January 7th 2025

From Soil to Sea: How Our Gardens Sustain Us

The winter vegetable gardens and fruit trees in Archipelagos’ research base keep producing as long as we tend to them daily. With the right nutrients in the soil, they have a natural defence against phytopathogens and do not even need organic plant protection. 

Our gardens provide a significant portion of the nutritional needs for the research team, supplying high-quality organic produce both at our research bases and on board our boats. The cultivation, maintenance of the gardens, and processing of produce are primarily conducted outside of our regular working hours, both on land and at sea.

Our goals of consuming safe, high-quality produce and being self-sufficient are achievable for most others if they just have access to even a few square meters of fertile land, or even in garden beds or large flower pots. This is even more important nowadays, as vegetables are not only expensive but also of poor quality or even hazardous due to the reckless usage of dangerous pesticides. Let’s not forget that we live in a country with a favourable climate for gardens, so all that is needed, aside from a small piece of land, is a little knowledge and plenty of care.