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Grow With Us
What's with the name?
From Wiktionary: alō (present infinitive alere, perfect active aluī, supine altum or alitum); third conjugation
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- I foster, I nourish
- I raise (as a child, an animal, etc.)
- I feed, I maintain, I develop
Alo Land Strategy Summary
Alo Land is a regenerative initiative by us - Petru and Inês. We are former tech professionals who moved to Portugal with our two children. We currently manage a 1-hectare plot with a food forest and own an additional 2.5-hectare undeveloped plot nearby.
Vision and Goals
- Land restoration using regenerative practices
- Supporting holistic well-being (physical, emotional, spiritual)
- Cultivating eight forms of capital (financial, material, living, social, intellectual, experiential, spiritual, cultural)
- Building community resilience
Current Challenges
- Overwhelming workload maintaining the food forest
- Potential for more social connections, particularly for the adults
- Gaps in food production despite potential
- Restrictions on travel due to land care responsibilities
Strategic Approach
The family has shifted to an incremental growth strategy that focuses on:
- Leveraging existing resources and activities
- Attracting people to the land (as participants or volunteers)
- Creating a volunteer pipeline
- Thoughtful development of their 2.5-hectare plot
From our visual diary...
It rained so much that there’s a bit of water at the bottom of the south #pond. This is unexpected because it’s just sand – not sure if it got saturated or there’s a grey seal forming.
It rained so much that there's a bit of water at the bottom of the south . This is unexpected because it's just sand - not sure if it got saturated or there's a grey seal forming.
Water pooling in several spots in the west #swale after today’s round of heavy rain.
Water pooling in several spots in the west after today's round of heavy rain.
Cleaning and inventorying plants between the east swale berm and the east fence. There’s a particularly lush spot where the previous owner used to pile up donkey manure.
Cleaning and inventorying plants between the east swale berm and the east fence. There's a particularly lush spot where the previous owner used to pile up donkey manure.
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