On the afternoon of my arrival at Freixo do Meio (see previous posts and also http://www.edimentals.com/blog/?p=20042 ), Jorge Carona and I were loaned an electric vehicle to explore the farm. Jorge proposed we go over to a property within the main farm practicing regenerative agriculture using keyline design.
Catarina Joaquim and Carlos Simões have designed and established this impressive garden (see
http://dias-nas-arvores.blogspot.com/p/quem-somos.html)
and we were lucky to find them at home and they gave us a quick tour of this productive green lung despite the dry and hot summer.
Carlos is also involved in the Portugese seed saver organisation Colher Para Semear (Harvest to Sow); see
Pines and lavender…the couple grow a lot of aromatic herbs
New Zealand spinach grows well here, self-sows and sometimes overwinters
New Zealand spinach grows well here, self-sows and sometimes overwinters
Couve galega….Carlos told us that they had collected and were conserving old perennial kales in Colher Para Semear too, but he didn’t grow it.
The oak tree
Flat-leaved parsley together with a perennial leek that originated in France and aubergine
Perennial rocket (Diplotaxis)
Wild tomato
Allium tuberosum grows well here
Allium triquetrum
An old traditional tomato variety
Perennial leek
Catarina with Jorge and Carlos
Asparagus
Asparagus
Artichokes
Sage and figs
Catarina with Jorge and Carlos
The location of the garden within the farm
The keyline design is visible on this Google Earth image
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Perennial vegetables, Edimentals (plants that are edible and ornamental) and other goings on in The Edible Garden
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