by AG Conway | Mar 29, 2024
For the past ten years, we have been developing ways of accelerating soil health, to revitalise soil ecology, improve biodiversity, and in turn create more food sovereignty and food security. One of the outcomes of this research is a soil enhancing medicine, called...
by AG Conway | Feb 24, 2024
Planting by the Moon We are in the first planting moon here in Portugal, which corresponds to the ancient rites of Imbolc, which is the lunar ceremony during this moon. In the contemporary era, it is marked on 1st February, but the lunar ceremonies are not on...
by AG Conway | Aug 7, 2023
Unearthing the Benefits of Compressed Earth Blocks: A Sustainable Building Solution In the quest for sustainable and eco-friendly construction, one ancient building material is making a remarkable comeback: Compressed Earth Blocks (CEBs). These blocks, made from...
by AG Conway | Oct 18, 2022
Greetings from Vale das Lobas, a valley in the highlands of Portugal, where we are creating a nature and health sanctuary to touch the heart and inspire the soul. It began as a dream in 2006, and lead to a quest. In the dream was a river valley, above 400m, with no...
by AG Conway | Oct 8, 2022
solar dos girões The Solar dos Girões was constructed more than 400 years ago as the family home to the noble Beltrão – Soveral dynasty. In those times, the lands were controlled by feudal lords, and subsistence farmers were in service to the land owners. That era is...