Journal
What we’re planting, what’s working, what isn’t, and what we’re learning about organic farming, land and EU funding in Portugal’s interior. Written by the people who do the work.
Along the way, we write down what we learn.
How Joseph’s Dream regenerates degraded soils and revives rural central Portugal: organic low-input orchards, sheep in the rows, compost and cooperatives.
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Why farmland in central Portugal is worth a closer look: low land prices, EU investment, a shifting climate and families returning to the land.
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High-input orchards use up to 14,000 m³ of water per hectare. Why a lower-input model suits almonds and walnuts in Guarda, and what it means for yield.
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