Seeds of the Mediterranean is a series of webinars promoted within the framework of the Mediterranean Cluster, a working group in which the PAC National Networks of Mediterranean countries meet monthly (Italy, France, Romania, Spain, Greece, Portugal, Cyprus, and Croatia), moderated by the EUCAP Network. This series plans to organize a webinar every four months, […]
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Agriculture has always had a woman’s face. A face shaped by sun, wind and seasons, where time has left marks that are also traces of deep, embodied wisdom. Looking at these women, whose photographs accompany this text, is to recognise the memory of cold dawns and a silent persistence that sustains life; it is to […]
Events, News, Portugal
Competence Centre for the Mediterranean Diet at the 11th Mediterranean Diet Fair
The Competence Centre for the Mediterranean Diet (CCDM) was present at the 11th edition of the Mediterranean Diet Fair in Tavira, which took place between 4 and 7 of September. This year, in addition to the presence with an institutional stand, CCDM collaborated in organising a seminar entitled “Innovation and Sustainability in the Mediterranean Diet”, […]
Events, News, Portugal
The 7th edition of the Children’s and Milk Festival brought together around 11,000 children at Espaço Agros
AGROS welcomes 11,000 children to celebrate Children’s Day and Milk Day AGROS – Union of Milk Producers’ Cooperatives organized, in partnership with the Departments of Education and School Groups of the Municipalities of Póvoa de Varzim and Vila do Conde, the 7th edition of the Children’s and Milk Festival. For logistical and scheduling reasons, the […]
The Centre Regional Coordination and Development Commission, I. P. (CCDR Centro) organised and promoted the Regional School Garden Competition, which was widely publicised on social media and in the press. The competition aimed to highlight school gardens as a valuable pedagogical tool for promoting learning, appreciating agriculture, and fostering a deeper connection with rural life. […]
Turbot fish and spices Our working philosophy is that we use local produce and exploit the product as a whole, without waste. In this way, we reduce our ecological footprint and add value to the product. Turbot wrapped in chard with celery puree, lentils, and sparkling sauce with spices by Chef João Dias.
The Mediterranean Diet is a lifestyle marked by diversity combined with a set of food and social characteristics that make it a cultural, historical and health model that is widely recognised as the healthiest and most sustainable in the world. From a food point of view, the interactions with sustainability are numerous, but the impact […]
Artificial Intelligence and Serpa DOP Cheese APS – Associação de Produtores de Queijo Serpa (Serpa Cheese Producers Association) and the Polytechnic Institute of Beja have launched the QI 4.0 – Queijo Serpa DOP (Protected Designation of Origin) – Artificial Intelligence in Artisanal Production project. This innovative project, which began on 1 September 2024 and is […]
Revitalgarve is a project funded by the Recovery and Resilience Plan. It aims to intervene in the areasof production, processing, distribution, supply, organisation, commercialisation and consumption of food, respecting the principles of the Mediterranean Diet, by developing models of organisation for theeconomy of the territories, recognising their diversity, natural and social capital, and helping to […]
The Competence Centre for the Mediterranean Diet (CCDM) was present at the 10th edition of the Mediterranean Diet Fair in Tavira, which took place between 5 and 8 of September. The presence with an institutional stand was, for the CCDM, an opportunity to raise public awareness to this ancient lifestyle that is the Mediterranean Diet. […]
