An Ethnobotany and Biodiversity researcher, active in various food movements and grassroots initiatives. An olive grower himself, he is the visionary behind the project and harbouring a large international network of researchers and institutions for sustainable rural development and food systems innovation. A food author and film producer, he has good understanding of agricultural issues both at local and global scales. In the last years, he has been active advocating for good food and good farming as a way out of the economic crisis in Greece, consulting several private and public bodies.