The Sai Prema Farm in Zone 6 of the SSIO in Markopoulon Mesogaias, Greece, builds on the momentum of regenerative agriculture (Check Out September newsletter: “An Urgent Need for Regenerative Natural Agriculture”) at Sai Prema Farm and applies the seedball culture. Seedball is a seed propagation method which does not disturb the soil ecology and structure. Many types of seeds can be used for herbs, flowers, and edible crops.
In Nature, seeds get dispersed by wind or rain, or they get eaten by birds, ants, insects and other predators. Seedballs are the solutions! These earth dumplings can even withstand harsh weather conditions. They are resilient and versatile.
Seedballs provide a nourishing, growing medium to the seeds, which sprout into life to be the protagonists of a lush change. The farm has put together a combination of 30 compatible seeds to produce seedballs. This is called ‘companion planting’, where plants grow well together and assist each other in a number of ways, such as pollination, deterring pests and soil conditioning.
“Let us offer as many seeds as possible to Mother Earth and we should be sure that she will give us back as always with infinite generosity!”
– Panos Manikis, student of Masanobu Fukuoka.
