We want to express our solidarity with the producers who are facing these challenges, and to remind everyone—from the slopes of the Pindus Mountains—that this is a problem affecting the entire country: it concerns what and how we will produce in the coming years, what we will eat, and how an entire chain of professionals will be affected.

We at POKARI, are trying to show, with our limited resources, that there is another, more sustainable way to plan, collaborate, and produce, and we call on all those involved in weaving, handicrafts, and small-scale farming to be vigilant: through our informal networks, let us join forces to preserve whatever might serve as the seed for a better tomorrow.

We, too, are watching with growing anxiety as Greek livestock farming faces an existential crisis: the severe epidemics that have struck the herds, combined with the methods the government has chosen to address them, the chronic absence of a strategic plan for the development and support of livestock farming, along with the broader abandonment of rural areas, has brought an entire productive sector to the brink of disaster.

In recent years, weaving has experienced a resurgence: schools are teaching traditional techniques, and young artisans, artists, and designers are seeking out local wool for their creations. At POKARI, we have developed a network of partnerships and established ourselves as an organization supporting the revival of Greek wool.

Pokari Project: we are a team of artisans, livestock farmers, and scientists dedicated to restoring the value of sheep’s wool. For years now, based in Zagori, we have been working throughout the entire wool cycle: from shearing, washing, and carding to fulling, and finally dyeing and weaving.