Press
Since launching in June 2023, Honeydew has been covered by international and Italian media. Here you can find a selection of articles and videos.
Honeydew sits in an Elysian landscape of trickling rivers, dewy woodlands and soft, rolling hills that turn beguiling shades of pink and ochre in the evening light.
Euronews
October 2023
Selected coverage
The Guardian
Now ‘community’ is something my generation, the millennials, are increasingly seeking out.
The Guardian visited Honeydew to explore how founder Benjamin Ramm's vision for the future is playing out, and to learn about sustainable ecovillages.
Read in The GuardianMore coverage
Forbes - “Hundreds of Italian locals gathered at Honeydew, a newly formed eco-community looking to combine old tradition and modern ideas into an ecological paradise for everyone to enjoy.”
ELLE Magazine - During the pandemic, “the loneliness that was already in society was radically magnified: the sense of discontent, the anxiety about modernity, and the removal from nature.” - Benjamin Ramm, Founder
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Euronews - young European families swap city life for Honeydew's eco-commune in the hills of central Italy.
On film
In the rolling hills of central Italy sits Honeydew, an eco-community created as a direct response to the isolation of the Covid pandemic. The Guardian visited to see how founder Benjamin Ramm's vision for the future is playing out.
Watch on The GuardianNella stampa italiana
In Italy, 30 new ecovillage projects in the last three years bring the total to 100. Honeydew is among the models profiled as sustainable community living gains ground.
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A profile of Honeydew and the cosmopolitan families who have made Maiolo their home.
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Media enquiries
For interview requests, image licensing, or press kit access, please get in touch. We're happy to arrange time with founder Benjamin Ramm and members of the community.
