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Low-Impact Living in Portugal

Fri, 29 Jan 2010 20:14:12 +0000

Quinta Linda is a low-impact living space and creative community situated in the lush greenbelt of central Portugal.

About Quinta Linda Farm

Mon, 21 Dec 2009 20:06:46 +0000

Quinta Linda is a small farm ( Quinta in Portuguese ) in Central Portugal of about 1.

Schedule and Calendar

Sat, 02 Jan 2010 15:20:55 +0000

Online Schedule listing past and future events, notices and for logging data.

Blog and Updates

Mon, 21 Dec 2009 19:16:56 +0000

We try to post a few words about important events or things of interest - but judging from the lack of entries, were not doing so well.

Quinta Linda ~ The Beginning�

Thu, 02 Apr 2009 20:20:14 +0000

Well, I always start my sentences with well.

Foreign Exchange � Currency

Sat, 04 Apr 2009 20:27:58 +0000

Im starting to see the whole World as a graph, up and down, controlled by forces that no-one fully understand, and never will.

Forest Fire

Mon, 06 Apr 2009 21:57:14 +0000

Yesterday sunday I went out to QL with Raco to try and clean the top acequia, which has dried up, due to the madness of spring I guess.

Swimming Pool

Fri, 10 Apr 2009 21:43:50 +0000

Ive made a rough plan to take on the practical jobs first, clearing paths, water channels, roads and such.

Caminho Upgrade

Wed, 08 Apr 2009 21:47:03 +0000

after moving 2 seriously heavy rocks off the road, I figured all was good for my trusty VW to move to its final resting place.

First Gardens

Sun, 12 Apr 2009 21:50:40 +0000

Thanks to the kind help of Ana this last week, there are now several small gardens in the Gaspar Caballero method mixing flowers and edible plants in small manageable spaces all watered from the cleaned acequia running from the stream.

Rain Stops Play

Tue, 14 Apr 2009 21:51:53 +0000

The weather in March was truly amazing, but not normal, for sure some days it reached 27 degrees and at night only dropped to 15.

Money Matters

Fri, 17 Apr 2009 21:53:46 +0000

Finally, after weeks of obsessive study, I can kick the graph watching habit.

Photo Diary

Mon, 21 Dec 2009 20:10:10 +0000

The Farm Photo Diary is being kept as a visual reminder of how things were and how they are now developing.

2009 Photo Diary

Sun, 10 Jan 2010 21:00:16 +0000

Photo diary of the people, places and changes of 2009.

January 2009

Sun, 27 Dec 2009 16:39:07 +0000

Photos from Orgiva, in the Spanish Sierra Nevada.

February 2009

Sun, 27 Dec 2009 16:45:27 +0000

Leaving Orgiva, Spain and coming up to Quinta Linda from the South of Portugal.

March 2009

Sun, 27 Dec 2009 16:46:57 +0000

Vouzela Campismo and then starting to clear and clean-up at Quinta Linda.

April 2009

Sun, 27 Dec 2009 16:53:55 +0000

Buying Quinta Linda, and moving the van in and then moving into the van.

May 2009

Sun, 27 Dec 2009 16:55:38 +0000

Garden, clearing, spring and soon summer.

June 2009

Sun, 27 Dec 2009 16:57:01 +0000

Summer time already, everything green and growing.

July 2009

Sun, 27 Dec 2009 16:58:06 +0000

Long summer day and now warm nights.

September 2009

Sun, 27 Dec 2009 17:02:02 +0000

Things finally cool down enough to get back to work, and the grapes are big and fat.

October 2009

Sun, 27 Dec 2009 17:02:53 +0000

Summer continues and the rain stays away, until one day.

November 2009

Sun, 27 Dec 2009 17:04:24 +0000

And once it started raining, it just rained and rained and rained.

December 2009

Sun, 27 Dec 2009 17:05:22 +0000

More rain, some cold and ice, but now were inside and all sun by the fire.

Volunteers and Woofers

Mon, 21 Dec 2009 20:08:56 +0000

We are open to any willing workers with skills and interests in a range of areas - be it farming, building, animal husbandry or even website design!.

Contact Us

Mon, 21 Dec 2009 16:34:44 +0000

If you would like to get in contact please either fill the form or call us on the number provided.

Site Map

Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

The important pages of this website are presented below, allowing you to quickly find your way around our website, and to keep the search engines up to date.