Before being a farmer, João Honório was a beekeeper. He had bees, made his honey, but that was all. The woman, Ruth, "had never planted lettuce" as she says. Sheworked as a physiotherapist with at-risk children and Alzheimer's patients. But little by little, the passion for the land and earth (literally) grew in both of them. "I started to look at this differently, to have environmental concerns,".

We are at Herdade dos Tomazes on the outskirts of Alandroal. For the 8000ha of hills as far as the eye can see, strolling serpentina goats, cows of various breeds, and even sows. Each animal has a specific function: cows graze and promote the renewal of herbs, pigs revolve the soil and goats clean everything.

Francisco Cortes has been producing honey for more than 60 years.

He traded Art History for the art of harvesting, through the traditional process, the finest Fleur de Sel from his seven hectares of salt flats, in Castro Marim. Added to this name the name of its salt. The result? Salmarim, born from deep research work and constant evolution focused on quality.