João Rodrigues, founder Projecto Matéria
"The greatest wealth of any people or culture is people
Elisa Augusta made her first sausage at age 12. Today has 88, her own drift of Bisaros pigs, but still dominates the art as very few.
Located in the Estrela Geopark, Quinta da Coitena has been dedicated to agricultural and livestock production since 2018, after the fires of the previous year forced the Brito family to rethink the future. The turkey farm follows regenerative and holistic principles, focusing on crop diversification, from olive groves to vegetables, as well as animal prophylaxis and management to avoid the use of dewormers and antibiotics.
Our focus are the producers that are passionately committed with what they do. They are the keepers of the land, well fare and knowledge. They are the ones who will make all of this endure through time.
In and around Cuba, the nickname Pacheco is synonymous with cheese. Good cheese, that is. The tradition began with Francisco Pacheco's grandfather, more than eight decades ago.
The sale of Marinhoa meat is carried out in a centralized manner, that is to say, by the Association of Breeders of Marinhoa Breed (ACRM), holder of the DOP mark and, therefore, the entity responsible for the attribution of the certificate.