Regeneration at Quinta Vale da Lama
A variety of regenerative agriculture and ecosystem restoration practices are applied to improve our landscape.
Regeneration is about improving degraded soil, leading to healthier ecosystems.
We are practitioners of regeneration because it leads to healthier, more fertile soils, increased water retention of soils, increased biodiversity, and increased carbon sequestration in the ground.
Find out how and why we’ve been using each tool below.
REGENERATIVE AGRICULTURE
Our biggest driving force here at the farm is making sure we are regenerating our soils, instead of depleting them. From trees to animals, water to compost, all we do is in the name of regeneration.
Permaculture Design
We utilise permaculture design in almost every aspect of our farm.
Read more about how, where and why?
Holistic planned grazing
The animals at the farm follow a carefully designed plan of grazing on our land. From the south slopes to the north side of our farm, the sheep, the chickens and the donkeys have their life all figured out.
HOLACRACY
How we care for the soils, the trees, the animals is also transported to how we care for our people. Find out more about the way we work with each other and what makes living here so special.
respecting tradition
Our farm has a past rooted in tradition and old-fashioned ways of taking care of the land. Now, some ways are antiquated, but there are still some that are useful and prized in our project. Find out more!