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ElseWhere -project-

a journey that will take us somewhere else, in an elsewhere that we can't wait to discover.

21/09/2026

Every person who passes through Elsewhere experiences this place in a different way.

They arrive with their own story, their own expectations, their own knowledge, and often leave with something they didn't expect.

Over the years, we've shared a lot about Elsewhere through our own eyes. With Elsewhere Stories, we want to do something different: let the people who have volunteered here tell you what this place has meant to them.

The first story we're sharing is Maria's. She came here from Spain to spend a few weeks with us and, for a little while, became part of life at Elsewhere.

This is her Elsewhere Story.

07/09/2026

Summer at Elsewhere is always a busy season.

Some projects take shape, while others move forward little by little. We build, harvest, transform, take care of what is growing, and make space for what is yet to come.

Some jobs take weeks, while others come back almost every day. There are first harvests, even when they are tiny, new spaces beginning to take shape, and products made from what the land gives us.

And in the middle of all this, there are new people arriving, days spent together, markets, experiments, lots of work, and a few sunsets that still manage to make us stop for a moment.

This was our summer at Elsewhere. And looking back at it all together, it's beautiful to see how far we've come.

10/08/2026

Still no call from Netflix.

So, for now, we'll just keep planting trees, rebuilding the soil, living in community... and filming our own low budget trailers. 😄

03/08/2026

One of the things we love most about this project is that no two days are ever the same.

Permaculture and agroforestry naturally lead you to wear many different hats. One day you're planting vegetables, the next you're harvesting herbs for tea, making jam, caring for trees, preparing smoke cleansing sticks or joining local festivals.

Our goal has always been the same: to honour as much as possible what the land gives us, while learning how to care for it a little better every season.

But Elsewhere has never been only about plants.

It's also about people.

Some volunteers arrive with years of experience and generously share their knowledge. Others arrive knowing almost nothing about this world, just as we once did.

We love both.

Because none of us started as farmers, builders or herbalists. We learned from others, we studied, we experimented, we made mistakes and we tried again.

Little by little, this place grew.

And so did we.

Every season brings different projects.
Every volunteer brings different skills.
And everyone leaves with something new.

02/06/2026

Three and a half years ago this land was almost only sand.

Very little organic matter.
Very little water held in the soil.
Very little life.

So we started from there.
From the basics.

Compost.
Mulch.
Biomass.
Water.
Seeds.
Attempts.
Mistakes.
Observation.

And year after year something started to change.

Not all at once.
Not quickly.
But slowly the soil began to hold moisture.
Insects, fungi, wild plants and pollinators arrived.
The plants started growing differently.
And where there was once almost only sand, today there is a living ecosystem.

We are still at the beginning.
Three and a half years is nothing for an ecosystem.

But watching life return to a piece of land is one of the most beautiful things we have ever had the privilege to witness.

26/05/2026

There is something deeply beautiful about handmade processes.

Not because they are perfect. Not because they are fast. But because every single step passes through human hands.

These syrups begin in the garden, collecting herbs and flowers one by one, choosing the plants, cutting them gently, leaving them in water overnight so they can slowly release their scent, flavour and qualities.

Then comes the filtering. The stirring. The simmering. The bottling. The labels placed one at a time.

Nothing here is automated.

Every bottle takes time. Attention. Presence. Repetition.

And somehow, we love that.

Because in a world that pushes everything to become faster, we are still interested in slow gestures.

In making things carefully. In knowing the plants we work with. In touching every bottle before it leaves this place.

And yes, alongside the practical side, there is also intention.

Each plant carries its own qualities, its own character, its own quiet language.

So while these syrups are simply delicious drinks, they are also botanical preparations made with care, with attention, and with deep respect for the herbs growing around us.

Small handmade botanical preparations, coming from our garden, our hands, and a slower way of living.

19/05/2026

There are places that look like paradise only in pictures.

And then there are places where people laugh, cook together, transplant under the sun, split wood, build things, make mistakes, learn, get tired, feel alive.

Elsewhere is not a holiday. It’s a shared life.

Here the land is truly regenerating, but alongside the soil, the people who pass through it are transformed too.

Some arrive to learn about agroforestry. Others to slow down. Others simply to understand what it feels like to live in a real community.

And often they leave carrying much more than what they thought they came looking for.

thanks to .pechova for editing.

09/05/2026

We do not make smudge sticks in series.

We make them slowly, one by one, by hand.

These days we have been harvesting esteva, the Mediterranean rock rose that grows wild here in the Algarve, together with wild lupin flowers.

We walk among the plants carefully choosing the right branches, the best leaves, the parts that will dry well and burn slowly.

Every plant is harvested by hand.
Every bundle is composed by hand.
Every string is tied by hand.

And maybe that is the most beautiful part.

We gather together around a table, between conversations, silence, laughter and working hands.
Slowly, the smudge sticks take shape.

No two are ever exactly the same.

They are small objects made of plants, time, care and community 🌿

thanks to .pechova for editing

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