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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...
Elizabeth Appell: “And the day came when the risk to remain tight in a bud was more painful than the risk it took to blossom”
Elizabeth Appell: “And the day came when the risk to remain tight in a bud was more painful than the risk it took to blossom”
Who will eat the currants first? Us or the birds?
Who will eat the currants first? Us or the birds?
Found a bag of these plugs at the bottom of the box with sprinklers.
Found a bag of these plugs at the bottom of the box with sprinklers.I had no idea they existed and was naively plugging the sprinkler hoses directly into the lateral pipe. That worked, but wasn't very secure. These plugs are more difficult to plug in, but also seem a...
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