Creating a Carbon negative farm 

Learn about our commitment to sustainability and carbon-negative operations, making Quintadoarroio.com an eco-conscious choice. We run the irrigation system from 8 solar panels which load a battery for night time irrigation . No electricity has been bought to run the farm, and we use electric strimmers which are powered by the solar panels. Our only carbon dioxide emissions are currently from the tractor & a weed cutter and each year these use 60 litres of diesel / 15 of petrol giving a CO2 emission of around 185kg per annum .

Our vines and the tree plantation over 1.2 hectares are estimated to be absorbing around  kg CO2 per annum as they grow - each olive tree absorbs c10kg of CO2 per annum giving a net sequestration by our 60 trees of 600kg per annum . We also have a mix of fruit trees including 8 Fig  (10kg/pa) 6 Alfarroba (c25kg/pa) ,2  Lemon , 6 Orange (1.5kg/pa) , 2 Passion Fruit and 2 Pomegranate (10+kg/pa) - around 30 in total giving a further sequestration of 280kg per annum . 

The vines also sequester as they grow and thus is very active in young vines . Estimates are between 5700-7200 kg/hectare/ per annum . We have 0.55 ha under vines giving a (low end estimate ) sequestration of 2850kg/pa.

Thus we estimate total carbon capture of around 3 Tons per annum in the farm providing a very strong carbon negative run rate . 

Minimal electricity is used in the production process and harvesting is done by hand . The electricity is also solar powered so having no CO2 emissions .