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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...
Beautiful hair… Oh, wait, it’s another native plant we are adding to our food forest. It’s Lygeum spartum, Falso-Esparto.
Beautiful hair... Oh, wait, it's another native plant we are adding to our food forest. It's Lygeum spartum, Falso-Esparto.It's a beautiful perennial grass, that you can use to make different materials.It withstands maritime exposure and drought, as long as it can...
It’s time for the natives to shine!
It's time for the natives to shine!Planting Joina das Areias, a perennial bush present across the coastal sands.It adds beauty, fertility and soil coverage. I hope the insects will appreciate it
#duck bath time! They’d been treating the kiddie pool with suspicion, but not anymore.
bath time! They'd been treating the kiddie pool with suspicion, but not anymore.
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