Become an agent of change in ecosystem restoration
Mud Valley Institute offers several ecosystem restoration training courses designed to improve your knowledge and skills as you seek to effect positive ecological change in the world.
Our programs bring participants from around the world together in a community setting to develop their skills as regeneration agents as they learn how to enable and support ecosystem restoration.
Each day includes morning teaching and practical sessions followed by afternoons out in the field applying those learnings and new skills. There is also a course-long practical project which participants work on collaboratively during the week.
These courses take place several times annually at Quinta Vale da Lama, near Lagos, Portugal.
Why attend one of our courses?
Learn ecosystem restoration methods
Reinforce learning with hands on training
A practical project produces tangible results
Participate in a network of learning, support, and action
Course options
Each course covers topics in areas such as regenerative and syntropic agroforestry, food sovereignty, and soil health and composting. Click on a course option below to learn more about it.
Ecosystem Regeneration Camp
A 7-day residential camp offered twice a year, in the Spring and Fall.
Ecosystem Regeneration Mondays
A non-residential program offered on Mondays in November and early December.
Quinta Vale da Lama
Living and Learning Closer to Nature
Quinta Vale da Lama is a 43-hectare farm, featuring an organic market garden, applying regenerative agriculture and ecosystem restoration methodologies to improve soil quality, water availability, biodiversity, and local livelihoods.
It is also an active member of Ecosystem Restoration Communities, a group of 60 global hubs pursuing diverse restoration initiatives rehabilitating degraded lands to create flourishing ecosystems.
Quinta Vale da Lama is located in southwestern Portugal, overlooking the Atlantic Ocean and the mountains of the western Algarve.
Ecosystem restoration training initiatives are offered in collaboration with these partners:
