32 people joined a walk on a sunny Saturday on the 12th of February.All together, we went along Cabeço Do Pião to Barroca. With Francisco Dinis as a guide during this afternoon, we were walking along the river. First he pointed out that we are crossing the “green” part of the landscape. After that, we crossed …
Na sexta-feira começámos o primeiro módulo do nosso curso de agrofloresta organizado pelo Ecoativo (www.ecoativo.pt) com uma introdução a agricultura sintrópica, facilitado pelo fundadores do projeto Planta Floresta. Um estilo de agricultura sistematizado por Ernst Gosh, baseado em conhecimentos indígenas, que mimica os processos que ocorrem naturalmente na floresta original. Através de uma perspectiva sintrópica, …
“With my blade shaped leaves Silver and green colored I stretch like you, to the light Struggling over many years Just to enjoy this amazing life Strong and rooted are my feet Enduring all the elements is my body And my arms dance with the wind And give fruits when the cold is here I …
Neste período de Covid, mais de um ano, também trouxe muitas coisas boas aqui na Ananda Valley… Na Primavera, por volta de Fevereiro/Março, só nos restavam duas colmeias, e quando os apicultores regressaram ao Brasil, decidi que era essencial passar algum tempo de qualidade com elas. Passou muito tempo desde a minha última vida ativa …
Here comes the favourite bread of our volunteers, made by our brother Florian. During his time here, he wrote the Ananda Valley Recipe Book, with plenty of fantasticrecipes. Everything from Kimchi, basic sour dough and how to cook tofu, to soy yoghurt and sauerkraut recipes can be found there.To access it, subscribe and support us …
There’s a general philosophy, that is happily applied in our community, and in different movements throughout the world: it’s the sense that all that happens, happens for a reason, and all that happens, happens for the best. Although it’s a very positive perspective on life, it is not always easy. When we are faced with …
In Ananda Valley we have over the past couple of weeks created a new garden, our heart garden. To make a new garden, or to plan what to plant on your plot of land, your balcony, window-sill or your allotment is a creative process and an art in itself. Our heart garden carries a set …
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A fruit unknown to most outside the mediterranean climate. With it’s small, pointy, squishy, red fruits, called Medronho in Portuguese, it is fully ripened around this time of year and grows around us in plenty. The taste has various peculiar descriptions according to our volunteers; like a fig, a bland peach, sweet gravel, straw or …
At Ananda Valley, we have been blessed with some abundantly giving quince trees. Quince, or Cydonia oblonga, belongs to the Rosaceae family, which also contains the apple and the pear (1). This is not surprising, considering the appearance of the fruit and tree. However, quince is considerably different from apples and pears in its taste …
Here, in the aromatic garden, thyme serves as a trusty staple. It thrives under the Portuguese sun and can stand both drought and frost. Despite their small size, the abundance of pink flowers attracts numerous bees and butterflies into the garden. Besides this, the leaves are used for their lovely flavour in many of our …
