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Honey
Honey
Our bees contribute to improve plant health at the same time they provide our guests with honey (above our honey).You can help us preserve Bees by buyiing our honey.
HostaBee
HostaBee
We continuously monitor our bees with HostaBee
Wine
Wine
We produce grapes and wine together with our local partners (below one of our wines). Visit our online store.
Silêncio do Colmeal - DOC Beira Interior
Silêncio do Colmeal - DOC Beira Interior
Wine developed in colaboration with Adega Cooperativa de Figueira de Castelo Rodrigo
The Chefs Wine
The Chefs Wine
Wine developed in partnership with Chef Vitor Claro
Cork CO2 retention in Colmeal
Cork CO2 retention in Colmeal
The use of cork products contributes to mitigate the climate changes, not only because of its capacity of accumulate carbon but also by the fact of replacing more intense alternative products in an energetic point of view.
CO2 retention in 2019 due to the consumption of corks: 7.7 tonnes of CO2
Forest
Forest
Oaks
Oaks
Our contribution for generations to come are the plantations of Pyrenean Oak and Cork Oak. Not only they will produce revenue in the long term, they will also improve wild life (aboveone of our Pyrenean oak).
Certification
Certification
Our forest is certified through the standards of Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) and the Programme for the Endorsement of Forest Certification (PEFC).
Guests
Guests
We share our beautiful farm with hundreds of guests from all over the world, that visit us every year (below one of our rooms)
visit our hotel: http://colmealhotel.com/?lang=en
Inside
Inside
Our rooms
Outside
Outside
Our village tnasformed in hotel.
Energy
Energy
We use our great sun to produce electric energy and to heat water to our guests. We also use the plentiful forest biomass to heat water and to heat our guest from the hard winter cold (below our solar panels).
Solar Electric Energy
Solar Electric Energy
We sell electric energy to the grid
TESLA
TESLA
We provide a TESLA electric vehicle charging for our visiting guests
Biomass energy
Biomass energy
We use wood chips from Colmeal forest maintenance in our biomass boilers
Solar water heating
Solar water heating
We also use the sun to heat water
Water
Water
We manage both drinking water and irrigation water to guarantee constant supply all year around (below our reservoir).
Wild life
Wild life
We provide sanctuary to the wild life with strategic placement of water and food.
Conservation of West Iberia project
Conservation of West Iberia project
Activities in Quinta do Colmeal of the Society of Fincas for the Conservation of Western Iberia (link)
Networking & Research
Networking & Research
We are looking for partnerships and knowledge to improve our practices.
EIP-AGRI Workshop
EIP-AGRI Workshop
On 4-5 June 2019, the European Commission’s DG AGRI and the EIP-AGRI workshop in Almere, the Netherlands. This workshop was dedicated to networking and sharing existing experiences with innovative projects on crop rotation and crop diversification. (link)
Member of TP Organics
Member of TP Organics
TP Organics aims at strengthen research & innovation for organics and other agroecological approaches that contribute to sustainable food and farming systems.
Financing
Financing
PRODER has been a strategic and financial tool for sustainable Agriculture activities in Colmeal
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