Cart 0
Ethics
Since the establishment of our business in 1983, we have been investing in the eco-restoration of agricultural areas where we are located. Our daily life and practices are focused on creating a sustainable living culture in current validity. Our production process is based on permaculture, agroecology, carbon neutrality, zero waste principles that consider biodiversity and agricultural biodiversity in climate change. We observe the health of the World and Humans with afforestation projects.
Thanks to our 25 years of experience in organic farming practices, we have an ecosystem in which all living things, both resident and visitors, interact with each other. 30% of the Farm-Arboretum is protected as a biodiversity area.
We share this as an experience in the form of single origin stone mill antique and bio local wheat flours.
Permaculture
Permaculture is formed by the combination of the words ‘Permanence’ and ‘Culture’. It works to create a culture of life that is valid today beyond sustainability. It is based on the principles of ‘Take Care of the World’, ‘Take Care of People’; ‘Share Fairly’, where nature is taken as a model with sincere observation. It was presented to humanity in a methodology as the fruit of the work of Bill Mollison and David Holmgren in the 1970s. It consists of various methods and tools. These are;
✔ Take Care of the World; Take Care of People; Share Fairly 3 Main Basic Principles
✔ Systematic thinking in looking at the world and people
✔ Solution suggestions that provide resilience to today’s important problems such as biodiversity loss, climate change and food security
With the common concept of Permaculture, Biodiversity and Education, we offer trainings that include application in real life environments to the local community and young people.
Biodiversity
Biodiversity is the variety of biological life. In ecosystems, vital functions such as air filtration, water, soil, protection against floods, and plant pollination are regulated by Nature’s diversity. Scientists have recorded and identified 1.9 million different species living on Earth, but the truth is much, much higher. Biodiversity consists of 3 main elements:
– Different species living on Earth – animals, lice, vegetables, fungi, algae, bacteria and viruses;
– Differences between individuals of the same species – their size, shape and color;
– Different ecosystems – for example, oceans, forests or coral reefs – the species living on them and their interactions with each other.
– Silivri, located in Thrace, is a region rich in biodiversity due to being the intersection point of the Mediterranean and Black Sea climate zones and having a coastline.
30% of the areas in MALVA Biofarm & Arboretum are reserved as biodiversity areas and are certified organic.
Why is it important?
Biodiversity is necessary for humanity to continue life. Nature gives us its blessings for many necessary resources such as food, building materials, clothing, and pharmaceutical raw materials.
Behaving unconsciously without understanding biodiversity causes us to put pressure on Nature’s carrying capacity with our consumerist human activities. As habitats are negatively affected in this way, air, water, and soil are polluted and greenhouse gases that cause climate change are increasingly released.
Source: European Commission, Directorate-General for Environment, Desmedt, C., Degueldre, C., 52 Tips for Biodiversity, Publications Office, 2011, https://data.europa.eu/doi/10.2779/96101
Enhancing Biodiversity
Permaculture offers solutions to today’s important problems such as biodiversity loss, climate change and food security. Organic agriculture producers, who aim to improve natural life with an ecosystem approach, also play an important role in protecting biodiversity. By getting to know the producers and choosing these products for our nature and health, we make the right investment.
In our farm, life has been protected and developed with afforestation and permaculture applications with local species for 40 years. We work to ensure food security by considering agricultural biodiversity in both our cold room seed warehouse and our planting plans.
Agricultural Biodiversity
Turkey is one of the places with the highest biodiversity in the world due to its special geographical and climatic location between the continents of Europe and Asia. In these areas, defined as biodiversity ‘hot spots’, species specific to the special conditions are seen.
Our country, which is very rich in terms of Flora and Fauna, hosts many species in terms of agricultural biodiversity. Turkey is an important gene pool that hosts the wild relatives of wheat in its primary and secondary gene pool. The ancient and local wheat varieties that we grow on our farm are an important part of our mission to protect and develop agricultural biodiversity.
Carbon Neutral Production
In our farm-mill operation, which carries out production, storage and processing procedures in a single center, a significant portion of the inputs are provided from within the operation. With agroecology, organic agriculture, agroforestry, permaculture applications, the amount of embedded carbon is kept high, soil carbon is protected, and the amount of carbon captured from the atmosphere is constantly increased. Our external production requirements and impact are reduced with mulching, composting and organic fertilizer applications.
Organic Farming
Organic agricultural production, where the conditions of the workers are guaranteed, payments are made to the main producer in line with the income they provide, and consumed locally, should be the goals of a good certification. Unfortunately, due to the length of food production chains and the transfer in tracking systems, many gaps can be overlooked in some systems. There is a need to increase the number of organic producers in many products that constitute the basic food of humanity.
Organic agriculture gives the farmer the chance to rediscover his own profession, ongoing curiosity and personal development.
Since there is no use of synthetic chemicals in organic farms, biodiversity is richer. Especially predators, birds and bees are present, and the soil is advantageous for microorganisms. Aboveground and underground water resources are protected. Since carbon taken by photosynthesis is stored in the soil, it has an effect of slowing down global warming. This positive effect is higher in places where practices such as agroecology are applied. Organic products are rich in antioxidants and advantageous for health.