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One was clearly not enough. There was the thought of them all being uprooted for firewood. Then an olive tree-shaped space presented itself. And then there were the logistics of fitting in other deliveries of building materials … So we went right back for another. Olive tree number two before leaving home. This is one [...]
Just got back from the Water Symposium down in Tamera. During my time there and since having come back here to the land, finally, we have been getting a good decent prolonged downpour.Met and spoke with Sepp Holzer there for a few minutes (via a t…
On a dull morning with rain threatening, we went up the mountain to the village above the quinta to meet the man with the digger. He had some olive trees he was digging up to plant a vineyard and he knew I was looking for one. We followed him up the mountain tracks to a [...]
Sadly, my newly acquainted friend, Tom, with passion for all things Permaculture, is leaving. He has sold off all that he has accrued here in Portugal and setting off on a new trajectory. One of the things he has kindly passed onto me for a small fee i…
There is a saying about building. There is ‘good’, there is ‘fast’ and there is ‘inexpensive’. You can have any two. This time last year I hired a local team of builders to put up a balcony and trellis on the main building, finish the schist facing stone on the log store, and re-roof the [...]
Curso de Introdução à Permaculturana Aldeia do Chão Sobral – Serra do Açor – Oliveira do Hospital6, 7 e 8 de JulhoCom André Vizinho e João GonçalvesPrograma Sexta-feira20h Jantar21h Apresentações e filme “Uma Quinta para o Futuro (Farm for …
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What a difference a fortnight can make. True to the Portuguese saying “Em Abril, águas mil” (lit. in April, a thousand waters), April showers began on April 1st, breaking the long spell of drought we’ve had since a few downpours in early November. Really though, it hasn’t rained ‘properly’ since last May. The amount that’s [...]
Estamos no processo de angariar fundos, para executar os testes necessários no LNEC, para a homologação dos fardos de palha como material de construção de casas de habitação!! O primeiro passo em Portugal para a legalização de casas de fardos …
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