João Rodrigues, founder Projecto Matéria
"The greatest wealth of any people or culture is people
"Portuguese mainly eat green [asparagus]. About 70% do not even know white, but we're trying," says Peter Herman Raphael.
Own production of rice is a family business inherited from his father. Small, but "it's already a lot of work!" For him, Vítor Martinho, and for his brother.
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.
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.
Despite the controlled temperature, the weather on the street influences their behavior. "The cheeses in here guess the weather out there. If there is rain, I am plotted: I have to come and cover them”.