The spring that feels more like a summer (no rain) is passing. Since the beginning of April we have been delighted with the beauty of the flowers and weeds. Its a season that brings with it the beauty and vibrancy of nature. It is a time when flowers bloom and weeds...
25 de Abril – Liberdade para apanhar ar puro, tomar conta das laranjeiras e conviver. Um dia de celebração da natureza com família e amigos. Um dia de dádiva às nossas laranjeiras que nos têm dado tantos frutos ao longo destes anos. Arvores antigas plantadas...
The question comes up when they try to understand what makes a project like this stand out? This project is in constant metamorphosis: as there are always new ideas to sow, projects growing and fruits of their labor to harvest and trandform into something posotive for...
To begin the design process for the North-Slope of the rain-fed part of the farm, an area that wishes to become an innovated Agro-silvo-pastoral system (Pomar Misto de Sequeiro) that proves truly regenerative within the Mediterranean drylands, a co-design moment with...
If this looks like pastoral bliss to you -as it does to me (the reason why I live here now :-)- then perhaps you are equally upset by the wildfires in Central Portugal this summer, and feeling like we must get together and do something about this! That feeling is...
Quinta do Vale da Lama has different action focus related to different zones of the land. There is the Educational part, energized by PND – Projecto Novas Descobertas, with its place at Campo do Vale, and the Agrotourism, based on Casa Vale da Lama – EcoResort. Other...
The Hortas do Vale (Vale’s Gardens) also gain new life in Spring! Since Matia has gone back to Italy As Hortas do Vale também ganham mais vida na Primavera! Após a partida do Matia de volta a Itália, e algum tempo de Inverno para planear a produção, voltamos à...
The sheep of Quinta Vale da Lama have a new house next to Casa Vale da Lama. Although they continue to assist us in the process of soil regeneration and grazing takes place in several areas of the farm, the sheep return to their home whenever the pastures are drier...
This year we had the privilege to have with us a great master of trees, Peter Zin, taking care of the olive trees in the northwest part of the farm. The olive grove was already beautiful for the majestic of the old trees, and it turned even more beautiful, now more...
As foretold in an earlier post, we’ve been busy this past fall/winter applying our Water-Wise Dryland Strategy to the south slope of our farm’s monte, improving access, water conservation and ecosystem regeneration all at the same time. Long story short, our...
For this year we have many changes and many interesting things getting planned. Our main objectives for this year is to merge more with the tourism side of the project offering our clients lots of activities and participation in the everyday tasks. We want to make...
Since last update, there have been numerous significant developments at Quinta VdL – and none more important than the other, in terms of Regenerative Agriculture, than what we’ve been up to with animals. On that front, news in brief as follows: ...
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