Quinta Alada

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About the Communities

  • Portuguese (Portugal)
  • Ecological
  • Rural

What we do

Quinta Alada is born of a dream to create another world. Our farm is Winged because it is magical, it transforms us and elevates us. We want to create a paradise where love, freedom, growth, peace, and ecology reign, discovering the secrets of life with Mother Nature wisdom.
Working mainly as Glamping and Retreat Center, we also receive artistic residences, vans and travellers that want to spend some time camping in Nature.
******************We present here some of the sustainable practises applied on the farm***********************
***Ecological bathrooms
Our changing rooms were built based on permaculture, that is, everything is recycled and used. The water from the showers goes through a cleaning path based on purifying plants and after cleaning it feeds the gardens.
​Composers go through a composting process to feed our soils in the future.
Equipped with a hot shower, eco-toilets support all glampers, campers and visitors.
Come learn with us how it is possible to live in comfort, in symbiosis and harmony with Nature.
*** Medicinal Garden
Learn and explore the world of organic farming in a food forest.
We produce aromatic and medicinal plants, vegetables and fruit trees using biodynamic agriculture and permaculture techniques. We also make our own biofertilizers and cosmetics.
We believe that we are what we eat so we try to make the garden a pharmacy.
Chickens, sheep and the Ariana live here in freedom, happy in symbiotic exchange.
Discover the garden activities available during your glamping stay.
If you like working with nature and want to deepen your knowledge of organic farming and sustainable living, discover our “Yoga of Herbs” retreat
Immerse yourself in the wonderful abundance of Nature full of smells, sounds and inspiring colors.
***Biological Pool
There are about 80 m2 of pure water to swim, refresh and invigorate. Biological pools do not use chemicals to treat water. This is purified through a natural process with the help of specific species of plants.

  • Purpose
  • Ecological
  • Languages
  • Portuguese (Portugal)
  • English
  • Spanish
  • Community type
  • Ecovillage
  • Land-Based Communities
  • Spiritual Retreat Centers
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  • Open to visitors
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For anyone interested in joining the community, it will be important to have a similar mindset and a will to contribute to the eco-farm with their skills.

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10 years ago

Gaia Ashram Internship

The Gaia Ashram Internship is a one month program on Ecovillage Design, Permaculture and Deep Ecology. The internship will be a holistic participatory learning experience & process. Interns will experience being part of the Gaia Ashram Community and we will live together for one month at– Gaia Ashram-. At Gaia Ashram we belief in holistic learning that balances the head, hands & heart. Gaia Ashram encourages participatory learning & values the power of community in holding the learning space. We design the daily & weekly structure of the internship and of our lives here based on these values and principles. Theoretical learning (Head) The theoretical sessions will be participatory and interactive. It will cover the 4 keys of Ecovillage Design Education (Social, Economical, Ecological and Worldview inspired by Gaia Education). Each week will cover one of the Ecovillage Design Keys and integrated into this we will be introduced to Permaculture Design & Deep Ecology in terms of philosophy, movement and personal experiences. Overall, We will have a maximum of 2-3 hours of theory per day on the session days, to also create lots of space for practical experiential learning. See more details of the key content below. Practical learning (Hands – on) For the hands – on practical learning we will be developing the Gaia Ashram’s farm and restoring nature on the Gaia Ashram land using permaculture strategies & techniques that are appropriate for the Rainy Season & the land and its local context. The hands-on work will focus on Gardening work i.e. developing the vegetable gardens, planting seeds & seedlings, transplanting, propagation of plants, making composts, growing and maintaining a Food Forest, planting green manures, planting lots of trees, planting seasonal crops. Apart from the Gardening we will also will be doing some natural building which mostly will focus on creating natural finishes using mud plasters and art works on
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10 years ago

Deep Ecology and Mindful Gardening

Deepen our connection with nature through our head, heart, hands and spirit. Join us for this two weeks contemplative learning where we will learn together What is Deep Ecology as a philosophy, as a way to see and interpret life, as an approach to deepen our connection with nature and as a way of living. This two weeks program is designed to have balance of the learning through different channel of our being: Head: Theoretical learning, critical thinking, debate, discussion, deep reflection & deep questioning. The learning through the head help us to understand deeply of what is happening around us and in the world. Understanding and deeply questioning the reality presented to us is a way to liberate ourselves from it. Heart: listening to what we are feeling when we engage ourselves in nature and her stories. Allowing the heart to feel the love, joy, compassion or the feeling of sadness & fear allowing ourselves to feel the pain ourselves, the world & Mother Earth. We will use the activities of The Work That Reconnect of Joanna Macy and other practices to help our heart to learn deeply. We need the learning through our heart to bring about transformation at a deep level. Hand: Mindfully working with nature in the garden. When we are mindful we love, respect and connect as we are physically engaged. Practical work help us to ground our believes, philosophy and vision. It empowers us and assures us that the new reality we wish for is possible. It makes what’s in our head and heart become real and tangible. Spirit : Spirituality, Meaning & purpose. Learning at this level is about being conscious of our values and purpose, seeing ourselves as part of a greater universe and realizing our connection, relationship and responsibility in that picture. a learning at this level helps us to stay connected with our core and bring meaning to life.

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