Daniel and Candida – Climate Design Project

Daniel Mello-Mattos and Cândida Shinn live on an organic farm cultivated for the past 50 years in the countryside of the Algarve, in the South of Portugal. The farm has apple, fig, pear, persimmon, custard apple, guava, 9 varieties of avocado, 15 varieties of citrus, apricot, peach, plum, sapote, Surinam cherry, mulberry, loquat, almond, walnut, pecan, macadamia, pistachio, olive trees, carob trees, cape gooseberry, pomegranate, passion fruit, blackberry, grape, a great variety of aromatic herbs, more than 50 ornamental trees and flowers, besides a large diversity of spontaneous native vegetables and herbs. There is also an Agroforest, vegetable gardens, compost units, a nursery for fruit trees, a garden and natives, a well-equipped workshop, a woodworking workshop (carpentry), a toolshed, plenty of spots for meditating and resting, a small pool, a trampoline, dry toilets, and a complete house and facilities for volunteers. This is all embedded within the educational program they hold through Ecotopias, a school for Sustainability and Regeneration.

Their main project is called Climate Design, whose purpose is to mosaic landscapes across continents, nurturing strategic partnerships to restore and rebuild livelihoods in the mountains and ranges, with biodiverse forests and agroforests, to influence and interact with climate on both regional and continental scales.

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CoLab Podcast with Daniel and Candida © 2023 by Équipe d'apprentissage est sous licence Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International 

The creation of this podcast episode was made possible through funding received from the Festival Emergent.

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Aimee Fenech – Finca Verde

Aimee works as the project manager of the International Permaculture CoLab. She is the owner and steward of Finca Verde, a 4-hectare farm in the South of Spain. It is a very dry area affected by climate change, and Aimee is aiming to have a positive effect on the local environment.

She is transforming the farm from a conventional farm, using pesticides, insecticides, and soil tilling, into a regenerative agricultural farm. She is using permaculture solutions, such as planting green manure, putting ground cover on the land, and using a black water treatment system.

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CoLab Podcast with Aimee © 2023 by Équipe d'apprentissage est sous licence Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International 

The creation of this podcast episode was made possible through funding received from the Festival Emergent.

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Aline VaMo- La Casa Integral

Aline works as part of a permaculture workers co-operative called La Casa Integral. They are seeking regenerative solutions for individuals, homes, and communities. They offer educational courses, home consultations, and open-door days, where anybody can observe their natural solutions.

She lives in Spain where there can be problems with drought, in an area where water gets contaminated or doesn’t get reused. She focuses on water solutions involving rainwater catchments, reusing wastewater, purifying water with plants, natural pools, and vermi-composting bin

Visit the website for La Casa Integral

CoLab Podcast with Aline © 2023 by Équipe d'apprentissage est sous licence Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International
The creation of this podcast episode was made possible through funding received from the Festival Emergent.

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