Side-by-side footage from May 26 and June 21 reveals a food forest that came alive in under a month. In Episode 6, we walk one of the planting rows and explain the repeating poplar-anchored module that makes it all work.
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Three bedrooms, original basalt stone walls, and a pergola patio overlooking the passionfruit field on São Miguel. A century-old farmhouse restored for families, groups, and wedding guests.
A look at how we turned a single-crop passionfruit field into a diverse, productive food forest on São Miguel — bananas, fruit trees, pollinator habitats, and living soil.
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Why we chose poplar, pomegranate, fig, and flowering beds for our regenerative food forest on São Miguel. Tiago walks through the design logic behind every species.
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Episode 4 of the VIVA Quinta transformation. Why we're planting poplar, eucalyptus, and casuarina to build soil for our future food forest in the Azores.
The Azores are getting more attention every year — and the way we visit matters. A few thoughts on sustainable tourism on São Miguel and how to travel in a way that actually leaves the islands better.
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VIVA Quinta is three properties on São Miguel — Malaca, Quinta do Ananás, and Quinta do Mar — each with its own character but stitched together by the same regenerative farm and the same approach to hospitality.
Our hands-on cooking classes for summer 2026 are now open for booking. Small groups, farm-to-table menus shaped by what's ripe that morning, and a kitchen team who teaches as they cook.
A guided walk through our syntropic food forest followed by a six-course tasting menu built from the day's harvest. €165 per guest, limited to 20, year-round on São Miguel.
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Regenerative agriculture isn't a single technique — it's a way of farming that leaves the land healthier than it found it. Here's what it means in practice on a working farm in the Azores.
A walkthrough of Quinta do Ananás — our first open property. Traditional Azorean pineapple greenhouses, farm animals, organic gardens, and a place to stay that's built around slow living and authentic island life.
A short film about some of our most curious farm residents. Meet the goats of VIVA Quinta — what they're called, how they spend their days, and why they belong here.
Episode 2: Anita and Tiago begin transforming a passionfruit monoculture into a diverse, layered food forest using syntropic farming and agroforestry — building biodiversity, soil health, and long-term resilience.
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The first episode of our farm series. Anita and Tiago walk land that's been untouched for thirty years and share the vision for a regenerative food forest, eco farm stays, and authentic Azores experiences on São Miguel.