Monte Mimo
Monte Mimo is a small family-run regenerative farming project in Alvalade do Sado, Alentejo, producing vegetables and other goods through an…
Agroecology
Agroecology works with the farm as an ecosystem: crop diversity, living soil and local knowledge. In Portugal it runs from family farms like Vale da Sarvinda to larger estates such as Herdade Monte Silveira. Buy direct, volunteer at harvest or learn from the people growing the food.
Projects in this focus
Quinta da Cotovia
Quinta da Cotovia is an organic farm in Sonega, Cercal do Alentejo, producing fruit, vegetables, bread and olive oil sold through baskets an…
Herdade Aldeia de Cima
Herdade Aldeia de Cima is a 3,500-hectare montado estate in the Serra do Mendro, Alentejo, producing organic wine, medronho spirit, olive oi…
Paisagindo Bio
Paisagindo Bio is an organic tea and spice producer based on a farm in Alandroal, Alentejo, making infusions, tisanas and condiments by hand…
Wolfsown
Wolf's Own is a certified organic and vegan vineyard located in Ervidel, in the Alentejo region of Portugal. The project produces wines root…
Mellow Cogumelo
Mellow Cogumelo is an off-grid permaculture project in the Alentejo, combining a gourmet mushroom farm with a mobile Neapolitan pizzeria and…
Quinta Anema
Quinta Anema is an organic dairy farm in Lavre, Alentejo, run by Dutch couple Jan and Elisabeth Anema, who make certified organic Gouda-styl…
Terra Sintrópica
Terra Sintrópica is a community-driven regeneration association in Mértola, Alentejo, working to restore semi-arid ecosystems through syntro…
The Landscape Farm
A 16-hectare organic farm in Ribatejo that produces more than 50 products, from olive oil and honey to wild herbs and vegetables, following …
Vivid Farms
Vivid Farms grows seasonal, certified organic vegetables and raises animals in living, nutrient-rich soil near Golegã and Santarém, using re…
Quinta do Sampayo
A family-owned wine estate in Cartaxo, in the Tejo region, with roots going back to 1718. On more than 90 hectares, Quinta do Sampayo combin…
Herdade do Freixo do Meio
Herdade do Freixo do Meio is a protected agroecological estate at Montemor-o-Novo, Alentejo, combining organic food production, biodiversity…
Terramay
Terramay is a 560-hectare regenerative farm on the banks of the Alqueva reservoir in Alentejo. It produces nutrient-dense food without GMOs …
Agroecology in Portugal
Agroecology treats a farm as an ecosystem rather than a production line: diverse crops, living soil, water kept on the land and knowledge that comes from the place itself. In Portugal it runs from family smallholdings to estates of several hundred hectares.
Herdade Monte Silveira farms around 700 hectares in Beira Baixa. Vale da Sarvinda is a family farm. Both sell direct, and the project pages show where direct sales are available.
Buying direct, volunteering at harvest, or taking a course are the three usual ways in, and each project page says which of them apply. Ask the farmer how they grow; that conversation tells you more than any label. See also the regenerative agriculture and permaculture focuses. Dated activities from these projects are listed in our events calendar.