Miracle Mountain

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Our Mission

We're transforming a fire-ravaged landscape in Central Portugal into a thriving demonstration site for ecosystem and community healing. This land will be the home of our community, serving as the base of operations for all our actions to come.

Employing regenerative land practices and community-led initiatives, we're demonstrating how it is possible to not only restore resilience against climate extremes but also create a climate-cooling effect on a piece of land that, for many, would seem hopeless. Throughout the process, we are also learning and sharing our knowledge globally through workshops, courses, and online platforms.

What We're Building Now

In April 2026, we signed a promissory sales contract for an 11-hectare property burned in the 2025 fires—our flagship project, Miracle Mountain. We have until 23rd October 2026 to raise funds and complete the purchase (€111,000 total). Once acquired, the land will be transferred to a foundation, ensuring it can never be sold again and will remain protected for regenerative use forever.

Simultaneously, we're surveying the land, conducting soil analyses, designing a holistic regeneration plan, and establishing our base camp. By year-end, we'll have welcomed our first groups of volunteers and hosted our first on-site ecosystem revival workshops and camps, while preparing the land to absorb winter rains.

Three Funding Needs

We're seeking regenerative investors to support three critical needs: operational costs (€85,000/year), land acquisition (€ 90,840 remaining + € 12,750 borrowed, as of 30th May), and Phase 1 of the regeneration work (€900,000–€1,500,000).

→ This application focuses solely on the land acquisition costs, which total €111.000.

For the full financial status of the project, see this spreadsheet.

Timelines

Funding timeline

April: ✔️ Sign land contract and make €20,000 down payment.

April - June: Reach out to potential donors via our own channels.
July: Prepare and launch crowdfunding via MaEarth.
Sep - Oct:
- (If needed) Launch a second public campaign on our own website.
- (If needed) Request interest-free loans within our network to bridge any remaining funding gap.

Oct 23rd: Sign the sales contract and complete the final payment.
From November:
- Find an existing legal framework or set one up to free the land from market dynamics.
- (If needed) Continue fundraising efforts to repay any outstanding loans.

Action timeline

Immediate and ongoing:
- Secure a seed fund to cover operational expenses.
- Site analysis
- Receive the first volunteers
- Mark resprouting trees, transform burnt trees into food for the soil, improve access, and build a base camp.
June: Finalise budget for base camp construction and immediate land interventions.
August:
- Finalise site analysis and design
- Budget and plan Phase 1 of the regeneration work.
October:
- Desired start of regeneration work (water cycle revival earthworks).
- First on-site courses and revival camps.
February 2027: Planting the first syntropic agroforest.

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