The mist in the valley is truly beautiful….
A neblina no vale é realmente linda ….
Posts from ‘June, 2009’
Morning after the rain…. / A manhã após a chuva…
Visitors
Having visitors yesterday meant that it was another day when …
… the fruit didn’t get picked and preserved
… the peach suckers i pulled up and stuck in a bucket of water didn’t get planted into pots full of compost
… the already cooked mixed fruit didn’t get turned into jam, instead it waited until today to [...]
The Power of Community
How Cuba Survived Peak Oil
Short short wwoof stay
I’ve been staying at Quinta das Abelhas as a wwoofer for the last week and tomorrow I’m moving on to another quinta to learn some more about sustainable agriculture practices. This was my first wwoofing experience and I have to say it’s been a positive learning experience. I’ve been in Portugal a while now and [...]
Some photos of the jungle / Algumas fotos da selva
The gardens are going crazy. Peaches dropping by the 100s, mushrooms, wild pumpkins, all is a mass of growth and life. We are just starting to get courgettes with peppers and tomatoes not far behind, adding to the wide variety of crops we’ve already been eating.
Os jardins estão enlouquecendo. Pêssegos largando pelo 100s, cogumelos, [...]
Look what’s been done to our view! / Olha o que tem sido feito para a nossa vista!
Big machine, kill all the trees and wildlife, including nesting birds, and then plant eucalyptus. Here we are increasing diversity, protecting trees, building soils and nurturing wildlife, and this is what the rest of our species do. Why do most humans act like viruses, intent on killing their host planet?
Grande máquina, mata todas as árvores [...]
The Food Store / A Adega
Reg has been here for the last two weeks, putting shelves up in our adega. Yesterday Sophie was painting them with a linseed oil, turpentine and essential oil mix, to discourage insects.
Reg foi aqui para as últimas duas semanas, colocando-se na nossa adega prateleiras. Ontem Sophie estava pintando-os com óleo de linhaça, terebintina e óleos [...]
Steamed Cake / Bolo Cozido no Vapor
This is a great recipe for anyone who has a woodstove and therefore can’t bake anything in summer time!
Basic Recipe
175g self-raising flour
75g butter
50g sugar
1 egg
6 tablespoons milk
* grease 1.1 litre heat-proof dish / pudding basin
* if you like, you can put jam, syrup, chopped or stewed fresh fruit, etc in the bottom of the dish [...]
Cherry Pickers
Two big baskets full of cherries from one tree!
Duas cestas grandes completamente das cerejas de uma árvore!
Naked Chefs
The grandchildren making strawberry and kiwi juice.
As netas fazem o sumo de morango e kiwi.
