Know the soil
We examine soil structure, organic matter and communities of organisms that live there and work with plant roots.
FROM KNOWLEDGE TO FIELDWORK
Soil is a living ecosystem.
We observe what happens below the surface, apply practices that support soil life and monitor the results, following the principles taught by Dr. Elaine Ingham’s Soil Food Web School, where our team completed the Foundation Courses.
Restore biology
We work with ground cover, organic materials, biologically active compost and liquid amendments suited to each soil type and crop.
We learn from fieldwork
We compare microscopic observations and organic matter measurements. We restore and maintain the soil food web.
OUR AREAS OF WORK
Five aspects of our work.
Soil biology
Microorganisms and other soil organisms keep the soil alive and functioning through their food-web relationships and interactions.
Biologically active compost
Mixing, inoculating with microorganisms, maintaining aerobic conditions and biologically assessing the final product.
Microscopy
Observing key groups of microorganisms in soil and compost samples.
Regenerative management
Soil cover, addition of organic matter and liquid compost extracts to protect the whole plant.
Applications on the farm
Progressive monitoring of microorganisms, enriching the soil with biologically active compost and exchanging knowledge with growers.
OUR WORK SO FAR
The work that brought us here.
The Center builds on activities already under way in the Ionian Islands.
Composting demonstration
A practical project in Solari using spent coffee grounds and carbon-rich materials, with monitoring of the process.
Education and outreach
Introductory regenerative agriculture seminars with agronomists, environmental groups and local collaborators.
Microscopic observation of soil and compost microbiology
Completion of the Soil Food Web School Foundation Courses, with further practical training planned.
PROJECT IN DEVELOPMENT · PAXOS
The olive grove as a living classroom.
We are planning a regenerative agriculture project in an olive grove on Paxos, starting with a baseline assessment, followed by gradual interventions and monitoring under real field conditions.
The Paxos project →Our people
The Center’s team and collaborators
We connect education, field practice and environmental action. The Corfu Environmental Protection Association and the Corfu Ecology Club participate in and support our work through collaboration with their representatives.
COORDINATION · SOIL BIOLOGY
Dimitris Fanariotis
Dimitris completed the Soil Food Web School Foundation Courses with Distinction, with support from IEF. He coordinates composting, education and environmental projects in the Ionian Islands and is continuing his training in advanced practical programs.
AGRONOMIST · CERTIFIED AGRICULTURAL ADVISOR
Evgenia Vitouladiti
Evgenia is an agronomist and certified agricultural advisor with experience in supporting growers. She completed the Soil Food Web School Foundation Courses and contributes to the planning of regenerative agriculture projects. She has also completed training with additional certification from EIT Food.
CIVIL ENGINEER · TECHNICAL SUPPORT
Gerasimos (Makis) Mouzakitis
A graduate of the National Technical University of Athens, Gerasimos has experience in telematics and web applications. He has worked with plant cultivation and composting, and has provided technical support to the team from the outset.
Organic olive grower · Composting team
Apostolos Kavvadias
He cultivates the family’s organic olive grove at Dr. Kavvadia farm in Corfu and participates in the composting team at Solari. We are planning regenerative agriculture applications in his grove, with soil monitoring.
Dr. Kavvadia farm →Vice-president · Corfu Environmental Protection Association
Eleni Martzoukou
She contributes to the Center’s collaboration with the Corfu Environmental Protection Association. At the Paxos event, she presented the water and carbon cycles, connecting regenerative agriculture with environmental protection.
Corfu Environmental Protection Association →President · Corfu Ecology Club
Spyros Mamalos
An educator and president of the Corfu Ecology Club, which participates in and supports the Center’s work. At the Paxos event, he presented recycling and composting in schools, highlighting the role of environmental education.
Participation in the Paxos event →Composting for regenerative agriculture
In June 2025, we began a pilot composting project for regenerative agriculture at the Neoi Orizontes social cooperative’s greenhouse site in Solari, Corfu.
The first piles used around 3 tonnes of spent coffee grounds, combined with similar quantities of wood chips, leaves and straw. Organic residues that would otherwise have become waste became the raw materials for compost.
Our aim is living, biologically active compost that supports soil life. The mixture was inoculated with soil food web organisms, while the team worked on mixing and tending the piles.
The demonstration connects research with hands-on learning: we explore how to make use of organic residues and how compost can be applied in regenerative farming.
From the original site to the first compost piles
The project on video
Working with difficult soil
Preparing compost for use on difficult, compacted clay loam soil to stimulate its biological activity.
The team’s first mixes
The composting team prepares its first mixes and inoculates the materials with soil microorganisms.
The initiative
The Hellenic Center for Regenerative Agriculture is being developed by the nonprofit Bio7nisa Eco7nisa.
PARTNERS
Working together in the field.
Organizations and groups we have worked with in our activities.
BLOG · BIO7.GR
Articles and ideas on Bio7
Bio7 publishes articles and perspectives on soil biology, regenerative agriculture, composting and wider environmental issues. Here we will introduce selected topics and link to the full articles.
Read on Bio7 ↗Education · Supported by IEF
Soil Food Web training completed by the Bio7 team
Dimitris Fanariotis and Evgenia Vitouladiti have completed the Soil Food Web School Foundation Courses. This shared foundation strengthens the work of Bio7 and the Hellenic Center for Regenerative Agriculture.
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