Although born in a big city, my love of nature led me to studied agronomy, pursue a master’s degree and engage professionally in organic farming. I worked and held administrative positions in companies specializing in food and organic product certification for over fourteen years.
I am a founding member and head of Open Farm, developing education, networking, promotion services of susatinable food production and agritourism services. We design specialized experiential education programs for schools (Farm2School), companies, organizations, and institutions, always focusing on the interplay of environment, health,and nutrition.
I have been an accredited adult educator since 2003 (Hellenic Ministry of Education and Religious Affairs), with over 3000 hours of teaching in training programs (topics include Rural Production, Organic & Regenerative Agriculture, Agroecology, Urban Agriculture and Agritourism).
I contributed to the writing of the books: “Organic Olive Cultivation” (Stamoulis Publications, 2010) and “Cultivation Techniques with Traditional and Organic Methods – from Theory to Practical Application” (KETHEA, 2013), as well as educational material on the topic “Organic Products – Production – Certification – Distribution” for Lifelong Learning Centers (Hellenic Open University – Center for Lifelong Learning, 2014).
I am a member of the Geotechnical Chamber of Greece (GEOTEΕ) and the Agroecological Network of Greece(Agroecology Greece).