Biovives

Regular Activities:
farming healthy foods (production and distribution) destined for consumption in some surrounding communities
seminars (organization and teaching) to help people connect with nature and its cycles
Personal and emotional development, social interaction, expression and development of different activities which help in these areas
making available all tools necessary for the upkeep of the different areas where all social interaction will take place
exchanging knowledge and experiences from different cultures as well as helping encourage personal enrichment from these experiences
Among its goals, our organization strives to encourage social change to help improve the local habitat as well as the people who live in the surrounding areas.
Goals:
To help develop personal and social creativity and development
To promote respect towards the environment
To encourage healthy, local and environmentally-friendly buying habits
To bring the country closer to younger generations
To work together with other association as well as encourage personal involvement from locals
To promote knowledge, art and multicultural exchange
To spread values for a healthier and more sustainable life.
To motivate individual and business initiatives in youth as well as in adults
To promote gender equality and social justice.

The profile of its Board of Directors has a specific calling to make an effort towards encouraging multiculturalism and multilingualism.
Half of Biovives’ members live and work in a property with an extension of 9900m2, located in an area declared of European Community interest due to its proximity to the Natural Park of El Hondo and the Salinas of Santa Pola. This locality is where the association operates from and it has clearly distinct areas:

1. Social dining room – with a fully operational kitchen and toilets (150m2) - where seminars, celebrations, performances and other activities can take place. There is also a music system and speakers.
2. Multifunction room - with toilets and multiple showers (80m2 - clear space) where lectures, presentations, talks, and different workshops can take place. These can be physical as well as theoretical activities.
3. Space for Food Co-op (50m2) with cold room where the association members and people working in the garden can pick up their fresh produced and packaged foods.
4. Warehouse (150m2) where our fresh produce and packaged foods will be stored in industrial style shelving.
5. Lodging (80m2). One multiple room and two double rooms next to a trailer room, as well as a camping area with outdoor showers.
6. Tool workshop (30m2) with machinery (compressor, drills, welding machine, circular saw, sanding machine, brushes ...) and tools of all types. Ideal for DIY, furniture restoration and eco-construction workshops.
7. Land area:
5 plots of land:
--Pine tree area (1000m2) which can be used for activities related to building children's play areas, swings, slides, cabins, family and social interaction workshops
--Parking with a tree shaded area (1000m2)
– Surrounding area (1000m2) which can be used for setting up stands in themed activities and fairs (hand made, arts and crafts articles, food items, games and other outdoor activities)
--Vegetable garden area (3000m2) which can be used for presentations or workshops related to eco friendly agriculture, native flora, etc
– Fruit garden area (3000m2) which can be used for pruning, maintenance and crop harvesting workshops

We work with functionality, reciprocity and mutual collaboration in mind.
Biovives has 4 years experience organizing seminars and training activities related to environmentally friendly agriculture, food production, health and the respect to nature.