Florestas de Iroko
Florestas de Iroko is a regenerative polyculture company based in the Alentejo that designs, implements, and manages productive agroforestry…
Regenerative Agriculture
Quinta Vale da Lama near Lagos and Monte da Vida's forest farm use farming to rebuild soil. Their work links productive land with ecological recovery.
Projects in this focus
Colmeia
Colmeia is a non-profit local food distribution network operating across the Algarve and South Alentejo, distributing organic and local prod…
Herdade de São Luís / Porcus Natura
Herdade de São Luís, home to the Porcus Natura brand, is a regenerative livestock farm in Montemor-o-Novo that raises Alentejo pigs, Angus c…
Monte da Vaquinha
Monte da Vaquinha is a family-run regenerative farm in Moura, Alentejo, practicing holistic cattle grazing and agroecology while also operat…
Terra Sintrópica
Terra Sintrópica is a community-driven regenerative initiative in Mértola, Alentejo, restoring semi-arid ecosystems through syntropic agrofo…
Vivid Farms
Vivid Farms is a regenerative agriculture farm near Golegã, Santarém, growing seasonal, organically certified vegetables and raising animals…
Quinta do Sampayo
A family-owned wine estate in Cartaxo with roots dating back to 1718, Quinta do Sampayo combines regenerative viticulture, organic olive oil…
Monte da Vida
Monte da Vida is a regenerative forest farm on 90 hectares in south-west Portugal, combining agroforestry, wild herb harvesting, and tree es…
Herdade do Freixo do Meio
Herdade do Freixo do Meio is a protected agroecological estate in 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, producing honest, nutrient-dense food without…
Regenerative agriculture in Portugal
Regenerative agriculture measures itself by what happens to the soil rather than by what stays off it. In Portugal that means organic matter, water infiltration and ground cover through the dry months, on land that in much of the country has been losing all three for a century.
Quinta Vale da Lama near Lagos combines regeneration with training. Monte da Vida runs a forest farm. Both are among the projects making the case that the approach pays economically as well as ecologically, which is the argument that decides whether neighbours copy it.
Several run courses and take volunteers. The syntropic farming, agroforestry and holistic grazing focuses cover the specific methods most often used here. Dated activities from these projects are listed in our events calendar.