We are aiming to create a self-sustainable farm with an emphasis on using older historical techniques in the work. Quinta da Mandrágora will also work as a course centre for historical handicraft and experimental archaeology, Permaculture, self-sufficient living, bio-agriculture, and other near-lying fields.

Check the "about" pages for more information about the farm and the surroundings. We are situated in the small village Avessada ca 30 minutes from Lisbon city which makes us be close to many of the "must see"-places in Portugal!

On these pages you will find a presentation of the project, our aims, the courses you can take here and also information for volunteers (we are members of HelpX).

The calendar will be continuously updated with upcoming events.

Feel most welcome to contact us for more information (but please check the pages first) or if you feel you can contribute to our work in any way!

Quer viver num projecto de Permacultura a 30min de Lisboa, por 100€/mês ? (English text below)

Traga a sua caravana/auto caravana/ tenda/yurt/dome/contentor/cabine (seja o que for habitável e temporário segundo os códigos de construção Portuguesa) e nós oferecemos parte do nosso terreno para si.

O preço inclui electricidade, água, Internet (Partilha de linha ADSL), o uso de um WC comunitário com casa de banho de composito e duche aquecido por energia solar/rocket stove.
Basicamente está a pagar pelos recursos usados, não uma renda.

Terá a oportunidade de participar em workshops dados aqui e também criar os seus.
Há espaço para animais se desejar ter alguns. ( Abrigo para os animais terão de ser construidos, e poderemos cobrar um pouco mais pelo uso de água etc). Também temos uma sala de ensaios na nossa casa para aluguer à hora.

Soa interessante ? Vê mais em http://www.quintadamandragora.com para saber um pouco mais do nosso projecto. Contacto: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it ou mande sms para 913786028 e terá resposta assim que pudermos.

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Do you want to live on a Permaculture project 30 min from Lisbon city for 100€ per month?
Bring your own caravan/camper/tent/ yurt/dome/container/cabin (anything that is considered temporary by Portuguese building code) and we offer you to take part of our project as well as using a piece of land as your own.

In the price we include electricity, water, Internet connection (shared ADSL line), use of a community bathroom with compost toilet and shower heated by solar/rocket stove. Basically you're paying for the resources you use, no real rent.

You'll have the chance to participate in workshops given here and also to create your own. There's space for animals if you'd like to keep some. (Shelters need to be built though and we might need to charge a bit extra for water usage etc.) We also have a rehearsal room in our house for rent by the hour.

Does this sound interesting? Check http://www.quintadamandragora.com to know a bit more about our project. Contact This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it or send a message to (+351) 913786028 and we'll get back to you!

Since we have a plot of land that is larger than we need for ourselves, we have decided to share it with other people interested in Permaculture!

The idea is to make available plots of land where you can implement your own smaller permaculture projects as a part of a bigger whole. You will be assigned an area on the land where you can design freely and we can also help you out with this in case you don't have much experience in Permaculture design.

Each plot will be a few hundred squaremetres, which should be enough for most to get going with their project.

Conditions:

• Helping out in investing in a pump for the well. (Depending on how many we are it should be no more than maximum 25€ per person.)

• Helping out with the farm as a whole 4 days per year, once in summer, once in autumn/winter. If you wish to help out more it's very welcome of course.

• NO herbicides/pesticides or artificial fertilizers can be used.

• Keeping the community spaces such as the compost toilet and solar shower clean and promise to only use biodegradable products in them. (These are still due to be constructed.)

• Respect the privacy of us who live here. We are nice and welcoming people, but we also appreciate our time alone. Thus, we might not always be available every time you are here, but the land is always open for you to have access to your own part.

We also have a large open space that could house animals such as pigs, goats, sheep or even 2-3 horses. It does not have a shelter yet and still needs fencing in the lower part (ca 50 m) but it is in the plans. In case you are interested in housing animals here, feel free to contact us. :)

Quinta da Mandrágora is a farm situated in the village Avessada near Malveira/Mafra ca 35 km from Lisbon city. There are good bus and train connections from Lisboa, Sintra etc to Malveira and from there it is around 3.5 kms to the farm in case you don't travel by car.

Our aims here are to implement a permaculture project to recuperate the land that hasn't been used for several years. The farm will work as a course centre within the fields of Permaculture and historical handicraft, music etc. We have an equipped rehearsal room for rent for those who want to practise music.

We also have space for 1-2 caravans/mobile homes for people who would like to live here. Please contact for more info about costs etc.

If this sounds interesting, send a mail to:

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Veronica of Quinta da Mandrágora gives piano and singing lessons at "Centro de Estudos Musicais Cem Intervalo 6" in Venda do Pinheiro.

Please contact them on: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it for full information about how to enroll.

The school offers teaching in the following instruments:

- BATERIA
- GUITARRA
- BAIXO
- PIANO
- CANTO
- ACORDEÃO
- VIOLONCELO
- VIOLINO
- PERCUSSÃO ÉTNICA
- TEORIA MUSICAL
- TREINO AUDITIVO
- HARMONIA
- COMPOSIÇÃO
- LEITURA

The school on Facebook:  Centro de Estudos Musicais Cem Intervalo 6

Glögg – Perfeito para beber no inverno!

Vinho misturado com açucar e especiarias, bastante apreciado já nos tempos medievais.

Quinta da Mandrágora agora dispõe de uma selecção desta bebida, para quem precisa de se aquecer no inverno.

Beber este vinho quente, mas não ferver.

Começamos por disponibilizar estes trés tipos:

Glögg – Tinto com chocolate (75cl) - 5€(Ingredientes: Vinho tinto, açucar, especiarias, pó de cacau. Agitar antes de usar.)

Glögg – Rosé com baunilha (75cl) - 5€(Ingredientes: Vinho rosé, açucar, extracto de baunilha, especiarias.)

Glögg – Branco com Moscatel (50cl) - 5€(Ingredientes: Vinho branco, Moscatel, açucar, especiarias.

Contactem-nos  para encomendar.

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Glögg – The perfect drink in winter!

Wine mixed with sugar and spices of this kind was appreciated already in the middle ages.

Quinta da Mandrágora now offers a selection of this drink to everyone who needs something warming in winter.

You drink this wine heated, but don't boil it or the alcohol will fly away.

We start by offering three different types:

Glögg – Red with chocolate (75cl) - 5€(Ingredients: Red wine, sugar, spices, cacao powderShake before use.)

Glögg – Rosé with vanilla (75cl) - 5€(Ingredients: Rosé wine, sugar, vanilla extract, spices.)

Glögg – White with Moscatel (75cl) - 5€(Ingredients: White wine, moscatel, sugar, spices.)

Contact us to order!