Alentejo, Portugal
The land was bought in 2025, and the work is just beginning. Each project is a packet: the front shows where it stands, and its record card sits in the pocket.
Choose the one you care about and give to it. Your gift goes to that project, and what it pays for is stamped on its card.
01 In the ground
A new basin, filling with water. Wild animals already come to drink.
Now: let it fill
The lake
| Stamped | Entry |
|---|---|
| 2025 | The land is bought. A new beginning. |
| Done | Dig the basin. |
| Next: let it fill |
No gifts are recorded yet. Each gift, and the work it pays for, will be stamped here.
02 Still in the drawer
Nothing has been built for these yet. Every stage is still printed in ghost ink.
A dry stone ring around each of 15 struggling olive trees.
0 of 15 rings built
Next: build the rings
Olive tree rings
| Stamped | Entry |
|---|---|
| 2025 | The land is bought. A new beginning. |
| Next: build the rings |
No gifts are recorded yet. Each gift, and the work it pays for, will be stamped here.
Macadamia, almond, walnut and pecan trees, still to plant.
0 of 4 kinds of tree planted
Next: plant the trees
Nut and fruit orchard
| Stamped | Entry |
|---|---|
| 2025 | The land is bought. A new beginning. |
| Next: plant the trees |
No gifts are recorded yet. Each gift, and the work it pays for, will be stamped here.
Walls built like stairs, with dragon fruit growing out of them.
Next: build the stepped walls
Dragon fruit steps
| Stamped | Entry |
|---|---|
| 2025 | The land is bought. A new beginning. |
| Next: build the stepped walls |
No gifts are recorded yet. Each gift, and the work it pays for, will be stamped here.
An old well to bring back: pump it out, clear it, let it refill.
Next: pump it out
The old well
| Stamped | Entry |
|---|---|
| 2025 | The land is bought. A new beginning. |
| Next: pump it out |
No gifts are recorded yet. Each gift, and the work it pays for, will be stamped here.
A 2.5 metre wall on the terrace slope, for plants that dislike the wind.
Next: build the wall
The walled garden
| Stamped | Entry |
|---|---|
| 2025 | The land is bought. A new beginning. |
| Next: build the wall |
No gifts are recorded yet. Each gift, and the work it pays for, will be stamped here.
03 Giving
Nature's Portal is a non-profit association in the making. It is not registered yet, so gifts are not tax-deductible.
04 Later
Ideas for the years ahead. None of these are offered yet, so they are still unprinted.
Small houses on the land for the people who live and work here.
The land is growing.
Look after one tree and follow how it grows.
Pick the work you want to do before you visit, and see its record.
Meals cooked from what the land grows.
Natural products sent from the land.
