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NOTS partnered with Josefa d’Óbidos Hotel during the 10th edition of FÓLIO, which took place from 9 to 19 October 2025 in Óbidos.

The partnership consisted of offering several copies of the book “Legumes at the table. A healthy and sustainable future” – authored by NOTS project – which were placed in the hotel’s Reading Corner to be shared through the bookcrossing movement, which aims to help spread books around the world, starting from the literary village of Óbidos.

Thus, the shelves of Josefa d’Óbidos Hotel now hold copies of NOTS project book, inviting guests to leave a book (for others to find and read) and to take another one in its place.  

NOTS and EHTO – Escola de Hotelaria e Turismo do Oeste (Western Hotel and Tourism School) partnered on World Food Day (16 October 2025) to offer a copy of the book “Legumes on the table. A healthy and sustainable future” to each of the students enrolled in the technical course in Cooking and Pastry and the technical course in Kitchen Management and Production.

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“Plants of our pastures, NOTS identification guide” is a pocket guide that presents an exhaustive floristic survey of the pasture plots affected by NOTS project.

These charts contain the common and scientific names of each species most commonly found in the pastures of NOTS partners, accompanied by some information and interesting facts.

NOTS wants this pocket guide to be a useful tool for farmers in their daily lives, promoting more informed and sustainable agricultural practices.

The board game GERA was designed by NOTS to take the essence of sustainability beyond the digital world, in a fun, strategic and meaningful experience.

EXPOMOR was organised by APORMOR – Association of Rural Producers of the Montemor-o-Novo Region – from 3 to 8 September 2025 – at the Auction Park in this Alentejo city, as part of the Feira da Luz fair organised by the Municipality of Montemor-o-Novo.

APORMOR joined forces with NOTS, helping to promote agricultural practices that fostered the sustainability of the Montado agro-forestry system and low-carbon extensive livestock farming.

The project’s conclusions were presented at AgroTalks-Fertiprado.

APORMOR Producers’ Club hosted a children’s showcooking inspired by the book “Legumes at the table. A healthy and sustainable future”, published as part of NOTS. The event was led by Chef Fábio Bernardino, , author of the book’s preface, who shared recipes and advice on healthy eating and sustainability with the youngsters.

The initiative aimed to raise children’s awareness of the importance of sustainable agriculture, emphasising the essential role of legumes in improving soil quality and the efficient use of nutrients, particularly nitrogen, which is fundamental for plant growth.

This event was part of EXPOMOR – organised by APORMOR – Association of Rural Producers of the Montemor-o-Novo Region, which took place in September 2025, at the Auction Park in that Alentejo city, as part of the Feira da Luz, organised by the Municipality of Montemor-o-Novo.

NOTS and El Corte Inglés’ Cultural Department held an Eco Meeting entitled ‘Cooking Sustainably’ in June 2025, in the Cultural Department Room at El Corte Inglés in Lisbon.

The meeting included the presentation of the book “Legumes at the table. A healthy and sustainable future”, with speakers Cláudia Marques dos Santos and Teresa Herédia, moderated by Isabel Martins, editor of Sustentável magazine. There was also a show cooking session in the room with Chef Fábio Bernardino.

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NOTS officially launched the book “Legumes on the table – a healthy and sustainable future”
at the Lisbon Book Fair.

The book was presented at the Lisbon Book Fair (North Auditorium) in June 2025.
At the presentation event, copies of the book were given away and there was a book signing session with Cláudia Marques dos Santos and other guests.

There was also a show cooking event, with a laid table and tasting, by Chef Fábio Bernardino.

NOTS project held its 5th general meeting for the presentation and discussion of results.
The meeting took place at ISA- Instituto Superior de Agronomia (Higher Institute of Agronomy) in May 2025.

HAS LAUNCHED A COMPLETE
MERCHANDISING LINE FOR THE PROJECT.

The event – organized by the Portuguese Partnership for Soil, the University of Évora, ANI, and DGADR, with support from the Soil Observatory establishment project – around 80 specialists emphasized the importance of united efforts.

There were six sessions in total, and NOTS participated in the panel “Reducing Soil Contamination and Enhancing Recovery.” In this panel, research fellows from the Instituto Superior de Agronomia presented the project and discussed synergies and additional ways to strengthen its impact.

NOTS project team, during their technical visits, is evaluating pastures using the Green Seeker sensor, which helps to cross-reference the data obtained from NDVI – Normalized Difference Vegetation Index.

This affordable measurement device, which allows for the assessment of crop health and/or vigor, supports management decision-making. The Bluetooth® connectivity also enables data collection (compatible with mobile devices), which will greatly assist in future analyses.