Cook from the land, learn about regenerative agriculture, and experience food in its purest form. Enjoy life and join us on immersive culinary retreats and experiences in Portugal and beyond.
Imagine spending a full week immersed in the tastes, scents, and quiet magic of rural France — cooking with the freshest local ingredients, learning timeless culinary techniques, and sharing long, laughter-filled meals in a historic French manor surrounded by rolling hills, orchards, and endless tranquillity.
Learn to cook from scratch using freshly harvested ingredients straight from our regenerative farm.
From €1,870 p.p.
Learn to cook from scratch using freshly harvested ingredients straight from our regenerative farm.
From €1,870 p.p.
Learn to cook from scratch using freshly harvested ingredients straight from our regenerative farm.
From €1,870 p.p.
Become a pro at making food TASTE incredible at the dinner table and LOOK amazing on camera! Learn both the art of cooking and food photography during this immersive, fun, AND DELICIOUS 7-day retreat in Central Portugal.
Starting at €4520 p.p.
Spend 7 unforgettable days immersed in regenerative farming, cooking, and creative painting workshops. Harvest from the garden, cook alongside professional chefs, preserve the season’s abundance, and capture the beauty of the landscape through art.
€4,337 per person.
Learn to cook from scratch using freshly harvested ingredients straight from our regenerative farm.
Spend 7 unforgettable days immersed in regenerative farming, cooking, and creative painting workshops. Harvest from the garden, cook alongside professional chefs, preserve the season’s abundance, and capture the beauty of the landscape through art.
€4,337 per person.
From 23 to 27 September, I attended a course called “Regenerative Preservation Techniques and Flavor Enhancers” with The Farming Chefs in Portugal.
It was a thorough and inspiring course.
Each day focused on one preservation technique, which we also applied in practice — everything was done on site:
Bread baking; preserving grain
Cheesemaking; preserving milk
Preserving vegetables and fruit
Final day: the responsible creation of flavor enhancers
Each course day, we followed the entire process from beginning to end.
The instructor (Sophie de Jong) is a true professional who clearly knows her craft. She is not only an excellent cook herself, but also highly skilled in conveying the teaching material.
Every evening we enjoyed a delicious meal, prepared and served by Filipe, Sophie’s partner and the other half of The Farming Chefs.
The course went far beyond simply providing a collection of recipes; it delved deeply into the background and principles of regenerative farming and cooking.
Sophie helped me understand the dilemma of today’s food industry (both production and the food supply chain).
The Western world currently succeeds in producing enough food for everyone. However, in order to make that food sufficiently shelf-stable for supermarkets, the industry is forced to process it in such a way that all “vital, restorative factors” are removed.
As a result, we may have an abundance of food — but essentially dead food.
The Farming Chefs do not pretend that they can overturn the entire system overnight, but they clearly demonstrate where each individual can make small changes.
In this way, everyone can — at least for themselves — produce and preserve healthy food and begin a new way of relating to and experiencing food.
Thank you Sophie and Filipe for one of the best vacation experiences of my life! I was part of the April 2026 cooking/farm retreat and loved every minute of it.
Sophie and Filipe were very welcoming, opened their home to us and shared their vast knowledge; not to mention the delicious meals they prepared for us. Super Yummy! I learned so much and had an active part in all cooking, planting & harvesting.
Our retreat group was diverse, friendly, sharing and fun. Their farming operation was well explained, opened to roaming, in a beautiful setting, and interesting. The whole experience left me motivated towards better eating, to expand my herb garden and to start a small veggie garden again. I felt refreshed and renewed with a huge smile on my face.
The accommodations at the villa were relaxing, warmly welcoming, served delicious breakfast, beautiful river/woods setting with modern conveniences. I loved everything about the retreat. I would recommend it to anyone interested in food or farming, regardless experience or where you live as you are going to learn a lot! Thank you Sophie, Filipe and family for your hospitality, for an unforgettable experience and for your YouTube channel which introduced me to you all.
We had an amazing five-day retreat! Sophie and Filipe radiate positive energy and are incredibly professional and passionate, both on the farm and in the kitchen. Their unique combination of skills made the retreat fun and enriching on every level.
The program was wonderfully varied, with a perfect balance between workshops, enjoying their delicious farm-to-table creations, inspiring information, outings, connection, and free time. We learned so much, especially about regenerative farming practices and soil health; real eye-openers that made us appreciate food and farming even more.
They are flexible and intuitive, easily adapting the program to the needs and energy of the group, creating a relaxed and welcoming atmosphere.
The accommodation was fantastic too. We alternated between the farm and our nature-filled base, but the distance was easy and the change of scenery added to the experience. The place itself is stunning, surrounded by nature with plenty to enjoy during free hours: a swimming pool, sauna, river, tennis court, hiking trails right out the door, and more.
A truly unforgettable experience for anyone who loves real food, nature, and learning about the beauty and importance of regenerative farming.
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