When we acquired Quinta Picapau, we studied the property without studying the surrounding landscape. In August 2018 that mistake cost us dearly. A property boundary exists on a map — a living system does not.
Nature is constantly communicating — through water, soil colour, animal behaviour, tree health and insect presence. Together these form the language of the living system.
Many terraces around Monchique contain Cambisol-type soils with good agricultural potential but a depleted living component. Our greatest opportunity is organic matter — rebuilding what was lost through years of intensive management.