Olive groves on curving terraces above the lagoon, from the air

Estate

Sustainability & Biodiversity

We contribute to the ecosystem of the island with Certified Organic Plantations. We are improving the microclimate around Sigri.

As a result of our olive oil cultivations and care for nature, Faros Estate has become home for thousands of birds and animals, contributing to the biodiversity.

Faros Estate in 2021: olive groves covering the hills above the lagoon
The same land in 1990: bare hills above the lagoon at Sigri
Before (1990)Drag to compareAfter (2021)

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  • Olive roots hold the soil and revive ground that was once bare.
  • Using chemical fertilizers is against our philosophy. We collect all-natural local resources, from animal by-products, Posidonia seaweed and pruning, and turn them into compost. Natural resources are thus returned to the earth and enrich the soil. Seaweed fertilizer is not only organic, it also comes from a sustainable source and can be harvested without damaging the environment.
  • Organic seaweed fertilizer supplies magnesium, potassium, zinc, iron and nitrogen, all beneficial to olive trees and key to photosynthesis.
  • What we take from the atmosphere, we return to the soil.
  • Olive trees lower the environmental temperature, through their shadowing and biological processes
  • Olive trees are a physical barrier to erosion
  • We positively affect the aquifer horizon in an area that was waterlogged
  • Increasing humidity in an anhydrous terrain

Regenerative agriculture in practice

Walking the Living Laboratory: Biodiversity, Compost, and Resilience at Faros Estate
A visit to Faros EstateWatch the filmLoads from YouTube

On top of our 50.000 olive trees,

we have carefully chosen more tree varieties to live alongside the olives: palm trees, pines, cypresses, tamarisk trees, oaks, eucalyptus, pomegranate & fig trees, jojobas, lotuses, nuts, pistachio trees and carobs grow side by side, bringing life back to what was once dry land.

  • Clusters of dates ripening under a palm’s fronds
    PalmsClusters of dates ripening under a palm’s fronds
  • Pomegranates ripening among the leaves
    PomegranatesPomegranates ripening among the leaves
  • Two cypresses and a small white chapel among the olive trees
    CypressesTwo cypresses and a small white chapel among the olive trees
  • Pines along a track on the estate
    PinesPines along a track on the estate
  • Prickly pears heavy with fruit on a dry slope among the olive trees
    Prickly pearsPrickly pears heavy with fruit on a dry slope among the olive trees
  • Oleander in flower
    OleanderOleander in flower
A flock of birds over the estate

Seagulls, geese, sparrows, swallows, rabbits, goldfinches, owls, hawks, falcons, crickets, squirrels, foxes, weasels and cormorants have started to gather and are now calling our estate their home.

A flock of birds over the olive-covered hills
Sheep grazing among the olive trees
A carpenter bee on lantana flowers

Community

Prosperity Lies Ahead in Sigri, Lesvos.

We support and work along with our local community by contributing to the economic & social development of the Island.

Human Hub
The village of Sigri by the sea
A bare white tree on the headland, low shrubs all around and the open sea beyond
01A bare white tree on the headland, low shrubs all around and the open sea beyond
Birds at dusk over the hill and the lake
02Birds at dusk over the hill and the lake
Two rock pillars rising from the clear water of a cove
03Two rock pillars rising from the clear water of a cove
The lagoon below the estate’s olive-covered hills
04The lagoon below the estate’s olive-covered hills
Olive trees and a cypress above a bank of red lantana
05Olive trees and a cypress above a bank of red lantana
Palms planted on the estate’s slopes
06Palms planted on the estate’s slopes
Clear water among the rocks of a cove
07Clear water among the rocks of a cove
Olive rows, palms and pines above the lagoon
08Olive rows, palms and pines above the lagoon
A pomegranate tree hung with fruit among the olive trees
09A pomegranate tree hung with fruit among the olive trees
Beetles gathered on a white wildflower
10Beetles gathered on a white wildflower
Old terraces stepping down a hillside, covered in low shrubs
11Old terraces stepping down a hillside, covered in low shrubs
A track between olive trees and a row of palms
12A track between olive trees and a row of palms
A rocky headland rising sheer from the deep-blue sea
13A rocky headland rising sheer from the deep-blue sea
Young olive trees on curving terraces around a small white chapel, from the air
14Young olive trees on curving terraces around a small white chapel, from the air
Olive rows following the contours of the hills
15Olive rows following the contours of the hills
A cove under a rocky headland, dry grass on the slope in front
16A cove under a rocky headland, dry grass on the slope in front
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