Central Portugal stretches from the Atlantic coast to the Spanish border. Portugal's highest mountains rise in the interior. Arable farming is only possible here under difficult conditions. So more and more people are discovering an adapted and sustainable form of agriculture: permaculture.

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In a small community in the Leiria region, two former nuns have discovered this kind of gentle farming for themselves. In the garden of Margarida Monteiro and Eduarda Barbosa, the vegetables do not grow in rows. In September, beans, pumpkins and cabbage thrive among grasses and herbs.

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With the yields of their harvest, they feed themselves, but also friends. Beans, home-baked bread and cabbage are made into traditional migas. Pumpkin and moon beans are the basis for a hearty stew. Their own figs and apples refine an autumnal walnut cake.

At our Neighbour's Table - Central-Portugal | Season 2021 - Episode 264
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