{"id":640,"date":"2018-12-28T15:18:47","date_gmt":"2018-12-28T15:18:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vitacress.pt\/producao\/"},"modified":"2021-04-20T08:53:13","modified_gmt":"2021-04-20T08:53:13","slug":"producao","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.vitacress.pt\/en\/vitacress\/producao\/","title":{"rendered":"Production"},"content":{"rendered":"

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our production<\/h1>\n

The best from the land, in a unique climate.<\/h2>\n

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The production of baby leaves begins in our farms, 365 days a year: we combine the seeds, the environment and our knowledge to get the best harvests in the most sustainable way.<\/h4>\n

[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]In Portugal, we are located between the Southwest Alentejo and the Algarve, lands tempered by the sea breeze and bathed in the heat of the sun, a unique place in full harmony with nature. We have 280 hectares available for production, 90% of them outdoors.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row type=”vc_default” gap=”30″ content_placement=”middle”][vc_column width=”1\/2″][vc_video link=”https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=K50RHpcgdjY&t=2s”][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/2″][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n

The Farms<\/h2>\n

[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]Odemira houses Vitacress headquarters and two of our farms: Quinta da Boavista, where we produce mainly organics and aromatic herbs, and Quinta da Azenha, where the remaining baby leaves are grown. Almancil was the birthplace of Vitacress and it is where we still farm our watercress.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row type=”vc_default” gap=”30″ css=”.vc_custom_1545303232227{margin-bottom: 30px !important;}”][vc_column][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n

Baby leaves<\/h2>\n

[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]The essence of Vitacress is in the production of baby leaves: these are young leaves and therefore more tender, nutritious and tasty. Because they are harvested whole they have fewer oxidation points, maintaining all their properties and flavour for longer.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row type=”vc_default” full_width=”stretch_row_content_no_spaces” gap=”30″ bg_type=”image” parallax_style=”vcpb-default” bg_image_new=”id^545|url^https:\/\/vitacress.hostpi6.com\/content-files\/uploads\/2018\/12\/img_separador_folhasbaby.jpg|caption^null|alt^null|title^img_separador_folhasbaby|description^null” bg_image_repeat=”no-repeat” css=”.vc_custom_1545846354575{margin-bottom: 30px !important;}”][vc_column]

<\/div>[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row type=”vc_default” gap=”30″ css=”.vc_custom_1545420938215{margin-bottom: 10px !important;}”][vc_column][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n

Organic farming: it defines our company culture<\/h2>\n

[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row type=”vc_default” gap=”30″ css=”.vc_custom_1545303232227{margin-bottom: 30px !important;}”][vc_column width=”1\/2″][vc_column_text]We started our organic farming sixteen years ago and continue to improve our technique every day: in 2018, this type of crop represented 11% of the total harvest. However, we have an ongoing soil conversion program which will allow us to triple our organic land area within the next 3 to 4 years.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/2″][vc_column_text]We also dedicate 10% of our land to foster the increase of biodiversity by planting flowers that produce both food and shelter for various animal species, namely insects that are instrumental in the control of undesirable pests.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image=”7232″][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

[vc_row type=”vc_default” gap=”30″][vc_column][vc_column_text] our production The best from the land, in a unique climate. [\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row type=”vc_default” gap=”30″ css=”.vc_custom_1545303232227{margin-bottom: 30px !important;}”][vc_column][vc_column_text] The production of baby leaves begins in our farms, 365 days a year: we combine the seeds, the environment and our knowledge to get the best harvests in the most sustainable way. [\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]In Portugal, we…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":646,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false},"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vitacress.pt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/640"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vitacress.pt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vitacress.pt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vitacress.pt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vitacress.pt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=640"}],"version-history":[{"count":11,"href":"https:\/\/www.vitacress.pt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/640\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":11616,"href":"https:\/\/www.vitacress.pt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/640\/revisions\/11616"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vitacress.pt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/646"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vitacress.pt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=640"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}