376 Sheila Darmos - Why Greece is leading the regenerative agriculture movement and what the world can learn

Investing in Regenerative Agriculture and Food

A conversation with Sheila Darmos, co-founder of the Southern Lights, based in the southern Peloponnese, Greece with the mission is to spread knowledge, techniques, and the mindset for regenerative practices across all domains of human activity. Sheila is also a co-founding farmer of the European Alliance for Regenerative Agriculture (EARA) and serves as an EU Soil Mission Ambassador.

A question we get very often is: which place or country is leading the regenerative movement? It’s obviously a very complex question to answer, but after talking to Sheila, our answer might be Greece. Having battled numerous economic and non- economic crises, it seems that those who have stayed don’t have much to lose. There is a strong back-to-the-land movement, well-organized local organizations helping farmers and land stewards’ transition, and people who want to return to the land more easily.

Perhaps the fact that 10% of the workforce is still active in agriculture helps, along with Greece’s long history of farming without fully going down the super-mechanized, industrial, extractive path. The rural-urban divide is very real and it’s not easy at all, but maybe farming and food are the way to break down those barriers.

More about this episode.

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In Investing in Regenerative Agriculture and Food podcast show we talk to the pioneers in the regenerative food and agriculture space to learn more on how to put our money to work to regenerate soil, people, local communities and ecosystems while making an appropriate and fair return. Hosted by Koen van Seijen.

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Fejezetek

1. Surprising Receptiveness to Regenerative Agriculture (00:00:00)

2. From Urban Germany to Rural Greece (00:01:24)

3. Discovering Regeneration Beyond Organic (00:09:26)

4. Creating Bridges Between Communities (00:18:40)

5. Reconnection as the Path Forward (00:29:09)

6. Breaking Down Barriers for Farmers (00:37:23)

7. The Crucial Role of Food Businesses (00:51:05)

8. Building Trust in Food Networks (01:03:35)