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
On Peggada’s map of sustainable projects, Coimbra has already accumulated several points. That’s why we thought it deserved to be featured on our website, so that everyone can get to know the good things that are being done in that city.
Find out more about five businesses in Coimbra designed for more responsible consumption:
This is a bulk grocery store selling organic products. It has nutrition in its name, because everything in this store is designed for a healthier diet and Ana Patrícia Pinto, as well as being the store’s owner, is also a nutritionist. You can therefore count on a conscious and accompanied purchase.
Nutrição a Granel also hosts workshops and classes ranging from nutrition to yoga and dance, not least because Ana Patrícia believes that health comes from a whole.
They also have an online store.
Address: Rua Armando de Sousa 16, 3030-403 Coimbra
Opening Hours: 10am – 8pm. Saturday 10am – 1pm. Closed on Sundays
2. Jacarandá
Jacarandá was born in the midst of the pandemic to offer original, limited edition women’s pieces, combining elegance and sustainability. The brand’s catalog includes sweaters, jackets, overalls, skirts, pants, dresses, tops and blouses.
Its production process is sustainable and transparent: most of the fabrics are Portuguese (dead stock or recycled) and all the pieces are made in Portugal.
The atelier is located in Coimbra (by appointment) and the pieces can be found in Coimbra, Lisbon and Torres Vedras.
Address: Rua João Machado, Nº 100 – Lote 3, 6º – 601, 3000 – 226 Coimbra
Schedule: by appointment
3. BioEscolha
It opened in 2011 with the aim of making organic food accessible to everyone. Bio Escolha is a store where you can find fresh, organic products and is also a distribution point for other businesses.
What’s more, they serve vegetarian dishes and desserts every day, which are, of course, made with organic produce.
Address: Rua Bernardo Albuquerque, Nº 15B a 17 3000-072
Opening Hours: 9am – 8pm. Closed on Sundays
4. Zero Waste Nelly
A second-hand clothes store in downtown Coimbra, it goes beyond simply selling used items.
Inside the store they have a sewing studio, where they make arrangements, they have created their own brand of clothing made from fabrics that are surplus from factories or fabric stores and they also have a section dedicated to embroidery and painting clothes.
Address: Rua Simões de Castro, 171, 3000-388 Coimbra
Opening Hours: 9 a.m. – 6 p.m. Closed on Saturday and Sunday
5. Green2you
In the Green2you grocery and online store you can find bulk detergents, natural cosmetics, personal care products and, since 2022, also bulk products. They have more than 20 references for bulk and ecological detergents.
Both the online and physical stores use reused packaging whenever possible. In the grocery store, they encourage customers to bring their own packaging and every month they count the packaging that has been reused, showing the real numbers of this mission.
Address: Rua dos Combatentes da Grande Guerra n67 Loja 2, 3030-181 Coimbra
Opening hours: 10am-1pm and 2:30pm-7:30pm. Saturday 10am-1pm. Closed on Sundays.
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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