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- Funchal
- Private Tour
- 2 hours
Explore the production of banana trees on a banana farm in Madeira and embark on an interesting tour that takes you closer to local farming.
Quick Details
Learn about regenerative farming and ecologic principles visiting our ecofarm. Our organic certified farm is located on the fringes of the Peneda Gerês National Park (World Biosphere Reserve), one hour ride from Porto, in Arcos de Valdevez. We produce chestnut, varied fruit, vegetables, mushrooms and aromatic herbs, following agroecology practices. We have chickens, rabbits, ducks, one cat and one dog.
After a guided tour around the farm, lunch will be waiting for us at the farm’s courtyard patio. Organic and/or local farm-to-table ingredients, cooked by Elisabete, farm’s chef, everything accompanied by good Portuguese wine. We promise you will leave inspired, having met people passionate about organic food, sustainable farming and healthy eating.
Starters: Cured olives, Portuguese goat/sheep cheese, corn bread migas with black-eyed peas and cabbage, paired with our incredible local green wine (Minho region, Ponte da Barca)
Soup: Pea puree soup with mint
Main course: Main course: Rabbit «à caçador» (hunter’s recipe) with carqueja (plant that grows in the mountains) rice and sautéed cabbage
Dessert: Apple and Cinnamon gluten free cake
Drinks: Local green wine or Red wine (Alentejo region), water, homemade cold chamomile herbal tea with lemon, coffee
After booking we will send all the details of the reservation.
If you wish to propose another day or time for the experience, send us a message: [email protected] and we will do our best to reschedule, or we can include one more experience for all day.