5 sustainable projects to discover in Aveiro
10/10/2024
Sustainable projects are multiplying all over the country and Aveiro is no exception to this wave of people wanting to do more than just start
Restaurants, bulk stores, baskets and second-hand clothes stores. There’s a bit of everything in Caldas da Rainha, an example when it comes to sustainable projects. Peggada has put together a few to make your visit easier.
Freshness and diversity are the watchwords at Biológicos da Rainha. In this certified organic store you can find a variety of groceries, including fruit and vegetables, but also bulk items such as nuts and pulses.
Address: Rua Diário de Notícias, Nº13, 2500-176 Caldas da Rainha
Hours: 9:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m., 3:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. Saturday: 9:30 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. Closed on Sundays
2. Green Bazaar
The second-hand Green Bazaar in Caldas da Rainha where you can go to buy, but also sell what you no longer use.
There you’ll find clothes, shoes, accessories, suitcases, backpacks, sporting and motorcycling equipment. They also have a shoe repair service to extend the life of what you already have.
Address: Rua Dr. Leonel Sotto Mayor, 50, 2500-227 Caldas da Rainha
Opening hours: 10:30 a.m. – 7:00 p.m. Closed Sunday and Monday
3. Sara Equilibra em Pleno
Sara is the name of the brand and the person behind this project, created by the desire to heal, restore and balance everyone’s care and well-being.
This online store, with a physical location in Caldas da Rainha, sells ecological products for our skin, from deodorants to shampoos, make-up and sunscreens.
Address: Rua Alexandre Herculano, nº 57, 2500-123 Caldas da Rainha
Time: 10 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. Closed on Sundays
4. Botellini
A totally vegetarian restaurant, with several gluten-free options and a focus on Portuguese and organic products? Welcome to Botellini, a place that has brought a new way of being to Caldas da Rainha. Although it is a restaurant, the idea here is that people take home a different, healthier and more conscious way of living. To this end, they organize workshops and talks and provide merchandising with messages linked to veganism.
At the table, they combine more traditional dishes, such as rice without duck or seitan bitoque, with more international ones, such as tofu moqueca, curry or falafel with Moroccan couscous.
And the desserts? Puddings, cheesecakes or those tall, beautiful and colorful cakes, always 100% vegetable. The menu is updated on social media.
Address: Rua Manuel Mafra, 43B, 2500-825 Caldas da Rainha
Hours: 12:30 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. Wednesday and Thursday 12:30 p.m. – 2:30 p.m., 7:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. Closed on Saturdays.
5. Horta do Pé Descalço
At Horta do Pé Descalço, only organic, family and human-scale farming is allowed, leaving out the use of machinery.
Every Saturday they take the best of their garden to the Praça da Fruta market in Caldas da Rainha, and on Wednesdays they make the baskets. They can be picked up directly at the garden or delivered later to Caldas, Óbidos, Serra D’el Rei, Ferrel and Peniche.
Marta Cerqueira is from Minho and a vegetarian. Luckily, she lives in Lisbon, where there is more tofu than sarrabulho. She has been a journalist for over 15 years, the last of which writing about food and sustainability. Now, out of the newsroom, she continues to write whenever she can, be it in magazines, journals, post its, or on her Instagram page, which she uses to share a life divided between being a mom-person-foodie-traveler. Still, she created Peggada so she could write about what doesn't fit in a magazine, journal, post it or Instagram: a better world.
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