want to use all the tools: growing regeneratively is very important to us.
What challenges were you facing with irrigation?
The weather is just getting more and more extreme. When it's dry, it's dry for longer, and when it's wet, it's really wet for longer. We just need to be prepared for extremes all the time.
You have ambitions of being in touch with all the fields and all the crops all the time, but the to-do list is just endless. So that’s why we tried SoilSense.
How did SoilSense change your irrigation management?
We have SoilSense systems both in the field and in the greenhouse.
In the field, it helps us know when we should irrigate. In the greenhouse, where we're physically there all the time as it’s very labor intensive, it helps us adjust and keep moisture levels stable, otherwise they can fluctuate quite a lot.
Having enough water for vegetables is so critical. Now I can just take out my phone and see: should I irrigate now or can I wait? Where on the priority list should I put it? It's been really helpful to know when to irrigate.
Simplifying Farm Management with SoilSense
At Godis Grønt, regenerative farming meets practical technology: SoilSense gives Fredrik and his team the real-time soil data he needs to make confident irrigation decisions, freeing up time to focus on the bigger vision: building a thriving, biodiverse farm that feeds and connects the local community.
🌱 Learn more about Godis Grønt at godisgront.dk or @godis_gront
🌐 Interested in how SoilSense can help you optimize your irrigation? Contact us at contact@soilsense.io / +45 31672669.