Project Eden
Mediterranean Food Forest & Permaculture Research Station in the making: Sa Medada, Jerzu, Sardinia
🌱 Plant a SeedA Living Laboratory
in Ancient Sardinia
Project Eden is the flagship programme of the Terra Humana Foundation: an integrated and permanent initiative for renaturation, social agriculture, education, research, culture, and human regeneration. All activities are carried out without profit motive, exclusively in the interest of the community and the common good.
Its goal is to promote harmony between humans, nature, and technology, and to create sustainable, community-oriented models that serve the physical, mental, and spiritual well-being of people and the environment.
At its heart, Project Eden is a living demonstration that humans and nature can co-exist and co-create: that restoring the land and restoring humanity are one and the same act.
Key Facts
- LocationLoc. Sa Medada, Jerzu (NU), Ogliastra, Sardinia, Italy
- StatusActive: Phase 1
- Elevation247–341 m above sea level
- ClimateMediterranean, nearly frost-free south-facing slope
- StartJanuary 2025
- ApproachHolistic Permaculture + Syntropic Agroforestry
Sa Medada: a South-Facing
Hillside in the Ogliastra
The land rises from 247 to 341 metres on a sun-drenched, south-facing slope near Jerzu: sheltered from the wind, nearly frost-free, and flanked by two seasonal watercourses. Dozens of olive trees, some of them centuries old, shape the terraced hillside.
This rare microclimate is already being used to trial banana, mango, avocado, cherimoya, papaya, and moringa alongside citrus and ancient olives: the beginnings of a Mediterranean food forest built on swales, terraces, and dry-stone walls.
We understand the land
before we plant it
Together with Pearl River Eco Design we survey Sa Medada down to the metre. From LiDAR laser data, drone and satellite imagery, we build precise 3D terrain models and AI-assisted analyses: the solid foundation of any good permaculture plan.
Permaculture and syntropic agroforestry follow one simple rule: design with the land, not against it. Where does water flow? Where does moisture gather, where does erosion threaten? How does the sun travel across the slope? These maps answer exactly those questions: turning intuition into a reliable basis for swales, terraces, paths, and the placement of every single plant layer.
Water & Earthworks
Wetness and altitude maps reveal where swales and keyline systems can hold rainwater in the slope instead of letting it run off.
Sun & Microclimate
Solar aspect maps expose the warmest, most sheltered pockets, ideal for frost-sensitive tropical species.
Slope & Access
Slope and ruggedness data determine paths, terraces, and where the land can actually be worked and planted.
Planting Plan
The CAD design translates the entire analysis into concrete planting rows that follow the contour lines.
Our planning maps for Sa Medada
Elevation Model
Slope
Solar Aspect
Water & Wetness
CAD DesignTerrain analysis, 3D cartography & water simulation: Pearl River Eco Design
Eight Dimensions of Renewal
Project Eden is being developed across eight interconnected activity areas: each one a thread in the larger tapestry of ecological and human restoration.
Permaculture & Soil Regeneration
Agroforestry systems, reforestation, biodiversity protection, and the regeneration of degraded soils, restoring the land layer by layer.
Tropical Plant Research
Cultivating and studying tropical and subtropical species adaptable to the Mediterranean climate, with a focus on medicinal and edible plants.
Permaculture Academy
Ecological education, training, and research, including a planned Permaculture Academy with Permaculture Diploma programmes.
Scientific Research
Applied research in water purification and reuse, renewable energies, natural building materials, and sustainable construction systems.
Media & Documentation
A media centre producing podcasts, films, documentaries, and educational materials on ecological and human regeneration.
Meeting & Dialogue Spaces
A conference and assembly hall for the foundation: places for encounter, seminars, shared learning, and collective vision.
Solidarity Hospitality
Non-profit accommodation for volunteers, researchers, and visitors engaged in educational, therapeutic, artistic, or cooperative programmes.
Culture, Art & Science
Cultural, artistic, and scientific events on health, renaturation, education, and the evolution of human consciousness.
From the Land
Plant a Seed in Sardinia
Every contribution goes directly to Project Eden: to the land, the seeds, and the people tending them.
The forest is just beginning, be among the founding donors who lay the first stone.
Examples of what your donation enables
Donations are restricted to Project Eden and received by Fondazione Terra Humana ETS (incl. a 15% administration share, D.M. 9 June 2022 · Art. 13 CTS). When a funding goal is reached, the bar automatically advances to the next stage.
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Find Us
Loc. Sa Medada, SNC: 08044 Jerzu (NU), Sardinia, Italy