Started by urban earth care activists and artists (university degree
holders) that moved to the village - lasted from 2009 until 2015.
With EU and local Gov. funding to support a few initiatives.
Many photos and films
https://centrodeconvergencia.wordpress.com/fotos/
https://centrodeconvergencia.wordpress.com/videos/
Film documentary with village elders at their kitchen and main crop gardens
"alface" / "lettuce"
trying to capture "how they feel in their garden"- "what they love in
garden garden" - "what you have to teach us"
https://vimeo.com/58999047
I've joined a team to co-author a book in portuguese to help "think the
village with permaculture eyes"
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/298793337_Amoreiras_-_Permacultura_para_uma_Aldeia
It was presented at the first portuguese PC convergence in 2014.
Location:
mediterranean climate, ongoing for + 500 years
village "Aldeia das Amoreiras" about 300 people
municipality "Odemira"
Portugal
I was hired to work there for about 1 year, 2011.
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