We recently visited an inspiring project, an education centre, organic farm and eco camp. Located in the marshland close to Lagos in Portugal. Established by a Portuguese/Canadian couple 30 years ago. It was celebrating its birthday, and had a stall in the local Saturday Farmers’ Market – which is how we learned about the centre and its open day.
Sometimes you arrive somewhere and you can feel a place has a genuine warm vibe. It’s how people working there are treated, and the care given to simple things like food for guests. We certainly felt that on the visit, and we learned a lot about Portuguese concerns about climate breakdown.
The other visitors were disparate. We’ve come across Americans on several occasions who are looking to relocate to Portugal, they are sometimes slightly guarded about their reasons for wanting to move. There were a couple on the visit, one was hoping to buy a plot of land to start a permaculture project. A couple from Poland were staying the winter to avoid the cold, but were clearly also concerned about the conflict on their doorstep.
We all seemed to share a genuine interest in plants, and the importance of truly sustainable agriculture.
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