Hi, we are so glad to see you here!
You clicked on this page - we are impressed and a little surprised! The best way to get to know us, though, is to get in touch!
Grow With Us
What's with the name?
From Wiktionary: alō (present infinitive alere, perfect active aluī, supine altum or alitum); third conjugation
-
- 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...
Novo texto no blog: O que é um Garden Explorer?
Novo texto no blog: O que é um Garden Explorer?Neste artigo, partilho um pouco da visão por trás da Alo Lira: Garden Explorers — oficinas para crianças inspiradas pela permacultura, pela natureza, pela criatividade, pela música e pelo trabalho com significado.O texto...
We are building again. Summer is not the time for big construction work because of the heat and usually there are too many demands from the garden and plants. But perfect is the enemy of the good, and this shelter will be useful now.
We are building again. Summer is not the time for big construction work because of the heat and usually there are too many demands from the garden and plants. But perfect is the enemy of the good, and this shelter will be useful now.Bit by bit, it's coming along and...
Did you know lavender is so much more than a relaxing scent? 🌿 Here at Alo Lira, on our quinta in Salir do Porto, we use this plant to explore everything from botany puzzles to sensory and scientific discovery.
Did you know lavender is so much more than a relaxing scent? 🌿 Here at Alo Lira, on our quinta in Salir do Porto, we use this plant to explore everything from botany puzzles to sensory and scientific discovery.This is theme N.º 01: Lavender, one of four pillars that...
Portuguese 
English