Lógica Bio Coop
Lógica Bio Coop is a cooperative based near Fundão and Idanha-a-Nova, Castelo Branco district, connecting people, farms and territories arou…
Cooperatives & Collectives
Fruta Feia runs food rescue as a cooperative, while Colmeia is a community-owned grocery in the Alentejo. Other collectives organise land and labour on the same principle.
Projects in this focus
Converge Cooperativa da Cova da Beira
Converge Cooperativa da Cova da Beira is a citizen-led integral cooperative in central Portugal working on regenerative economy, participato…
T'Inspirar Cooperativa Integral
T'Inspirar is a multisectorial cooperative based in Tomar that brings together producers and consumers around sustainable living, education,…
Growers
Growers is a digital platform and app connecting people to regenerative hosts, communities and off-grid projects across Portugal for stays, …
CooLabora
A social intervention cooperative based in Covilhã. For 18 years it has worked in Cova da Beira on gender equality and against domestic viol…
Cooperatives and collectives in Portugal
The cooperative is an old Portuguese form (agricultural co-ops have run cellars and mills here for generations) and it is being picked up again for food, housing, energy and land. The appeal is structural: members own it, so it cannot be sold out from under them.
Fruta Feia buys produce rejected on appearance and sells it to members in weekly baskets. Colmeia runs a community-owned grocery in the Alentejo. Others organise land, labour or shared equipment on the same principle.
Joining usually means becoming a member rather than a customer. Project pages explain how membership works. Related focuses: community resilience, food sovereignty and ethical shopping platforms. Dated activities from these projects are listed in our events calendar.