With years of experience with smoking fish and meat, Rogier Hoogeweg wants to share his hobby with other smoked fish and meat lovers! You can come to our workshop with your own group with min. 10 people. Or you can tell us that you want to join our next workshop. If we pick a date [...]
Knifes “made in the mountains” – Chão Sobral village (Aldeia das Dez, Oliveira do Hospital). Family business. 4 sizes, prices smallest to biggest: 1.80 /2.20 / 2.65 / 3.20 euros Facas “feitas nas montanhas” – aldeia de Chão Sobral (Aldeia das Dez, Oliveira do Hospital). Negócio familiar. 4 tamanhos, preços da pequena para a maior: [...]
We are a (yet small) group, singles and couples, between about 25 and 65 years of age. The one thing we have in common is our desire to move to the north of Portugal, in order to set up -and live/work in- an ecological village. We are still in the initial phase and think that [...]
Várzea da Gonçala is 8 hectares of hill and meadowland, in the West Algarve, Portugal which is being actively nurtured to create a productive, balanced, eco-system. We are a collective of like-minded families dedicated to developing the living poyenyial of our small-holding. We will be offering a variety of practical courses and workshops promoting self-sufficient living, based [...]
From 6 to 14 of March, 2010, the official 72 hour Permaculture Design Course will take place in the Várzea da Gonçala, Aljezur, Portugal. The course, taught by Lesley Martin, follows a 72 hour set syllabus and leads to the internationally recognized Permaculture Certificate. The subjects covered include: Ethics and principles; Learning strategies; Pattern in [...]
Applied Mycology Workshop – Production of mushrooms March 27, 2010 Participants will leave this course with the basic tools needed to create their own production of mushrooms at home. Theoretical content – Life cycle of fungi – Aspects of reproduction – Symbiosis and ecological functions – Mycology, ethnomycology and history – Methods and substrates – [...]
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My new friend Bernd recorded this “Portuguese Frog Concerto” -which has been my personal lullaby echoing from the riverside for the past 2 weeks … there are also 3 frogs vacationing in my water reservoire – any suggestions how to free them to join their mates for floating & dancing down by the river ? [...]
we invite you to a minga (shared work day) next tuesday morning (16th february) to be followed by a convivial mardi gras pancake lunch … i would like to put up 150 metres of fencing with the aim of keeping the goats on the quinta and out of the vegetable garden. it would mainly be [...]
Anyone that is interested in lending a hand building a Moon Coccoon here in Portugal get in touch! We are starting to build this 2.1 hectares into a permaculture based eco-village. There is room for the right people to stay on with us and become part of the project. Self sustainability is the target … [...]
We have 5.5 hectares (organic already 20 years) close to Montemor-O-Novo, Alentejo. The land consists of olive, fruit trees and arable land. Basically we are looking for someone willing to farm/maintain the place - for which we offer a lovely equipped house in exchange for vegs/fruit/oil for our household needs. We are open to suggestions [...]
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