Urine is rich in nitrogen, potassium and phosphorus, so obviously will helps plants grow, but it does need to be diluted as human pee is too strong to be used neat on most plants. For those with fires or log-burners, urine mixed with ash creates a super-cocktail that plants will thrive on as the ash provides calcium and magnesium. Our uric acid levels are highest in the morning, so an early pee on the compost heap is to be encouraged for male exponents of al fresco permacultu

Portugal’s misnamed Minister for the Environment and Climate Action, João Matos Fernandes, recently approved a 15-hectare photovoltaic park that requires the destruction of 1,079 mature and productive cork oaks. The municipal Council in Gavião (Portalegre) has stated that it recognises the “municipal public interest” of the project, which will contribute to “compliance with national and European Union goals in the fields of energy from renewable sources and the reduction of g

Many are those choosing Portugal’s countryside areas in which to take holidays, moving away from choosing Lisbon and Porto where bookings dropped and remained stagnant due the pandemic. Led by bookings in the Bragança and Guarda areas, pandemic-aware families want nature and fresh air with 77% of bookings now being made outside of urban areas. During the pandemic, the supply of Alojamento Local (AL) registered countryside properties rose in Bragança (registrations up by 50%),

As more home buyers choose Portugal for its lifestyle, cost of living, climate, safety and stability, its beautiful rural areas increasingly are on the radar for those who wish to avoid tourism hot-spots and cities. At Rural Properties, we buy, renovate and resell countryside and village homes, using secured funds from individual investors who in return, receive 75% of the net gain on resale. By sticking to the lower end of the rural property market, purchasing properties for