Field resources

Start by reading the land.

A free resource for people who want to think before they plant: water, soil, ground cover, strata and real limits in a semi-arid context.

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Inside the guide Water · soil · ground cover · biomass Strata · lines · islands · hypothesis log
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Agroforestry Adapted to Drought

This guide gathers questions and tools that help turn a planting idea into a more conscious working hypothesis. It is based on the Wild Alentejo experience in Mértola, where summer water availability limits scale and management.

14 pagesLandscape A4 PDFPortuguese editionFree

The first edition is in Portuguese. It covers land observation, water priorities, ground cover and biomass, strata, lines, islands, contour lines, a hypothesis log and references.

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External references

Keep studying the land

Wild Alentejo brings together local observation, technical references and authors who have developed relevant practices for dry landscapes. These links are starting points for study and do not represent affiliation, certification or endorsement of the project by the respective authors.

Syntropy

Ernst Götsch — Agenda Gotsch

A first-party resource for exploring syntropic farming, succession, strata, biomass and management. Wild Alentejo applies these ideas experimentally in the semi-arid context of Mértola.

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Water and landscape

Brad Lancaster — Harvesting Rainwater

Practical resources on reading runoff, infiltration and harvesting rainwater, with examples developed in dry landscapes.

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Science and context

FAO — Land, soil and water

Institutional information on integrated and sustainable management of land, soil and water resources, including climate resilience.

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Local data

IPMA — climate and weather

Portugal's official source for forecasts, warnings, climate information and meteorological context relevant to the Alentejo.

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External references help frame the work, but they do not replace field measurements, local analysis or technical assessment of a specific implementation.