João Rodrigues, founder Projecto Matéria
"The greatest wealth of any people or culture is people
The Egitânia of the Suevi and the Visigoths is the birthplace of the extra-virgin olive oil of Tiago Lourenço and Ricardo Araújo, longtime friends who exchanged Lisbon, for Beira Baixa, to dedicate themselves to organic production and, simultaneously, preservation of the historical and landscape heritage associated with the traditional rainfed olive groves existing in that region.
The passion for the sea and, in particular, for the Ria Formosa, in Algarve, led Paulo Gray to change the bank for the investment in the creation of a company that produces oysters of the gigas’ species together with a partner. Today, he is the owner.
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.
The story begins in the 60s with Diamantino Norinho, 88 years old. Working in the sector since his 21 years, he decided to create, in 1960, Diamantino Francisco Norinho (...)
The Suffolk breed, from the homonymous county in England, "appeared, more intensively, about 30 years ago in Portugal," says Francisco Malhão.