At the heart of this program are the pilot farms, that each represent a prevailing agricultural model of Greece. Together with each farmer we designed the transition of his or her farm from a degenerating monoculture to an abundant and resilient regenerative farming operation.
The pilot farms were first established as such in 2021, and since then welcomed many visitors and learners and opened up to the public even more. Their valuable insights contributed greatly to our understanding of the barriers and opportunities for the transition.
On this page you find an overview of the Pilot farms. You can click on each farm to read about the conversion in detail. Read through the descriptions, plans and videos and get inspired on how you can transform your farm as well.
In the future we aim to create more pilot farms, so that in each region there is an alive example of regenerative practices, where people can go, learn and get inspired.
WHO
Charis Basiliou
KEY DATA
Land size: 4,6 ha
Annual Rainfall: 650mm
Soil: Clay
Existing cultivation: Pomegranates, olives
LOCATION
Sparta, Greece
DATE OF CONVERSION
4-6th of December 2021
WHO
The Southern Lights team
KEY DATA
Land size: 2 ha
Annual Rainfall: 900mm
Soil: Clay
Existing cultivation: Olives and Citrus cultivation (organic since 1985)
LOCATION
Skala, Greece
DATE OF CONVERSION
April 2015
WHO
Natasa Antari & Alexandros Karatzas
KEY DATA
Land size: 3,5 ha
Annual Rainfall: 450mm
Soil: Silt clay soil
Existing cultivation on the site: Grains
LOCATION
Trikala, Greece
DATE OF CONVERSION
13-15 of December 2021
WHO
Christos Kontomanos & Franziska Felger
KEY DATA
Land size: 1,6 ha
Annual Rainfall: 500mm
Soil: Silt clay, compacted, very poor in organic matter
Existing cultivation on the site: almond monoculture
LOCATION
Nessonas, Larissa, Greece
DATE OF CONVERSION
25 - 26th of November 2021
