Sintropia Temperada

Sintropia Temperada is a farm and research project in Palmela, working to put farming systems based on syntropic and regenerative principles into practice. The team designs agroforestry consortia that increase productivity, take CO2 out of the atmosphere, reduce the need for fertilisers and irrigation, improve the soil and restore natural water cycles. The same plantings also work as living teaching tools. The farm delivers customised boxes of organic food (*cabazes*), grown without agrochemicals. It offers consultancy to individuals, businesses and farms that want to apply regenerative and syntropic methods on their own land or in their gardens. For schools and institutions that want to teach the next generation about regenerative food production, it creates agroforestry teaching gardens. Erasmus students have come since 2022, both for day-to-day practical work and for university placements of three to nine months. Since 2024 the farm has also taken volunteers through Worldpackers, who get hands-on experience of regenerative farming in a rural setting. Courses and workshops on syntropic agriculture run regularly. They're taught by invited specialists, priced to be accessible, with special conditions for farmers. The project sees itself as part of a wider movement that regards regenerative agriculture as a necessity for humanity. It invites the public to take part through what they buy, through its courses and through open days. One is scheduled for July 2026.