Quinta da Zira
Quinta da Zira is a pesticide-free farm in Albufeira producing vegetables, fruits, herbs and eggs, paired with a rebuilt local accommodation…
Food & Agriculture
Portugal's soil is being worked back to life, by organic farms like Vale da Sarvinda and Herdade Monte Silveira, regenerative projects like Quinta Vale da Lama, and cooperatives like Fruta Feia that rescue “ugly” produce from waste. From syntropic farming to community-supported agriculture, this is where food in Portugal is being rethought from the ground up.
Projects in this theme
Prato Certo
Prato Certo is a food education campaign run by Associação In Loco that promotes healthy, affordable and sustainable eating based on the Med…
Terras de Sal
Terras de Sal is a cooperative in Castro Marim, Algarve, bringing together producers of traditional sea salt and fleur de sel harvested from…
Mushroom Compadres
Mushroom Compadres is a specialty and functional mushroom producer based in Rogil, West Algarve, making tinctures, coffee and cacao blends r…
Albustan - Hortas do Sol
Albustan - Hortas do Sol is a certified organic farm in Bensafrim, Algarve, growing seasonal vegetables through regenerative agriculture and…
Buda Bites Plan Bio
Plan Bio by Buda Bites is an Algarve-based Portuguese brand producing durable physical planning guides for organic vegetable gardens, medici…
Monchique Homestead (Terra do Milho)
Monchique Homestead is a self-sufficient organic farm in the Serra de Monchique, Algarve, growing vegetables and raising chickens and goats …
Al-Bio – Associação Agroecológica do Algarve
Al-Bio is an association of organic farmers and agroecology advocates in the Algarve, working to strengthen sustainable small and medium-sca…
Quinta da Fornalha
Quinta da Fornalha is a 35-hectare organic farm in Castro Marim, Algarve, combining regenerative agriculture, ecotourism, a farm restaurant,…
Lalaland Family Farm
Lalaland Family Farm is a family-oriented regenerative farm in Portugal built on permaculture principles, offering outdoor activities, works…
Carbon Conscious Creations
Carbon Conscious Creations is an innovative Algarve-based producer of high-temperature biochar, wood vinegar, and biochar production equipme…
Quinta Vale da Lama
Quinta Vale da Lama is a 43-hectare regenerative organic farm near Lagos, Portugal, producing certified organic fruits and vegetables while …
Várzea da Gonçala
Várzea da Gonçala is a 7.5-hectare permaculture smallholding near Aljezur in the western Algarve, developed over 18 years into a thriving fo…
Sustainable food and farming in Portugal
Portugal farms across three very different landscapes: the terraced smallholdings of the north, the dry plains of the Alentejo, and the citrus valleys of the Algarve. What “sustainable” means shifts with them. In the south the first question is water; further north it is soil and slope.
The projects gathered here answer it at different scales. Organic farms like Vale da Sarvinda and Herdade Monte Silveira grow without synthetic inputs. Quinta Vale da Lama pairs regenerative agriculture with training on the land itself. The cooperative Fruta Feia buys produce that supermarkets turn down on looks and sells it on to its members.
Use the focus filter for permaculture, syntropic farming, agroforestry, composting or food sovereignty, or filter by region to find what is near you. Each project page says who runs it, where it is, and whether they are looking for hands, buyers or visitors. Dated activities from these projects are listed in our events calendar.