A 2-hectare off-grid permaculture demonstration and education centre in the mountains of the Serra do Açor, Central Portugal, regenerating land and buildings through circular systems design, water retention landscaping, soil restoration, agroforestry and organic growing, natural building, renewable energy generation, and ecological sanitation, and empowering others to do the same. … Read more
Ecovillages
Benfeita
An unintentional community of ecologically-minded people from all over the world exploring the regeneration of community and environment in a mountainous rural area. … Read more
Mount of Oaks – Monte dos Carvalhos
Off-grid Permaculture community farm since 2006. We are a small community that welcomes many people each year to experience and be part of a family. That’s our view of community, whether it is a volunteer that comes for some weeks, a guest who spends some nights, our elderly neighbours who come for a chat, the new foreigner who comes to settle, we believe in meaningful relationships. … Read more
ahoxus
we live in cheap shelters on a piece of land on the countryside with trees and away from the cities or big buildings. we strive to cultivate the land and bring better water and nature than before we arrived. all along with some basic and cheap conveniences, like a hot shower (solar heated) and the internet. we are in 10ha of land north of portugal since march 2020. … Read more
The happy tribe
Want to join a raw vegan collective community in the center of Portugal, near the Mondego River? You are welcome to come and experience a peaceful life in nature and live together as a supportive community. Living a simple minimalistic life, living close to each other, doing only what we really want to do, deciding everything together. Communicating in nonviolent communication, fulfilling our needs, creating the best happy life we can. The basic principles: * Consensus decision … Read more
Shambala
Shambala is a project with the aim to support the truth revolution that is already happening around us. We want to create a space where we can practice and teach together as a tribe. We are working with the United Awakening Peace Strategy to create a common plan for action that will unite us. We use Fractal Circles and Strategic Overviews to create common goals and cooperate. … Read more
Ananda Valley
The goal is to develop a model of sustainable living in response to modern social, economic and environmental challenges. It envisions becoming a centre of environmental and social excellence that will serve as a source of inspiration and innovation for the wider community. Ananda Valley aims to create its nucleus in a rural community based on ecological principles in the centre of Portugal. … Read more
Terra Alta Permaculture Education Centre
An educational center focused on off the grid living and ecological design spanning all of the permaculture ethics, social, environmental and economic dimensions. Our aim is to distribute sustainable living skills, blending the teachings of permaculture, natural building, and those of many other traditions. … Read more
Merkaba Community
We live by a few core principles which allow us to thrive as a community..Concept of Abundance – if every person in the community gave more than they took, we would all have an abundance of everything we ever need… Mindfulness – we are mindful in all activities throughout our day, whether this be practising yoga, eating, interacting with another person or carrying out our daily chores…& more … Read more
Awakened Forest Project
A reforestation Project in Central Portugal where we are not only focused on outer change but also on inner transformation – that of our individual consciousness and also of our collective consciousness that shapes our culture. … Read more