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Between Territory and Creation: A Trimester of Regeneration in Motion

Between Territory and Creation: A Trimester of Regeneration in Motion Regenerating territories begins with regenerating relationships, between people, place and purpose, building a sustainable tomorrow through the convergence of culture, ecology and community. In the second trimester of 2026, Convento da Terra, through the DaST Foundation, continues to affirm Torrão as a living territory of […]

Stepping into 2026: Regenerating Territories, Resonating Worldwide

Stepping into 2026: Regenerating Territories, Resonating Worldwide “In a time when rural regions face urgent challenges, from desertification to the erosion of heritage, from isolation to economic fragility, we believe that the most transformative solutions grow from within, with the people and for the people.” With gratitude for the year 2025… Throughout 2025, the DaST […]

Oficial recognition of Foundation DaST: a milestone to celebrate

Oficial recognition of Foundation DaST: a milestone to celebrate A historic milestone that strengthens our path: Foundation DaST has been officially recognised by the Portuguese State. It is with great joy that we share historic news: the Foundation DaST – Design a Sustainable Tomorrow has been officially recognised by the Portuguese State (Despacho no. 10825/2025, […]

Reimagining Rural Futures

Reimagining Rural Futures June brings us not only the warmth of the season, but also international collaborations, institutional recognition, and new opportunities to deepen ongoing work with the community of Torrão! With summer comes the sowing of new seeds, of collaboration, recognition, and continuity. June arrives as a fertile month, shaped by international encounters, art […]

A toast to 2025 and the purpose of a lifetime

A toast to 2025 and the purpose of a lifetime “I see through things as well as through my eyes, the dreamed cities. It is they that were real. Things are merely the quivering spectacle of themselves reflected on the waters of my gaze. Only that which was never struck by reality truly exists in […]

In a personal capacity, I, Frederic Coustols believe…

“In a personal capacity, I, Frederic Coustols, believe that a more human economy can enrich the gentle rises and falls of the Alentejo landscape reminiscent of the Quattrocento. This place provides the perfect context to experience the grace of time. Using this concept, Calmness can drive innovation—a holistic vision for abundance and beauty for fulfilment.” […]

Suggested reads while entering 2025

1 The world-ending Fire by Wendell Berry Penguin Editions 2 The price of Inequality by Joseph E. Stiglitz Bertrand Editora 3 Aftermath, The cultures of the Economic Crisis by Manuel Castells, João Caraça, Gustavo Cardoso Oxford 4 The Biosphere by Vladimir Vernadsky Synergetic Press, inc 5 The Next Economy by Paul Hawken Holt, Rinehart and […]

Sustainable Finance Takes Centre Stage in Geneva

image & text © Le Temps “From Monday to Thursday, the Building Bridges conference will spotlight a wealth of investment solutions focused on nature, climate, and biodiversity. For this 5th edition, the Geneva-based event continues its mission to raise awareness and aims to convert finance professionals, while fostering cooperation between the financial sector and International […]

Future Perfect

“Sustainable development has to be looked at from a global and integrated perspective or it will be doomed to fall into the contradictions among the excessive specializations. The conceptual structure that thermodynamics grants when applied to Earth as a thermodynamic system, to the living being as a conserver of energy and to the social and […]