11.06.2019 |

In Greece, a rebel organic farm goes against the grain

The Antonopoulos brothers are leading a farming revolution in Greece, which has Europe's highest plant biodiversity.

Dilofo, Thessaly - On the Greek government's list of certified organic farmers, Antonis Antonopoulos has the serial number one.

What makes Antonis and his brother Yiorgos a phenomenon, is not that their model farm pioneered organic methods in Greece; it's that they were among the first to realise that organically grown, local varieties of wheat and barley other farmers had cast aside could be a commercial hit.

They have branded and shipped their organic flours made from indigenous grains to speciality shops and bakeries for years.