Alfeijoal Farm

• Promotion of organic farming: Quinta do Alfeijoal uses the Organic Production Mode in its olive grove. This sustainable and resilient food production system will be capable of an average production of 5 tons of olives per hectare in 2023, equivalent to 190 tons in 38 hectares. Considering 15% slinging, which translates into the oil squeezed/extracted from the olives, equals 28,500 liters of organic olive oil produced.
• Decent work: the promoter controls the suppliers of the temporary teams so that they have humane working conditions and fair pay.

Indirect:

• Use of renewable energy and promotion of the decarbonization of the economy: part of the energy consumed in the pumps are powered by the 30Kw solar panels installed.
• Conscious consumption and production: the pruning residues are used to promote organic matter in the plantation, and there is careful management of the efficient use of water through advanced control techniques.
• Sustainable soil management: through sowing techniques between the rows of the olive grove and the three annual grass cuts, the generation of organic matter is promoted, contributing to the fertilization and resilience of the soil.
• Promotion of learning for sustainable development: Through a partnership with the Agrarian School of Santarém, annually, the farm receives two trainees, with support in the costs, for practical field experience. In this way, it promotes the dissemination of knowledge and skills related to the organic production of food, promoting sustainable development.

Positivegravity is an agricultural company that manages the 64 hectares of Quinta do Alfeijoal, integrally certified in MPB (organic production method), including 38 hectares of irrigated olive grove, 4 hectares of rainfed olive grove, 16 hectares of forest and a small vineyard and walnut grove.

Quinta do Alfeijoal dates back to the XVIII century and was one of the largest holdings in the region, with an olive grove and olive press, vineyard, winery, fig grove, and distillery. After twenty years of abandonment, partly due to the family's rural exodus, a member of the 5th generation returned to the countryside. Here he installed the first super-intensive irrigated biological olive grove in Portugal.

The promoter has been distinguished with four honorable mentions: 

• ANJE Young Entrepreneur (Prémio Jovem Empreendedor ANJE), 2002.
• National Agriculture Award (Prémio Nacional de Agricultura), 2021.
• BPI National Agriculture Award (Prémio Nacional de Agricultura BPI), 2022.
• BGI Sustainability Award, 2023.

The company worked with the Portuguese NGO OIKOS to support their program with Small Organic Banana Communities in Peru, responsible for the first organic banana importation to Portugal as part of a FairTrade project.