“Every vegetable has its time” Russian Proverb Microgreens truly are delicious, tiny, and perfect representations of fresh vegetables, herbs and greens. Used in fine dining for years, they provide intense flavour in delicate bites. As [...]
On a beautiful weekend at the tail end of October, 20 bee lovers from Spain and Portugal joined NBT trustee Jonathan Powell at the Finca La Donaira eco retreat to experience the Trust’s honey bee rewilding project [...]
Winter is coming. The days are becoming shorter, the leaves have turned yellow and red, some trees have completely lost their coating, the rain is slowly becoming our daily companion and the winds are blowing strong and [...]
With the Pure Blood Lusitanos wandering the romantic Andalusian landscapes of La Donaira, we can proudly say that this, right here, is the place where wellness and wellbeing of both human and horse meet in extraordinary circumstances. [...]
Part 2: The UK and Abroad Years Seamus Gaffney has been a part of La Donaira from its inception. He has been working assiduously for the past 12 years building trustful relationships between man and horse, [...]
“If you eat, you are involved in agriculture” - Wendell Berry As the summer season has drawn to a close, I present a short piece on some interesting facts about the crops that [...]
As autumn begins, we find ourselves in transition again. We are being reminded, that life is a continuous cycle and that change is the only constant. This year the autumn equinox, the first official day of the [...]
The cold comes to La Donaira and the medicinal garden is covered at dawn with drops of dew. Every season is different, and we always like to feel like a home, every corner a place in which [...]
“In all things of nature there is something of the marvellous” Aristotle A farm, especially one as big as La Donaira has many species and different encompassing ecosystems. We have our domesticated livestock living alongside [...]
Part 1: The Roots of Edible Landscaping and Forest Gardening in the Mediterranean This is the first installment in a series examining the practices of agroecology, edible landscaping and forest gardening that underpin many aspects [...]
