Quinta Maravilha is an agroecological farm near Palmela, founded in 2017, that grows organic vegetables and distributes them through a CSA/AMAP Maravilha, a community-supported basket scheme. It combines regenerative farming with community building, education and food sovereignty.
Quinta Maravilha is an agroecological farm near Palmela that grows fresh, organic vegetables and distributes them within a 20 km radius, to keep the environmental impact low and the produce fresh. Paula and Henrique founded it in 2017, hoping to become self-sufficient and raise their family in close contact with nature. When they started, the land was depleted and abandoned. Years of regenerative farming, with no synthetic pesticides or chemical fertilisers, have turned it into living soil rich in biodiversity.
The farm treats food as a common good, and works from respect for natural cycles, mutual aid and solidarity. To keep this model going, it set up AMAP Maravilha (*Associação para a Manutenção da Agricultura de Proximidade*), a community-supported agriculture (CSA) partnership. It links the farmers directly with “coproducers”, who commit to buying baskets for a six-month season. That commitment gives the farm financial stability. It also builds mutual support, shorter supply chains and a real connection to where food comes from.
There are distribution points in Almada, Azeitão, Barreiro, Setúbal and Palmela. Once a month the community meets for an *Ajudada*, a day of hands-on volunteer work on the farm.
Quinta Maravilha also runs educational visits, shares what it knows about agroecology and builds local partnerships, work that contributes to several of the Sustainable Development Goals. It belongs to Regenerar, the Portuguese Network for Solidarity Agroecology, and supports wider social justice causes.
