How global innovators design a sustainable future
The sustainable village of the future, if Martina Wiedemar and Joao Almeida have any say about it, will have solar panels, earthen buildings, and an eco-friendly agroforest, a form of regenerative agriculture that mimics nature to produce climate-friendly food.
The field hands who work there will earn wages well above what’s standard for this rural area of Portugal. Those who take up residence here for a week, a month, or longer will be able to take classes on permaculture or local cooking, and to sample locally grown produce. Children will play together, exploring nature.
There will also be a turquoise swimming pool with a chic poolside restaurant and coworking space, designed in a white-washed Mediterranean style, with fast internet.
“This place is an example that a sustainable life can be beautiful,” Mr. Almeida says of his family’s project, which they call Gandum Village. “It can be easy. It’s not
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