Quinta dos 7 Nomes

Quinta dos 7 Nomes describes itself as a cooperativa ecológica, operating in Colares, Sintra since 2007. Its site lists a permaculture laboratory, community allotments (talhões comunitários), an organic grocery shop (mercearia biológica) and a social canteen (cantina social) among its ongoing activities. The shop opens Tuesday to Saturday, 10h00 to 19h00, with a lunch break from 13h00 to 14h00. The cooperative also runs a bike workshop (cicloficina), organises study visits (visitas de estudo) and offers consultancy services, alongside a space-rental option for events. Membership (ser cooperante) costs a one-time entry fee of €50, payable across the first year, plus an annual quota of €30. Members get a 10% discount on shop purchases, a gift for every €100 spent, the chance to sell handmade products in the shop, and access to an allotment plot. Workshops held at the quinta cover a wide range: carpentry courses, Portuguese language classes, Chi Kung, aura readings, a garden club (clube da horta) and family constellations sessions, the last led by Mara Silva. A family constellations session on 22 August ran from 10h00 to 13h00 at Casa Satu, within the quinta, opening with a meditation connected to nature and permaculture. Prices for that session were €45 to bring a topic or €25 to participate as a representative. The cooperative positions its land as a shared space for food growing, crafts and therapeutic practice, with activities spanning agriculture, wellbeing and community education.