Algarve
How this holiday makes a difference
Environment
We keep the complex small, running it with full respect for the natural environment. We separate garbage, collect hot water from solar energy and live in close contact with the local community, who we provide work at our complex and direct our clients to for shopping and meals. Currently we are building with ecological material, which is called adobe.
- We separate our garbage: collect batteries and glass bottles, plastics and papers, etc. tot bring them to the special deposit places
- We have a battery-charger for all sizes of reusable batteries, to be used by the guests
- Vegetables and eggs which we need for the restaurant, we by from local biological farms
- We direct our clients for grocery shopping to the small local grocery shop which sells ecological products and biological food
- Food leftovers from the restaurant are either fed to the chickens or used to make compost
- We provide work for the local people (cleaning, gardening, building and general maintenance)
- We allow our old Portuguese neighbours to collect our almonds, figs and alfarroba's, which they can use or sell on the market
- Whenever our neighbours need a lift to town, doctor or hospital, we drive them. In exchange they bake us delicious bread in their wood-burning oven.
- We use ecological products for cleaning
Community
Monte Rosa contributes to the community in the following ways:
- We support the local grocery shops and little restaurants and café’s in the village by sending our guests.
- We support Portuguese economy by working contracts with local people
- We support in an ecologic way by having a system of separation for the garbage for all guests and by having all hot water supply at Monte Rosa working on solar energy.
- We buy organic products from local producers.
- We support all kinds of cultural and sport events by giving information to our guests.
- With our roundhouse for activities we offer to guests and locals all kinds of courses and workshops, like yoga, dance and personal development training.
- We give special prices for B&B for hikers who need a place to stay while walking the “Via Algarviana” (GR13)
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