João Rodrigues, founder Projecto Matéria
"The greatest wealth of any people or culture is people
Almiro Sousa bargains fish and freshwater shellfish for over 30 years.
The desire to create an autonomous agricultural project”, led Pedro Martins da Costa to grow green asparagus in 2018, together with his wife Sara Taveira, on a property located in São Torcato, Guimarães. In 2022 it will be the fourth harvest.
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.
“When I arrived [at Herdade do Portocarro] everything was very old”. Full-time farmer and artisan by choice, José Mota Capitão produces rice for 31 years, on 70 hectares of land. He was a pioneer in good soil preservation practices and, in 2015, he started to dedicate himself to carolino rice, in the interests of the Portuguese culinary compendium.
We are in the middle of Serra de São Mamede, on the outskirts of Portalegre. No sign ff the heatwave that is felt in the rest of the Alentejo. The mild temperature, with certain humidity in the air, is perfect for those who planned to walk around all morning observing and picking mushrooms.