Meanwhile hundreds of scientific findings have proven the multiple health aspects of pomegranates either as a fresh fruit or as juice. Having that in mind Dr. Constantinou decided to buy land for the cultivation of pomegranates. Far away from any possible source of contamination he started to regenerate soil life and biodiversity in his stony orchards.
The combination of scientific knowledge, his profound love of nature and his practical talent for working in agriculture made him a successful pomegranate grower who was able to set new standards in all aspects of pomegranate cultivation internationally. Thus, he introduced new cultivation and pruning techniques which aim to offer more shadow to the sun sensitive skin of pomegranates during the hot and dry summer of Cyprus. A sophisticated drip irrigation system allowed him to use efficiently the limited water resources of the region. Whereas initially he led hundreds of chickens keep the soil free from weeds, he finally decided for ethical reasons to abandon animal husbandry in 2017 and to adopt purely plant based biocyclic vegan cultivation techniques.
In close cooperation with Dr. agr. Johannes Eisenbach and his daughter Lydia he developed a method how to collect the fruits without hurting or destroying what is considered the sign of beauty of a pomegranate: its crown.