Modern Mint recently spent a week at Suryalila, in the south of Spain. They are a yoga retreat centre who own a piece of the Andalusian countryside, where they are trying to create a garden that can provide 70% of the food they will use in the centres kitchen. A difficult task when they are battling the difficulties of rocky soil, steep slopes, winter downpours and 44 degree celsius heat during the summer months. Oh, and there is no protection from the wind either. In 6 years they already have thriving fig trees, they make their own olive oil, the …

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