Semilla Besada is a 12 hectare (30 acre) family farm situated at 1300m on the southern slopes
of the Sierra Nevada mountains in Spain. It has been developed using Holistic
Management® and Permaculture to research and develop sustainable living practices suitable for dryland environments.
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Semilla Besada is the only place in Europe,
using Holistic Management® and Permaculture to promote sustainable living in dryland environments.
Brittle, popularly described as dryland, environments represent 70% of the world's landmass and
these areas are desertifying at a staggering 16,000 hectares
(39,520 acres) a day*.
The Mediterranean is such a landscape. Yet certain pivotal
insights that are successfully reversing desertification and creating sustainable livelihoods in three continents are unknown here.
For the first time in Europe, Semilla Besada is using this knowledge
to design and manage a family farm in a dryland environment.
(* - UN statistics)
Shaping the future
We know that every decision we make shapes our future. We know
that if we want to have a future, we need to make sustainable
decisions in the present. Semilla Besada uses Holistic Management as
a decision-making framework and Permaculture as a design tool, to
develop our farm.
We offer the opportunity for you to shape your own future by:
- Using our free on-line facilities
- Attending our on site events
- Making a contribution
- Learning more through publications and books
- Join or view our Network
Please select the highlighted title for more information or
don't hesitate to contact us if you
have any questions.
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