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Local Network Laconia

WHO

The Southern Lights

KEY DATA

Established in 2023

Yearly workshops on soil health, agroforestry and more

Active ambassadors: Sheila Darmos, Panos Darmos & Charis Vasiliou

Key crops in the region: Olive, Cirtus

average farm size:

amount of farmers in the region:

LOCATION

The whole Laconia region

DATE OF CONVERTION

Date of conversion

Pomegranates Pilot Farm

WHO

Charis Basiliou

KEY DATA

Land size: 4,6 ha
Annual Rainfall: 650mm
Soil: Clay
Existing cultivation: Pomegranates, olives

LOCATION

Sparta, Greece

DATE OF CONVERTION

4-6th of December 2021

Olives Pilot Farm

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 CONVERTION

April 2015

Grains And Legumes & Market Garden Pilot Farm

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 CONVERTION

13-15 of December 2021

Almond Pilot Farm

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 CONVERTION

25 - 26th of November 2021