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Commenced:
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01/01/2005 |
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Submitted:
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02/02/2011 |
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Last updated:
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07/10/2015 |
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Location:
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Santo Antonio do Pinhal, Sao Paulo, BR |
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Phone:
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5512997159134 |
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Website:
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http://www.sitiogralhaazul.net |
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Climate zone:
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Sub tropical |
Gralha Azul Farm was started on a degraded pasture at the Mantiqueira Mountain Range, a very steep and rainy region, to show that agriculture can restore the land. It is Alex's family home, office, and habitat.
Gralha Azul farm was started by Alex and his wife, Laura, as a way to practice sustainability concepts that they have studied for many years, to promote small scale agroecology techniques on a region that people raise cattle on a very inappropriate terrain, and raise the couple kids on a place where they can learn how to live on a living planet.
Alex and Laura have lived for 2 years on a trailer, to start land restoration and building infra-structure.
Now at Gralha Azul farm there is an adobe house, a green house, a farm barn and a not finished restaurant.
The farm produces food for the family and a small surplus for sale.
Some products: Rice, beans, corn, pumpkin, squash, peanuts, manioc, cassava, bananas, watermelon, carrots, lettuce, brocolli, cauliflower, potato, amaranth, garlic, onions, many more vegetables. All seeds are produced at Gralha Azul farm.
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