Sociedade Agrícola Casa de Ferreiros

Farm managers
Leonor & Afonso Babo

Farm name
Sociedade Agrícola Casa de Ferreiros

Farm type
Viticulture

Location
Penafiel, Portugal

Farm size
7 hectares

Primary soil type
Granite

Temperature range
-2° – 36° Celsius, USDA 10a

Average precipitation
1200 mm/ year

Social structure
Family Owned

Sales channels
Member of the producers club for a large Portuguese wine brand

Produce
Grapes

Contact

Coming Soon

Sociedade Agrícola Casa de Ferreiros transition to regenerative farming

Climate Farmer since
2025

Farm History

Great-grandparents founded the farm
Her grandfather and then her father took over, and they doubled the area of the vineyards.
Leonor and her brother are now taking over and are producing 4 different types of wine grapes.

Previous practices

Certified with integrated production (one step before organic)
Control the amount of synthetic inputs
Ground cover between rows
Natural water source
Incorporating the prunings in the soil

Investment costs

On the outskirts of the vineyards, bring more local trees
New irrigation system
Laying Hens to rotationally graze

New practices

Mulching
❍ Water Cycle Restoration

Incorporating pruning residues
❍ Agroforestry

Cover Crop Grazing
❍ Cover Cropping

Intercropping
❍ Minimal Soil Disturbance

Challenges we want to address with the transition

Mulching: Looking for something that could be implemented to reduce the application/maintenance of herbicides.

“It is an emotional connection to this place. On a broader level, we want to keep and maintain this place to its best, not just for us but also for the next generations”

— The reason why Leonor and her brother decided to transition to regenerative agriculture

Future ambitions

Getting a younger workforce

Produce biodynamic wine

Bring people together for different activities, events, and long stays on the farm.

Diversify the number and type of crops