Newsletter June 2026 – Summer at Almenara
After a stunning spring—filled with wildflowers, lush growth, and unusually mild temperatures—summer has suddenly arrived at Almenara. The riot of colour is giving way to shades of gold, beige, and dusty green, while the ground is beginning to harden and crack under the Andalusian sun. Now that the land has finally dried out, we have […]
Newsletter May 2026. Caring for the Future.
Spring continues to unfold in its own rhythm. The Oxalis pes-caprae has now died back, giving way to Sulla coronaria and a new wave of flowers. It’s a particularly full time of year here. Alongside the many activities and gatherings on the land, we find ourselves in that classic permaculture moment of observing and interacting—paying close attention to what the season is showing us […]
Newsletter April 2026. Abundant Spring
The spring equinox has come and gone, and Catalina is putting on a real show. After the record rains of this winter — the wettest in living memory — the land has responded with an exuberance that feels almost like gratitude. The wildflowers are earlier than ever this year, and there are more of them. The air carries the […]
Newsletter Feb 2026 – Catalina After the Deluge
This has been the wettest winter in living memory here in La Janda. In January alone, more rain fell than in some entire years. The land drank deeply — and sometimes struggled to keep up. Water is life. And like life, it brings both celebration and correction, showing places where our decade of water-retention work held beautifully […]
Almenara Newsletter December 2025
Winter at Almenara: The Turning of the Year The rains that started in November have continued to fall through December and after the long summer months of cracked soil and dusty winds, the land is drinking again, and winter’s soft green is all around us. As the landscape shifts, so do we. This moment between years feels like a natural threshold: a pause to look back, […]
Almenara Newsletter October 2025
Autumn at Almenara: Harvest and New Beginnings With the autumn equinox came our first light rains. Nights have cooled, humidity is rising, and Catalina exhales after the long, dry summer. Not only did we survive the heat — we thrived. The new syntropic lines have been bursting with abundance, gifting us a steady stream of summer […]
Almenara Newsletter July 2025
Summer at Almenara: Celebrations, Siestas and Syntropy This summer at Almenara has been full of celebration— the solstice, La Noche de San Juan, Pride, full moons, birthdays, arrivals and departures … each one a welcome invitation to dance into the night. With the midday heat in full force and many of us taking time for […]
Newsletter, May 2025
What a spring we’re having at Almenara this year! It’s May, and as we prepare for the summer, we continue to enjoy this remarkably long and glorious spring, fuelled by late rain and unusually cool weather. We’re fresh from the fourth edition of our Almenara Festival, which was a joyful celebration of community, creativity, and […]
Newsletter, April 2025
Spring has arrived at Almenara and it’s time to celebrate! With the record rains we’ve been having this year, spring is bringing a stunning show of flowers here in the valley of Catalina Pérez. The mallow and wild daisies are towering above us already as we walk through the fields. The glory of spring and this […]
