yurtportugal

23/12/2011

thankyou to all the amazing people who helped to make the winter solstice party awesome. we love you all !!!

16/12/2011

winter solstest party 21st dec in the round house. glitz and glam fancy dresss 9 o'clock till you drop. hope to see all you amazing people there. ###

15/07/2011

would like to thank all the fabulous people that came and help put the recipical roof on the mushroom house. It was a good days work, hope your hands ok too andy. love and hugs to you all. ###

25/03/2011

we are on tv about a permaculture life. check it out!!

A Farol de Ideias produz conceitos para media através de programas de televisão, projectos editoriais de imprensa e rubricas de rádio. A Farol nasceu em 2000 e especializou-se no tratamento de informação económica, ambiental e desportiva. Tem também uma larga experiência na cobertura informativa de

11/03/2011

04/10/2010

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=25A73qmHD6Q

Quinta Do Animal... "... is an ecological farm in the Beira Alta region of Portugal. Set in a beautiful valley next to the Rio Mondego we try to live together in harmony with all the nature around us. We grow all our vegetables organically using permaculture methods..." Read more: http://www.yur...

21/09/2010

14/09/2010

Gardens and produce!

14/09/2010

http://yurtportugal.wordpress.com/2010/09/14/rhubarb-and-ginger-mint-jam/

Take 2kg of trimmed and washed rhubarb and chop into 1inch pieces. Put in a pan with the juice of a lemon and 250ml of water. Bring to the boil and cooked until softened. Whilst waiting for it to boil, peel, chop and bruise a 1inch piece of root ginger. Chop it as small as you can so you don’t make ...

14/09/2010

http://yurtportugal.wordpress.com/2010/09/14/harvest-time/

We’re at the end of summer now and we’re well into picking and preserving. It’s been hot this year and some gardens have suffered. Moise’s garden is too high up the valley and too exposed to the sun this year so hasn’t grown very well. Fiona’s is sheltered and has done very well this year; mine and...

10/08/2010

http://yurtportugal.wordpress.com/2010/08/09/fire-and-water/

August is a very important month for us here. Although we have lots of yummy produce to eat and sunshine to enjoy, we also have to keep an eye on our water consumption as it is becoming very scarce. We also have the added risk of forest fire so it is important for us to save our water any way we can...