Workshops, courses and gatherings across sustainable Portugal. Found something we're missing?
Community event of the Ash2Soil project at Quinta do Céu, in Casegas (Covilhã), with science activities, field practice and art exploring the relationship between soil and water. It is part of the regeneration of landscapes affected by wildfires.
Event by the Ash2Soil project (Soiltribes) in Casegas, Covilhã, bringing together science, hands-on fieldwork and art to build water retention structures and explore soil under the microscope. Free entry, but registration is mandatory.
Workshops on compost/humus and soil regeneration take place on 10 and 11 October as part of the collective 'Canópia' bioclimatic refuge project at the Convento de São Francisco cloisters.
A plant-based conference and market in Braga, from 9 to 11 October, with debates on food, health, sustainability and animal welfare. Free entry with online registration.
A two-week Permaculture Design Course (72-hour PDC curriculum) runs from 29 September to 13 October 2026 at Quinta Vale da Lama in Lagos, combining theory, hands-on practice and collaborative design. Registration deadline is 20 September, with scholarships available until 14 September.
A two-week certified permaculture design programme at Quinta Vale da Lama in Lagos, combining design, hands-on practice and community learning alongside parallel art and volunteering programmes. Limited subsidised places are available for those with financial constraints.
A 12-day hands-on programme at Tamera combining garden and solar test field work with community-building activities like Forum, focused on regenerative living and energy autonomy.
A 10-day Permaculture Design Course (PDC) is being offered at Terra Alta in Sintra, with courses running through October; booking details are provided via a link in the poster's bio.
Every Tuesday, between 5pm and 7pm, you can find a range of activities at the Horta Cultural. The Horta Cultural is a space for sharing knowledge following the principles of sustainable agriculture and the circular economy. In October, the theme will be Composting and Living Systems. In nature, nothing is lost: what seems to come to an end transforms itself, feeds other cycles and gives rise to new life. Composting is one of the simplest and most powerful examples of this intelligence…
AJAP is running the certified course "Integrated Production Method in Vineyards", with 106 hours combining online and in-person training, aimed at technicians in the agricultural sector. The synchronous sessions take place between 29 September and 3 November, with in-person components in North/Centre and South groups until December.
A free 250-hour training program for young people aged 18 to 35, with specializations in native forest, nature tourism, and food processing, running from October 2026 to April 2027. Pre-applications are already open via email.
10 October 2026 · 9:30amCasa Silvestre · Monsanto, Idanha-a-NovaLearn to care for your sourdough starter and make naturally leavened bread in a hands-on workshop with Maria Macedo, organised by Mesa Silvestre – Associação Cultural. Knowledgeable about medicinal plants and wild mushrooms, Maria also shares her expertise in the art of bread-making. We'll work with an already active starter, learn how to feed and store it, and prepare a small loaf to take home and bake, after completing the…
This edition of Seixal Green Market, a street market with local produce and sustainable options, is dedicated to animals. Under the theme "Os Nossos Amigos Animais" (Our Animal Friends), the initiative aims to give visibility to local projects and associations dedicated to animal protection and welfare. At this street eco-market you'll find fruit and vegetables brought straight from the garden, artisanal bread, honey, upcycled crafts, natural cosmetics and many other products that contribute to a healthier lifestyle and…
Casa do Corim, in Maia, opens its doors for an afternoon featuring an urban market, a sustainable food workshop, an exhibition, music and activities for the whole family, from 2pm to 6pm on 10 October.
On 10 October, we're lighting up and bringing the Lagar d'Água Community Oven back to life, in Monsanto! At 9:30am, there's a sourdough bread workshop with Maria Macedo, at Casa Silvestre. The €25 contribution includes the workshop, lunch and a small keepsake. Sign up on the website. If you need help, call or send a WhatsApp message: +351 937 278 505. Meanwhile, from 10:00am, the Teens Club will be painting the oven with artist Beth. It's going to look lovely! At 3:00pm, we light the oven to bake the bread...
In this workshop, we offer sowing and cuttings as a way of multiplying plants, using different techniques and contributing to the biodiversity of our homes, vegetable gardens and gardens. We invite families to sow aromatic herbs, shrubs and trees, using different types of materials and containers, and also to take cuttings from a variety of plants, which they can take home and perhaps start their own small green space. As a way of promoting the…
A Sunday market with local produce, crafts, a children's area and guided tours on agroecology, archaeology, botany and montado biodiversity, at Herdade do Freixo do Meio in Montemor-o-Novo.
A theoretical and practical workshop on permaculture for creating a sustainable vegetable garden, including study materials and meals, with limited places available.
GROW Learn: Autumn School 2026, coordinated by Food4Sustainability as part of the European GROW programme, takes place online from 13 to 28 October with six sessions on risks and resilience in agricultural production. Registration is open until 30 September.
As part of CineEco Seia, a film-and-debate session will bring together director João Garrinhas and Ana Margarida Guerra, farmer and anthropologist at Quinta Maravilha, to discuss regenerative agriculture and food sovereignty.
Open day of the Re.encontro Re.Rural 2026 in São Luís, bringing together over 40 Iberian eco-social transformation organisations to celebrate and network. Free entry, with soup shared on site.
The Jardins Abertos festival arrives for the first time in Caldas da Rainha on 17 and 18 October, with guided tours, workshops and collective gardening activities across the town's park, woodland and urban vegetable gardens. The event is free and co-organised with the Câmara Municipal.
MGAP's annual Autumn Mediterranean Garden Fair returns to Lagoa's FATACIL Showground with over 70 exhibitors, plant sales, talks and demonstrations on sustainable Mediterranean gardening.
A week-long residency for technologists and community builders at Traditional Dream Factory, an Alentejo regenerative village and farm, combining farm work, workshops, skill-shares, and a wilderness immersion day.
The Trilho dos Pastores invites you to walk the ancestral paths of São Jorge, in Arcos de Valdevez, which are now gaining new life through an innovative goat-herding project. This initiative revives an age-old traditional practice, bringing the animals back to the mountain to help manage and enhance the territory. Walking this route in the southeast of the municipality, you will see how the landscape shaped by man tells the story of the deep connection between local communities, the land and the…
💚 A Farmácia da Horta - Theoretical and practical workshop 💚 💚 Bring a few jars, as we'll be making some home remedies with medicinal plants, with a focus on the autumn/winter season 💚 We'll also be tasting some herbal infusions 💚 With: Filomena Aivado (Hortas Ecológicas) 💚 Sign up here https://forms.gle/NtGXSrDGpdwd6NYU9 💚 You can also contact us at: insc.hortaseco@gmail.com 968165997 (Filomena) 💚 We invite you to look at the vegetable garden with fresh eyes 💚 For us, more than a place of production of…
An exhibition of drawings, testimonies and photographs produced in annual workshops at Quinta da Fidalga since 2020, led by Manuela Rosa. The show runs from October 2026 to June 2027, Tuesday to Saturday, and presents work by participants of various professions and ages who explore the site's heritage through drawing.
Terra Sintrópica is organising a practical learning camp in Mértola on semi-arid landscape regeneration, from 19 to 24 and 26 to 31 October 2026, with accommodation and meals included.
A 7-day residential camp near Lagos teaching agroforestry and ecosystem regeneration skills through hands-on fieldwork, taught in English, running 2-8 November 2026 with arrival on 1 November.
A non-residential training programme on agroforestry and ecosystem regeneration, held on Mondays in November 2026 at Quinta Vale da Lama, near Lagos, with registration open until 19 October.
