Learn everything you need to know about starting your very own food forest, agroforest and experience living on an off-grid farm on a permaculture project in Portugal. Aso enjoy healthy food, yoga and meditation practice amongst the beautiful Portuguese countryside!
Day 2: Tour of farm and off-grid living induction. Tour includes Natural buildings, silvopasture with pigs, agroforest with sheep and our chicken food forest
Day 3: Organic fertilising. Make and apply various fertilisers such as compost, manure, biochar, vermicomposting, bio fertilisers, compost teas and cover cropping.
Day 4: Designing and planting food forest guilds in the food forest
Day 5 & 6: off
Day 7: Earthworks & irrigation: Making ponds, swales and digging holes for trees with machinery. Ruing pipes for irrigation
Day 8: Designing and planting an agroforest
Day 9: Propagation of plants for food forests and agroforests
Day 10: Ally cropping and food production within the food forests. Looking at sunken beds, Hugelkultur beds and planting on contour
Day 11: Departure
Book your place
EUR 400 early bird ticket – book three months before
EUR 500 full price per person + accommodation
EUR 100 discount for Portuguese residences & past guests
Secure with a EUR 50 deposit
Bring your own tent for free or book a tipi or caravan (price is per caravan and can be shared with someone else)
Option to order a care package so it is ready for your arrival: Natural soap, shampoo, conditioner, sunscreen, toothpaste and lip balm (choose any 5 of these 6)
Option to buy some trees to offset your carbon footprint
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