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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...
Falling in love with flowers.
Falling in love with flowers.Here is a beautiful yellow lilly.
A butterfly picked our garden door to take care of its offspring. It is surprising as this is the door with most traffic.
A butterfly picked our garden door to take care of its offspring. It is surprising as this is the door with most traffic.The larva was there for days and the butterfly was for hours tending the pupa during the morning.For now, we watch and learn.
There is something about picking up lunch from the garden that is just magical. And it doesn’t get old.
There is something about picking up lunch from the garden that is just magical. And it doesn't get old.Beets, onions and lettuce. Plus onion flowers from the ones that had bolted. They are beautiful.
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