




Ferme T0 dans Vila de Frades, Vidigueira
Vidigueira, BejaFarm dans Vila de Frades avec 1 000 m²







QUINTA das RATOEIRAS Rural Tourism & Agriculture Village of Friars Descriptive Memory 1. INTRODUCTION Quinta das Ratoeiras is a rural property with about 44 ha, located in the parish of Vila de Frades, Municipality of Vidigueira and District of Beja. Its original name, Horta das Ratoeiras, is attributed to the fact that the many leafy trees there allow local populations to set up 'traps' for birds, according to the customs of the time. Since the last century, the name 'Mousetraps' has also been registered in all military charters in the area. According to the current owners, who acquired it in 1993, the property had been completely abandoned since the 1960s. In the first year after its acquisition, the main concerns were oriented to the reconstruction and union of the two main dwellings (+/- 400 m2 - cover photo and next door), which allowed first the installation of the family, and also the company's headquarters. In the following five years (1994/1998), the entire agricultural project that is currently associated with it was developed. Another 2 ha of citrus fruits were planted, licenses were acquired for the planting of 16 ha of vines, and in recent years, another 4 ha of olive groves and 5 ha of vines were planted. 2. ACTIVITIES CITRICULTURA - As above is said the Quinta das Ratoeiras presents itself as an agricultural property, perfectly organized in terms of the multiple activities that are currently developed in almost all of the farm. When planting the orange grove, the varieties 'New Hall' and 'Valencia Late' were chosen to better associate with the autoctonic variety of Vidigueira, called Laranja-Pera, and already present with old trees in about 2 ha on the property. Given their high juice content, these oranges were sold in the first years of production to restaurants in the Lisbon area for the production of juices. Quinta das Ratoeiras also has a non-significant number of mandarin sands and lemon trees, associated trees that complete the citrus activity. Vidigueira - 'A Pão e Laranjas' event In order to enhance the use of its production of oranges, Quinta das Ratoeiras currently produces homemade sweets and jams (namely Orange Marmelade), and actively participates in the event 'A Pão e Laranjas' when it is organized by the Municipality of Vidigueira. In this event Quinta das Ratoeiras is always present with these fruits, and with manufactured and associated products: Orange Juices, Orange Cakes, Orange Sweets and Orange Liqueur, in addition to Laranjas-Pera as vidigueira ex-libris. VITICULTURA - In the wine making and planting of the approximately 21 ha of vines currently existing, the consultancy of ATEVA (Technical Association of Winegrowers of Alentejo) was used in the wine making area, which carried out in Quinta das Ratoeiras the analysis of the land, the study of the orography of the property, and its sun exposure. As a result of these analyses, the planting of the following red varieties was recommended: Trincadeira, Alfrocheiro, Aragonês, Shirah and Alicante Bouschet. In the white grape varieties (3 ha), the option was for the queen caste of Vidigueira, Antão Vaz, and arinto, varieties that incidentally give to the wines of this region, all the enormous fame they have. Agricultural works - Pruning in vineyards 'Galega' olive trees about 1,200 years old OLIVICULTURA - In terms of olive growing, the property had 4 ha of traditional olive groves of the Galega variety, which were maintained. After advice from the Agricultural Cooperative of Vidigueira, it was advised to plant another 4 ha of new olive groves, having chosen the variety Cobrançosa. Some of the oldest olive trees on the property have been preserved and are cared for regularly, not only for their age (1,000 to 1,200 years), but because they are already an important tourist attraction. OTHER ACTIVITIES - Agricultural work is carried out throughout the year on the property, as the multiplicity of tasks spreads throughout the four seasons. To support the most difficult tasks, a Hurliman tractor was acquired at the beginning of the agricultural recovery of the property, recently replaced by a more powerful one of the 'New Holland' brand. The tractor is used in particular in the 1) Distribution and application of fertilisers; 2) Application of disinfectants in vineyards, orange groves and olive groves; 3) Cutting (despampanagem) of larger branches of vines; 4) Destroy the vides after pruning; 5) Land movement (rippage); 6) Regularization of paths along the property; 7) Transport of grapes and olives to the Cooperatives that receive and process them; 8) Transport of materials and products to and from agricultural activity IRRIGATION - Given that Quinta das Ratoeiras has a lot of water (6 wells, two holes and especially two natural springs), from the beginning this authentic natural wealth was inserted in the strategy of development of vineyards, olive groves and or

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