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2020
Discussion Circle: Overcoming licensing barriers
2/07/2020 – held at the University of Evora, Portugal
Newbie Award winner 2020: Ervitas Catitas
25/05/2020
Steering Group Meeting
22/04/2020 – held online
Conference: “Acting for the Environment, Building a Sustainable Council”
07/02/2020 – held at the University of Evora, Portugal
Newbie international exchange: French delegation visits Portugal
5/02/2020
Discussion circle: Better networking in the value chain
30/01/2020 – held at the Environmental Space Building – Évora, Portugal
2019
Discussion Circle: Contribution of science to the community and local economy
29/11/2019 – held at Ferreira do Alentejo Village, Portugal
Newbie Award open for applications
29/11/2019 – published on the Portuguese Newbie Facebook page
Discussion Circle: Implementation of a local food system
04/10/2019 – held at Santana de Cambras Village, Portugal
Discussion Circle: Importance of short supply chains Km0 as a way to small farms enter in the market
25/09/2019 – held in S. Manços Village, Portugal
Discussion Circle: Importance of short supply chains
19/09/2019 – held in Tivoli Hotel, Portugal
Conference: Cultural Tourism, Gastronomy and Lodging in Evora: What are the links?
14/09/2019 – held at the University of Evora, Portugal
Discussion Circle: Clarification session for horticultural producers on specific legislation for small farmers
20/08/2019 – held at the Commercial Association of Evora, Portugal
Discussion Circle: The importance of networking with municipalities
16/08/2019 – held at the Intermunicipal Community of Central Alentejo, Portugal
Group discussion about short supply chains and sharing experiences
15/08/2019 – held at MINGA Cooperative, Portugal
Discussion Circle: Farm advisory services for Newbies
05/01/2019 – held at University of Evora, Portugal
Newbie award winner 2019: MINGA cooperative
10/05/2019
2018
Steering Group Meeting
04/12/2018 – held at the University of Evora, Portugal
Steering Group Meeting
21/06/2018 – held at the University of Evora, Portugal
Round table about the Newbie project
15/04/2018 – held at the University of Evora, Portugal
Portuguese
1. Available advisory services for new entrants in farming
Access to knowledge
2. Short supply chains: a way to facilitate access to market by new entrants
Access to market
3. How to add value to a product considered mainstream
Access to market
4. When solving a problem becomes an opportunity
Access to knowledge
English
Bridging people and policy – Discussing the family farming statute with small farmers
On the 11th October 19 farmers, researchers, and local and general administration came together in Montemor-o-Novo, Portugal, to discuss the statute of “family farming”. This statute was created in Portugal in 2019 to benefit small farmers that are often not contemplated or eligible to other forms of support. The meeting focused the admission requirements, that […]
Portuguese Newbie team hosts Newbie visit
The Portuguese Newbie team organized a national visit to different initiatives and projects of interest, instead of the programmed international exchange due to logistic constraints from the pandemic. The visit took place between the 14-15 July and we were joined by a Bulgarian delegation of four. The two-day program aimed to get to know different […]
Bulgarian Newbie team visits Idanya-a-Nova, Portugal
Newbie Exchange in Portugal in July 2021 This article will report on the international exchange by the Bulgarian Newbie team to our Portuguese Newbie team. Topics included: local policy and best practices in short food supply chains and new entrant support This summer the University of Evora organized a national visit to the region Idanya-a-Nova […]
Distillery Junior Jacques is the Portuguese Newbie award winner of 2021
Afonso Pereira and Marieke Devillé are the winners of the last edition of the Portuguese Newbie competition for new entrants, with their company Alma Organica. Having lived abroad for some years, they decided to move back to Portugal and settled in Odemira, Alentejo with a project focused on sustainability, agrotourism and valorisation of local resources. […]
Portuguese Newbie Amor é Cego wins prize for best label design
The Portuguese Newbie business Amor é Cego started from João Rosado’s desire to maintain the traditional olive grove that has been cared by his grandfather for over 60 years. With no intent to increase production, a main concern was to secure income to cover the costs of maintaining the farm. Their business strategy focused on […]
Km0 Alentejo meeting at University of Evora, Portugal
The Km0 Alentejo initiative’s consortium led by the University of Evora met on the 25th September to review annual progress in developing local value chains that can foster economic development and encourage new forms of sustainable farm businesses in the region. The initiative aims to bring together all actors of the food system through a […]
Culinary innovations increase the environmental and economic value of acorns
Culinary innovations increase the environmental and economic value of acorns Bolota viva is an inspiring example of an agri-food business that combines culinary innovations through acorn processing with the preservation of oak trees in the declining Montado silvopastoral landscape of Alentejo. Although traditionally used as animal feed, Sonia and Marco saw the opportunity to enhance […]
Discussion circle in Portugal: overcoming licensing barriers
Overcoming licensing barriers in small-scale production and transformation was the topic of the discussion circle organised by Newbie Portugal on the 2 July at the University of Evora. The event brought together twenty-four participants including the different national and regional entities involved in issuing licenses, producers, processing businesses and scientists. The session focused on two […]
Winner of the Portuguese Newbie Award 2019
The 2019 Newbie Portugal Award was won by Raquel Alves, founder of the Ervitas Catitas farm, producing and selling organic aromatic herbs and essential oils. In 2008, after losing her job, Raquel turned the small herbal garden she had started on succession land as a personal hobby into Ervitas Catitas (Fancy Little Herbs in Portuguese) […]
Portuguese Steering Group – virtual meeting on ZOOM
Portuguese Steering Group – virtual meeting on ZOOM The 4th Portuguese Steering Group meeting took place on the 22nd of April to follow up on progress. One of the key points discussed was about the next steps in the creation of a farm incubator in the Alentejo region and most importantly reflections on potential entities […]
