Kinship Kitchen

Coffee. Films. Forest walks. A shared table.

A small gathering space in central Portugal for coffee pauses, documentary screenings, forest walks, and shared meals.

— hosted, together with friends and collaborators

Café Pausa

Friday coffee hour

A simple open-door moment each week with coffee, tea and conversation.

Drop in, meet neighbors, exchange stories or simply pause for a moment with a cup of tea.

Café Pausa is an informal place where people often bring something small to share - fruit, cake, bread or simply their presence.

Café e dois dedos de conversa — sexta-feira

Passa por cá para tomar um café.

Living Room Cinema

Occasional documentary screenings

Small-circle documentary screenings where films become a starting point for shared conversation, often continuing over lunch or dinner.

Seats are limited to keep the circle intimate.

Sessões de cinema documental em pequeno grupo

Forest Walks

Slow walks on the trails

Seasonal guided walks of 2-3 hours begin from a nearby trail and are offered by mónica (Q) walhof - trained ANFT Forest Therapy Guide. Quiet walking, slow observation. Sometimes haiku writing, sometimes with goats, sometimes simply silence — an invitation to reconnect.

Caminhadas tranquilas na floresta ou no campo.

Disponível a pedido — para individuais ou grupos.

Kinship Kitchen is a private home that occasionally opens its doors for small gatherings, conversations, films, and walks. Gatherings are small and informal. If you feel curious to join, you are welcome to reach out.


A heartfelt THANK YOU to past and current collaborators ..

  • Colher para Semear - heirloom seedsaving association in Portugal

  • VeganETing - event catering and markets in central Portugal

  • Complicité Theatre, London, U.K.

  • National Geographic documentaries, USA

  • Roco films, USA

  • Collective Wonder - Herb School, central Portugal

  • Omoregie Osakpolor, independent filmmaker, Lagos, Nigeria

  • Capril da Serra do Bidueiro - São Miguel de Poiares, Portugal

  • Guardians Worldwide -an international non-profit organisation

  • Learning Apothecary, Lisboa, Portugal

  • Daniela Kato, writer, researcher and facilitator in ecotherapy, Japan

  • Pete Knapp, independent filmmaker, U.K.

  • Panchamama Tapas Bar & Cultura in Pedrogão Grande, Portugal

  • ETP SICO, Alvaiazere, Portugal

  • Quinta da Cortiça, historic quinta offering accommodations in central Portugal