The Desierto de Almeria IGP covers the Tabernas and Sorbas basins, inland from Cabo de Gata Nature Park on the coast. Our vineyards lie at about 450 metres in altitude and offer a variety of different soil types. For the moment, we have chosen to plant the vines without preparing the soil, i.e. tilling, beforehand, and without removing native plants. The intention is to prevent eroision (wind, rain) and to maintain natural biodiversity. Thus, many of our vines grow next to native plants like wild thyme, retama (a nitrogen fixer), and other native bushes that attract ladybugs (natural predator of many plant pests). We are also using a tractor-driven chipper/shredder to create mulch and compost from local plants.
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Charles LearyIn the 1990s I started Chicory Farm in the Florida Parishes of Louisiana, becoming one of the state's first certified organic vegetable farms. I also opened an acclaimed Creole Vegetarian restaurant in Uptown New Orleans. From 2000-18, I was the Proprietor/ Chef of Trout Point Lodge of Nova Scotia, but also lived part time in Andalusia since 2002. My entrepreneurial endeavours have won accolades from the inaugural Tibbetts Award of the U.S. Small Business Administration to the inaugural Parks Canada Sustainable Tourism Award. ArchivesCategories
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