EARA Policy Tour – Portugal
Our team member Maria Catana, founder of Húmus Vivo, joined the EARA policy tour stop in Portugal to join forces for the agri-food transition, from the ground up to the EU level. “Where are the farmers of tomorrow?” was the underlying pressing question. A constructive mindset guided the group through an afternoon on policy, education, re-ruralization, and value chains, inspired by numerous good examples and possibilities shared in the morning.
Student visit from Plymouth University
Our headquarters farm welcomed environmental science students from the University of Plymouth.
Through hands-on learning, the students explored the Evrotas river basin and compared soil quality between a conventional farm and our own regenerative agroforestry site.
European Carbon Farming Summit
We were honoured to speak at the European Carbon Farming Summit in Ireland and represent the voice of farmers. While the carbon management industry is struggling to accurately measure its commitment, a key conclusion from the conference was that there is still no reliable and cost-effective method, and that current systems are dysfunctional and economically unsustainable. We are deeply grateful for the space offered to have insightful and, at times, uncomfortable discussions with others doing great work in the sector.
Bodossaki Foundation event
We are very grateful for all the support that we have received from the Bodossaki Foundation through the journey of Regenerative Farming Greece.
Our director, Sheila Darmos, gladly joined as a speaker on the panel of organizations that have been previously selected for funding by the Bodossaki Foundation. We hope more organizations doing great work on the ground get connected with the Bodossaki Foundation.
EARA’s Policy Tour – Brussels
During the tour’s first event on policy, in Brussels, our director, Sheila Darmos, spoke as one of the pioneering regenerative farmers and a founding member of EARA.
The EARA Regenerating Europe Tour is about building alliances that drive real change. By connecting pioneering farmers with key players across the agrifood supply chain, we can create a political landscape that truly supports agroecosystem regeneration. Change happens when those working the land and shaping the system come and join forces together.
2nd Annual EARA Conference
What a great opportunity, alongside other farmers, to amplify the voice of Greek farmers in the European discussions. This year, at the 2nd EARA conference, farmers & their families celebrated achievements, shared needs, exchanged best practices & found ways to promote the CAP proposal prioritizing the farmer, focusing on economic viability & resilient farming operations, based on healthy agroecosystems.
European Mission Soil Week
Our co-founder Sheila Darmos has been recognised for her advocacy work through Regenerative Farming Greece, as a farmer and social entrepreneur, in promoting the transition towards healthy soils. In the spirit of uniting movements of collective efforts to protect and improve the future of Europe’s soils, the European Mission Soil Week 2024 gathered great speakers and pioneers in Brussels. We’re honored to receive this recognition and further share insights with a great, engaged audience!
4 per 1000 Mediterranean Regional Conference
Our director, Sheila Darmos, was part of a very important minority group – farmers – present at the conference led by 4p1000 Initiative aimed at co-drafting a roadmap to clearly outline the steps in making the transition happen.Thank you for the kind invitation and great effort in enabling agroecological practices to be implemented in farming across the Mediterranean!
1st Hellenic Agroforestry Conference
We are very happy that the 1st Agroforestry conference took place in Greece and we hope to see it evolve into many more conferences attended by farmers, as a tool to implement them across our landscapes! Thank you Hellenic Agroforestry Network for organizing this event, and inviting us to share our experience with agroforestry in the context of regenerative agriculture.
7th World Organic Forum
The World Organic Forum VII, a melting pot of movements, from Agroecology, to Natural Farming, Regenerative Agriculture, Conservation Agriculture, and so on. We spoke about the role that each of our movements plays in the transition of agriculture and our complementarity in going forward united.
