Eco123 Revista da Economia e Ecologia
The scene with long queues and lots of elderly people in the post office is repeated every month. More than a dozen people stand there in a queue and wait …
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Think Pink
Head for a healthy, vegan, culinary spring with lots of colour.
Beetroot and ginger cream soup [gluten free, no milk, suitable for vegans] Starter for 6 People Ingredients: 500 g fresh beetroot 200 g potatoes 1 red onion diced finely 2 …
Read More »Support a universal basic income PROSPERITY + FREEDOM
The economy is in a parlous state. Millions of Europeans are suddenly losing their jobs. Who is giving them any support? The most idiotic view is the one that claims …
Read More »Blogs take to the smallholdings
What do four bloggers, one organic grocery, one farmer and ten guests do on a wonderful sunny day at Quinta das Seis Marias in Sargaçal, Lagos? They prove that fruits …
Read More »Bringing the Horta do Zé estate back to life
It is a cool autumn evening. The campfire glow flickers continuously over the faces of the audience. They tell and listen to stories about the River Sado, this farm and …
Read More »Don’t talk, act!
Eric Castaldo is the architect of the planned project to build a cable car from Monchique to the 776-metre-high peak of Picota in the range of the same name. He …
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Vitor Carlos da Silva Maio The programme is entitled “Habita Jovem” and it supports young home owners with financial subsidies for the appropriate restoration of ruins in Monchique. Vitor Carlos …
Read More »Our aim is to transform the ruins
Monchique is one of the municipalities in the country that has suffered most from depopulation and, in the last 40 years, its population has fallen by half, to around 5,000 …
Read More »Investing in the energy efficiency of residential properties
and decarbonising transport 2016 was the hottest year since records started being kept of the planet’s temperature in the nineteenth century. Governments now seem to be facing the problem head …
Read More »Sanitize a village, remodelling a country!
You only become aware of the advantages of living in the countryside, in a village, and definitely a long way from the city and the coast, when you’re out walking, …
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