Orchard of Flavours / Pomar dos Sabores

Orchard of Flavours (Pomar dos Sabores) is an edible botanical garden of fruit trees and edible plants from warm climates, accredited by BGCI. It sits a few hundred metres from the Atlantic, near the historic town of Tavira in southern Portugal. The collection brings together species already grown in the Algarve and rare or forgotten ones from subtropical regions, all suited to USDA hardiness zones 9–12, and it makes use of the Algarve's year-round sunshine. The work has three strands: growing exotic fruit trees and perennial edible plants to enrich the local landscape, researching water-saving techniques and drought-resistant species as a contribution to climate change adaptation, and sharing every finding and teaching resource freely with growers around the world. Visitors can walk the garden on their own or book a private guided tour, what the team calls a 'Food Tree Safari'. Other resources include a free online Food Forest course, food tree workshops, consultancy services, a fruit tree database organised by origin, and a Food Forest Lab and a research section. The project also keeps in contact with subtropical plant nurseries, and works as a living reference for sustainable agriculture, permaculture and food forest design. It runs as a non-profit, open-source educational project. All of its knowledge is free to access, and it supports a network of researchers, educators and growers interested in climate-resilient food production in Portugal and further afield.