20-21 MAR 2026 — Ash2Soil 🔥💧🌱 Free Regeneration Workshops in Central Portugal
Come and learn to co-create ecosystems that prevent fire, mitigate floods, and build natural + social resilience
🌄 This spring, we’re kicking off Ash2Soil, a year-long collaborative project with one goal:
inspiring communities to transform fire-affected landscapes into resilient ecosystems.
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Participation is free of charge—read on for a project summary, event details, and to register
Project Summary
- Four seasonal community gatherings, bringing together science, field practice, culture, and art to transform fire-affected landscapes into resilient ecosystems.
- For anyone seeking to broaden knowledge and skills for the co-creation of lush ecosystems that prevent fire, mitigate floods, and build both natural and social resilience
- No experience required; all you need to bring is an open heart and mind—be welcome!
What will participation bring you?
- A shift in mindset —busting myths that can keep us stuck in (invisible) degradation loops, and embodying natural, abundance-increasing patterns.
- Micro-level understanding — getting to grips with the elemental importance of a living soil food web.
- Adaptive knowledge and practical skills — mitigating drought–flood–fire risks, working for water, (inter)planting, mulching, irrigating and managing.
- Empowerment and connection — because no one is as smart as everyone, and together we’re much better at being the change we wish to see.
1st Spring Event — Awakening the Soil
21st & 22nd of March 2026
On the menu:
🔬 An introduction to the importance of soil, with information on physical and chemical properties, soil health, and the fundamental role of microorganisms.
🌳 An introduction to Syntropic Agroforestry, with hands-on practice, planting food trees, resistant shrubs, and ground cover.
🪵 Hands-on practice building a water retention structure — a ‘beaver dam analogue’ — to stop erosion in a burned pine forest and recharge the underground aquifer.
🎨 Artistic expression through monotype printing, with the aim of embodying the transformation of landscapes.
Your hosts and teachers
- SoilTribes — establishing, activating, and empowering glocal ecosystems to restore soil values, roles, and connectivity through science, technology, and creative expression. — SoilTribes.eu
- EcoAtivo — environmental association in the Cova da Beira region of Central Portugal — EcoAtivo.pt
- Prout Research Institute Portugal — citizen-led movement for a fairer, more sustainable, diverse, and dynamic society — Prip.pt
- Food4Sustainability — not-for-profit association dedicated to innovation in sustainable food production — Food4Sustainability.org
- Artivos — promotes social and holistic development of individuals and communities through art — Artivos.org
- Miracle Project - reviving ecosystems, reinventing community, and building living models for a thriving planet — MiracleProject.earth
Details and registration
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This event takes place over two days. It’s possible to participate in one or both.
🏡 Event location
- Ananda Kalyani, Paúl (Covilhã), Portugal
- Check this travel guide to see how to best arrive by public transport
📆 Dates and times
- Saturday 21st March 10:00-17:00
- Sunday 22nd March 10:00-13:00
Language: Portuguese (English translation will be facilitated where possible)
View the program here
🍍 Want to join?
- Participation and lunch (vegan) are free of charge
- We have limited spots — book yours via the button below (Portuguese form)
- If you wish to stay the night at Ananda Kalyani's guest house, you can book accommodation and meals separately via the link in the form.
- Want to come and stay in your campervan? Please indicate this (and your wish for breakfast and dinner, yes/no) in the form
- Need more info? Check the registration form first, and if you still have questions, email filipacosta@prip.pt.
Cover photo by Wolfgang Hasselmann on Unsplash
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