[vc_row type=”full-width-section” parallax=”content-moving” parallax_image=”50179″ parallax_speed_bg=”3″ parallax_background=”1″ css=”.vc_custom_1631788533886{margin-top: 0px !important;margin-bottom: 50px !important;border-bottom-width: px !important;padding-top: 200px !important;padding-bottom: 200px !important;background-position: center;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;}” font_color=”#ffffff”][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text=”Pilot farm Grains and Legumes” font_container=”tag:h2|font_size:30|text_align:center|color:%23ffffff|line_height:32px” google_fonts=”font_family:Source%20Sans%20Pro%3A200%2C200italic%2C300%2C300italic%2Cregular%2Citalic%2C600%2C600italic%2C700%2C700italic%2C900%2C900italic|font_style:900%20bold%20regular%3A900%3Anormal” css=”.vc_custom_1631783540794{margin-bottom: 25px !important;}” el_class=”text_uppercase letterspacing-2-5″][rd_line type=”rd_line_bold” color=”#ffffff” width=”50″ line_pos=”center” margin_top=”3″ margin_bottom=”12″][vc_custom_heading text=”Producing nutrient dense vegetables for baskets” font_container=”tag:h2|font_size:18|text_align:center|color:%23ffffff|line_height:32px” google_fonts=”font_family:Merriweather%3A300%2C300italic%2Cregular%2Citalic%2C700%2C700italic%2C900%2C900italic|font_style:400%20italic%3A400%3Aitalic” css=”.vc_custom_1631451534050{margin-bottom: 20px !important;}” el_class=”letterspacing-2-5″][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text=”GRAINS AND LEGUMES + MARKET GARDEN PILOT FARM” font_container=”tag:h2|font_size:32|text_align:left|color:%23005b6d|line_height:50PX” google_fonts=”font_family:Montserrat%3Aregular%2C700|font_style:700%20bold%20regular%3A700%3Anormal” css=”.vc_custom_1631783548835{margin-bottom: 10px !important;}” el_class=”text_uppercase letterspacing-2-5″][rd_line color=”#556800″ width=”400″][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1/3″][vc_custom_heading text=”WHO” font_container=”tag:h3|font_size:20|text_align:left|color:%23000f16|line_height:32px” google_fonts=”font_family:Montserrat%3Aregular%2C700|font_style:400%20regular%3A400%3Anormal” css=”.vc_custom_1631722607776{margin-bottom: 10px !important;}” el_class=”text_uppercase letterspacing-2-5″][rd_line color=”#e2bf34″ width=”200″ margin_bottom=”10″][vc_custom_heading text=”Natasa Antari & Alexandros Karatzas” font_container=”tag:h3|font_size:16|text_align:left|color:%23000f16|line_height:32px” google_fonts=”font_family:Montserrat%3Aregular%2C700|font_style:400%20regular%3A400%3Anormal” css=”.vc_custom_1631723717954{margin-bottom: 10px !important;}” el_class=”text_uppercase letterspacing-2-5″][vc_single_image image=”50170″ img_size=”medium” css=”.vc_custom_1631724752732{margin-top: 20px !important;margin-right: 20px !important;margin-bottom: 20px !important;margin-left: 0px !important;}”][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/3″][vc_custom_heading text=”LOCATION” font_container=”tag:h3|font_size:20|text_align:left|color:%23000f16|line_height:32px” google_fonts=”font_family:Montserrat%3Aregular%2C700|font_style:400%20regular%3A400%3Anormal” css=”.vc_custom_1631453238489{margin-bottom: 10px !important;}” el_class=”text_uppercase letterspacing-2-5″][rd_line color=”#e2bf34″ width=”200″][vc_custom_heading text=”Trikala, Greece” font_container=”tag:h3|font_size:18|text_align:left|color:%23000f16|line_height:32px” google_fonts=”font_family:Montserrat%3Aregular%2C700|font_style:400%20regular%3A400%3Anormal” css=”.vc_custom_1631727653318{margin-bottom: 10px !important;}”][vc_single_image image=”50168″ img_size=”full”][vc_custom_heading text=”DATE OF CONVERSION” font_container=”tag:h3|font_size:20|text_align:left|color:%23000f16|line_height:32px” google_fonts=”font_family:Montserrat%3Aregular%2C700|font_style:400%20regular%3A400%3Anormal” css=”.vc_custom_1631453583838{margin-bottom: 10px !important;}” el_class=”text_uppercase letterspacing-2-5″][rd_line color=”#e2bf34″ width=”200″][vc_custom_heading text=”13-15 of December 2021″ font_container=”tag:h3|font_size:16|text_align:left|color:%23000f16|line_height:32px” google_fonts=”font_family:Montserrat%3Aregular%2C700|font_style:400%20regular%3A400%3Anormal” css=”.vc_custom_1643048612597{margin-bottom: 10px !important;}” el_class=”text_uppercase letterspacing-2-5″][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/3″][vc_custom_heading text=”KEY DATA” font_container=”tag:h3|font_size:20|text_align:left|color:%23000f16|line_height:32px” google_fonts=”font_family:Montserrat%3Aregular%2C700|font_style:400%20regular%3A400%3Anormal” css=”.vc_custom_1631430862713{margin-bottom: 10px !important;}” el_class=”text_uppercase letterspacing-2-5″][rd_line color=”#e2bf34″ width=”200″][vc_custom_heading text=”Land size: 3,5 ha
Ετήσια βροχόπτωση: 450mm
Έδαφος: Ιλυοπηλώδες
Existing cultivation on the site: Grains” font_container=”tag:h3|font_size:18|text_align:left|color:%23000f16|line_height:32px” google_fonts=”font_family:Montserrat%3Aregular%2C700|font_style:400%20regular%3A400%3Anormal” css=”.vc_custom_1631724349954{margin-bottom: 10px !important;}”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_video link=”https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=slU6JgqKKHQ&t=156s”][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_custom_heading text=”THE FARM – THE PEOPLE – THE AREA” font_container=”tag:h3|font_size:20|text_align:left|color:%23000f16|line_height:32px” google_fonts=”font_family:Montserrat%3Aregular%2C700|font_style:400%20regular%3A400%3Anormal” css=”.vc_custom_1631430977749{margin-bottom: 10px !important;}” el_class=”text_uppercase letterspacing-2-5″][rd_line color=”#e2bf34″ width=”200″][vc_empty_space][vc_custom_heading text=”The EcoGaia team consists of two young farmers that come from the area of Trikala, where they are farming now. They are both highly involved in social movements all over Greece and are not only known for their vegetable baskets and their polyculture farm, but also for their work in promoting community supported agriculture in Greece. This enables their reach to ecologically sensitive farmers all over Greece and at the same time through the baskets and their packaged products to conscious consumer including the vegan movement in Greece.” font_container=”tag:h3|font_size:18|text_align:left|color:%23000f16|line_height:32px” google_fonts=”font_family:Montserrat%3Aregular%2C700|font_style:400%20regular%3A400%3Anormal” css=”.vc_custom_1631783776968{margin-bottom: 10px !important;}”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_custom_heading text=”KEY CONCEPT” font_container=”tag:h3|font_size:20|text_align:left|color:%23000f16|line_height:32px” google_fonts=”font_family:Montserrat%3Aregular%2C700|font_style:400%20regular%3A400%3Anormal” css=”.vc_custom_1631723366450{margin-bottom: 10px !important;}” el_class=”text_uppercase letterspacing-2-5″][rd_line color=”#e2bf34″ width=”200″][vc_custom_heading text=”The grain and legumes production will be converted into an alley cropping system, meaning that tree lines consisting of timber, fruit trees or support species will be added into the fields as to increase overall production and ecological impact. Wind breaks and hedgerows will be planted to protect from wind stress. The added biodiversity will support the system overall through attracting beneficial insects and other animals. Different strategies for increasing the soil fertility will be proposed and we will focus on increasing the organic matter content of the soil.
Their market garden operation will be converted into a system inspired by syntropic agriculture following natural successions that lead a simple system into a forest consisting of different layers of plants.” font_container=”tag:h3|font_size:18|text_align:left|color:%23000f16|line_height:32px” google_fonts=”font_family:Montserrat%3Aregular%2C700|font_style:400%20regular%3A400%3Anormal” css=”.vc_custom_1631727107293{margin-bottom: 10px !important;}”][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_empty_space][rd_images_carousel images=”50237,50179,50175,50259,50261,50263″ size=”full” scroll=”yes” hide_prev_next_buttons=”yes” hide_pagination_control=”yes”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text=”THE TRANSITION IN DETAIL” font_container=”tag:h3|font_size:20|text_align:left|color:%23000f16|line_height:32px” google_fonts=”font_family:Montserrat%3Aregular%2C700|font_style:400%20regular%3A400%3Anormal” css=”.vc_custom_1631782803778{margin-bottom: 10px !important;}” el_class=”text_uppercase letterspacing-2-5″][rd_line color=”#e2bf34″ width=”200″][vc_empty_space][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row disable_element=”yes”][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text=”The farm consist of 4 zones. For this program we focused on the conversion of Almond Plot 1 and 2, which are the newly acquired lands. They will give space to increase the production of Christos´ farming operation which for now was taking place mainly in the “Syntropic plot“.” font_container=”tag:h3|font_size:18|text_align:left|color:%23000f16|line_height:32px” google_fonts=”font_family:Montserrat%3Aregular%2C700|font_style:400%20regular%3A400%3Anormal” css=”.vc_custom_1631443764018{margin-bottom: 10px !important;}”][vc_column_text][drawattention][/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_custom_heading text=”The grains and legumes plot conversion” font_container=”tag:h3|font_size:20|text_align:left|color:%23000f16|line_height:32px” google_fonts=”font_family:Montserrat%3Aregular%2C700|font_style:700%20bold%20regular%3A700%3Anormal” css=”.vc_custom_1631785944200{margin-bottom: 10px !important;}” el_class=”text_uppercase letterspacing-2-5″][vc_custom_heading text=”BEFORE THE CONVERSION” font_container=”tag:h3|font_size:18|text_align:left|color:%23000f16|line_height:32px” google_fonts=”font_family:Montserrat%3Aregular%2C700|font_style:400%20regular%3A400%3Anormal” css=”.vc_custom_1631449985463{margin-bottom: 15px !important;}” el_class=”letterspacing-2-5″][vc_custom_heading text=”A grain and legume monoculture in rotation without biodiversity.” font_container=”tag:h3|font_size:18|text_align:left|color:%23000f16|line_height:32px” google_fonts=”font_family:Montserrat%3Aregular%2C700|font_style:400%20regular%3A400%3Anormal” css=”.vc_custom_1631785985331{margin-bottom: 20px !important;}”][vc_single_image image=”50271″ img_size=”full” onclick=”link_image”][vc_custom_heading text=”AFTER THE CONVERSION” font_container=”tag:h3|font_size:18|text_align:left|color:%23000f16|line_height:32px” google_fonts=”font_family:Montserrat%3Aregular%2C700|font_style:400%20regular%3A400%3Anormal” css=”.vc_custom_1631450000404{margin-bottom: 15px !important;}” el_class=”letterspacing-2-5″][vc_custom_heading text=”The tree lines will be interplanted with supportive species in this plot. Between the tree lines vegetables will be grown for commercial production.” font_container=”tag:h3|font_size:18|text_align:left|color:%23000f16|line_height:32px” google_fonts=”font_family:Montserrat%3Aregular%2C700|font_style:400%20regular%3A400%3Anormal” css=”.vc_custom_1631441946578{margin-bottom: 20px !important;}”][vc_column_text][devvn_ihotspot id=”50282″][/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/2″][vc_custom_heading text=”The tree lines” font_container=”tag:h3|font_size:22|text_align:left|color:%23000f16|line_height:32px” google_fonts=”font_family:Montserrat%3Aregular%2C700|font_style:400%20regular%3A400%3Anormal” css=”.vc_custom_1636114983951{margin-bottom: 20px !important;}”][vc_custom_heading text=”Tree lines will be added in the grain field:” font_container=”tag:h3|font_size:14|text_align:left|color:%23000f16|line_height:32px” google_fonts=”font_family:Montserrat%3Aregular%2C700|font_style:400%20regular%3A400%3Anormal” css=”.vc_custom_1636115004591{margin-bottom: 20px !important;}”][rd_lists_ctn style=”rd_list_2″][rd_list title=”For crop” icon=”ecommerce-basket13″]Pecan
Καρυδιά
Μουριές
Δαμασκηνιά
Αμπέλια
Hazelnut[/rd_list][rd_list title=”For Timber” icon=”draw-tree45″]Pawlonia
Black Maple[/rd_list][rd_list title=”For organic matter production” icon=”zm-leaf”]Mulberry
Albizia Julibrissim
Μαύρο σφενδάμι
Κατάλπα
Ελέαγνος
[/rd_list][/rd_lists_ctn][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/2″][vc_custom_heading text=”Between the tree lines” font_container=”tag:h3|font_size:22|text_align:left|color:%23000f16|line_height:32px” google_fonts=”font_family:Montserrat%3Aregular%2C700|font_style:400%20regular%3A400%3Anormal” css=”.vc_custom_1635234748827{margin-bottom: 20px !important;}”][vc_custom_heading text=”will be seeded like before” font_container=”tag:h3|font_size:14|text_align:left|color:%23000f16|line_height:32px” google_fonts=”font_family:Montserrat%3Aregular%2C700|font_style:400%20regular%3A400%3Anormal” css=”.vc_custom_1636115206513{margin-bottom: 20px !important;}”][vc_custom_heading text=”Grain production lines” font_container=”tag:h3|font_size:20|text_align:left|color:%23000f16|line_height:32px” google_fonts=”font_family:Montserrat%3Aregular%2C700|font_style:400%20regular%3A400%3Anormal” css=”.vc_custom_1636115221679{margin-bottom: 20px !important;}”][rd_lists_ctn style=”rd_list_2″][rd_list title=”For crop” icon=”ecommerce-basket13″]Grains and leguminous like chickpeas and wheat[/rd_list][/rd_lists_ctn][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_custom_heading text=”TREE LINES IN DETAIL” font_container=”tag:h3|font_size:18|text_align:left|color:%23000f16|line_height:32px” google_fonts=”font_family:Montserrat%3Aregular%2C700|font_style:400%20regular%3A400%3Anormal” css=”.vc_custom_1631789456617{margin-bottom: 15px !important;}” el_class=”letterspacing-2-5″][vc_custom_heading text=”Hover over the hotspots to learn more about each tree.” font_container=”tag:h3|font_size:18|text_align:left|color:%23000f16|line_height:32px” google_fonts=”font_family:Montserrat%3Aregular%2C700|font_style:400%20regular%3A400%3Anormal” css=”.vc_custom_1631790073171{margin-bottom: 10px !important;}”][vc_column_text][devvn_ihotspot id=”50299″][/vc_column_text][vc_column_text][devvn_ihotspot id=”50561″][/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_custom_heading text=”The Market Garden Plot conversion” font_container=”tag:h3|font_size:20|text_align:left|color:%23000f16|line_height:32px” google_fonts=”font_family:Montserrat%3Aregular%2C700|font_style:700%20bold%20regular%3A700%3Anormal” css=”.vc_custom_1631787111595{margin-bottom: 10px !important;}” el_class=”text_uppercase letterspacing-2-5″][vc_custom_heading text=”BEFORE THE CONVERSION” font_container=”tag:h3|font_size:18|text_align:left|color:%23000f16|line_height:32px” google_fonts=”font_family:Montserrat%3Aregular%2C700|font_style:400%20regular%3A400%3Anormal” css=”.vc_custom_1631449985463{margin-bottom: 15px !important;}” el_class=”letterspacing-2-5″][vc_single_image image=”50267″ img_size=”full” onclick=”link_image”][vc_custom_heading text=”AFTER THE CONVERSION” font_container=”tag:h3|font_size:18|text_align:left|color:%23000f16|line_height:32px” google_fonts=”font_family:Montserrat%3Aregular%2C700|font_style:400%20regular%3A400%3Anormal” css=”.vc_custom_1631450000404{margin-bottom: 15px !important;}” el_class=”letterspacing-2-5″][vc_custom_heading text=”For the conversion of the market garden plot we were inspired by syntropic farming. Successional agroforestry systems are designed to be put in place. Plants supporting each other having in mind the development of them over time and their interaction with the market garden.” font_container=”tag:h3|font_size:18|text_align:left|color:%23000f16|line_height:32px” google_fonts=”font_family:Montserrat%3Aregular%2C700|font_style:400%20regular%3A400%3Anormal” css=”.vc_custom_1631793167602{margin-bottom: 10px !important;}”][vc_column_text][devvn_ihotspot id=”50283″][/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][vc_custom_heading text=”TREE LINES IN DETAIL” font_container=”tag:h3|font_size:18|text_align:left|color:%23000f16|line_height:32px” google_fonts=”font_family:Montserrat%3Aregular%2C700|font_style:400%20regular%3A400%3Anormal” css=”.vc_custom_1631789456617{margin-bottom: 15px !important;}” el_class=”letterspacing-2-5″][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_custom_heading text=”There are two different patterns of tree lines for the market garden plot. The tree lines consist both of system supportive species that fix nitrogen, provide organic matter through heavy pruning or biodiversity but also productive species where added to enrich the crops and the baskets for the consumers and add resilience to the system.” font_container=”tag:h3|font_size:18|text_align:left|color:%23000f16|line_height:32px” google_fonts=”font_family:Montserrat%3Aregular%2C700|font_style:400%20regular%3A400%3Anormal” css=”.vc_custom_1631790229804{margin-bottom: 10px !important;}”][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][vc_custom_heading text=”Hover over the hotspots to learn more about each tree.” font_container=”tag:h3|font_size:18|text_align:left|color:%23000f16|line_height:32px” google_fonts=”font_family:Montserrat%3Aregular%2C700|font_style:400%20regular%3A400%3Anormal” css=”.vc_custom_1631790073171{margin-bottom: 10px !important;}”][vc_column_text][devvn_ihotspot id=”50293″][/vc_column_text][vc_column_text][devvn_ihotspot id=”50295″][/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/3″][vc_custom_heading text=”Market Garden lines” font_container=”tag:h3|font_size:20|text_align:left|color:%23000f16|line_height:32px” google_fonts=”font_family:Montserrat%3Aregular%2C700|font_style:400%20regular%3A400%3Anormal” css=”.vc_custom_1635234755968{margin-bottom: 20px !important;}”][rd_lists_ctn style=”rd_list_2″][rd_list title=”For crop” icon=”ecommerce-basket13″]Diverse annual and perennial vegetables[/rd_list][/rd_lists_ctn][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/3″][vc_custom_heading text=”Tree lines” font_container=”tag:h3|font_size:22|text_align:left|color:%23000f16|line_height:32px” google_fonts=”font_family:Montserrat%3Aregular%2C700|font_style:400%20regular%3A400%3Anormal” css=”.vc_custom_1636116098353{margin-bottom: 20px !important;}”][vc_custom_heading text=”in different patterns, not all species will be in each line” font_container=”tag:h3|font_size:14|text_align:left|color:%23000f16|line_height:32px” google_fonts=”font_family:Montserrat%3Aregular%2C700|font_style:400%20regular%3A400%3Anormal” css=”.vc_custom_1636117605645{margin-bottom: 20px !important;}”][rd_lists_ctn style=”rd_list_2″][rd_list title=”For crop” icon=”ecommerce-basket13″]Fig
Αχλαδιά
Κερασιά
Μουριά
Ροδακινιά
Μηλιά
Διόσπυρος Λοτούς
Βερικοκιά
Ρίγανη
Αψέντι
Αγκινάρες
Τανασέτο
Φράουλες
Βατομουριές
Currants[/rd_list][rd_list title=”For Timber” icon=”draw-tree45″]Pawlonia[/rd_list][rd_list title=”For organic matter production” icon=”zm-leaf”]Albizia
Κατάλπα
Σφένδαμος
Caragana[/rd_list][/rd_lists_ctn][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/3″][vc_custom_heading text=”Biomass / Green manures lines” font_container=”tag:h3|font_size:20|text_align:left|color:%23000f16|line_height:32px” google_fonts=”font_family:Montserrat%3Aregular%2C700|font_style:400%20regular%3A400%3Anormal” css=”.vc_custom_1635235028456{margin-bottom: 20px !important;}”][rd_lists_ctn style=”rd_list_2″][rd_list title=”For organic matter production” icon=”zm-leaf”]Pampas grass
Miscanthus[/rd_list][/rd_lists_ctn][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text=”FIND THE FARM” font_container=”tag:h3|font_size:22|text_align:left|color:%23004941|line_height:32px” google_fonts=”font_family:Montserrat%3Aregular%2C700|font_style:700%20bold%20regular%3A700%3Anormal” css=”.vc_custom_1631452758769{margin-bottom: 15px !important;}” el_class=”letterspacing-2-5″][vc_custom_heading text=”Arrange a visit to the farm to learn more about how to convert your own farm, or to purchase products from them.” font_container=”tag:h3|font_size:16|text_align:left|color:%23000f16|line_height:32px” google_fonts=”font_family:Montserrat%3Aregular%2C700|font_style:400%20regular%3A400%3Anormal” css=”.vc_custom_1631453071109{margin-bottom: 10px !important;}” link=”target:_blank”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1/3″][vc_single_image image=”50297″][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/3″][vc_custom_heading text=”facebook” font_container=”tag:h3|font_size:16|text_align:left|color:%23000f16|line_height:32px” google_fonts=”font_family:Montserrat%3Aregular%2C700|font_style:400%20regular%3A400%3Anormal” css=”.vc_custom_1631790473126{margin-bottom: 10px !important;}” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fecogaiafarm|target:_blank”][vc_custom_heading text=”website” font_container=”tag:h3|font_size:16|text_align:left|color:%23000f16|line_height:32px” google_fonts=”font_family:Montserrat%3Aregular%2C700|font_style:400%20regular%3A400%3Anormal” css=”.vc_custom_1631790452060{margin-bottom: 10px !important;}” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ecogaia.gr%2F|target:_blank”][vc_custom_heading text=”instagram” font_container=”tag:h3|font_size:16|text_align:left|color:%23000f16|line_height:32px” google_fonts=”font_family:Montserrat%3Aregular%2C700|font_style:400%20regular%3A400%3Anormal” css=”.vc_custom_1631790490679{margin-bottom: 10px !important;}” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fwww.instagram.com%2Fecogaiafarm%2F|target:_blank”][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/3″][vc_custom_heading text=”Address: Trikala, Greece
3,5 h north of Athens” font_container=”tag:h3|font_size:16|text_align:left|color:%23000f16|line_height:32px” google_fonts=”font_family:Montserrat%3Aregular%2C700|font_style:400%20regular%3A400%3Anormal” css=”.vc_custom_1631790514349{margin-bottom: 10px !important;}” link=”target:_blank”][/vc_column][/vc_row]
