Acacia is one of the worst invaders of the Portuguese forest: it smothers native species, impoverishes the soil and burns like gunpowder. We turn it into embers — and by grilling, you help remove it.
Acacia (dealbata and melanoxylon) grows fast, takes over everything and stops oaks, cork oaks and strawberry trees from growing.
Dense, resinous wood in thick, continuous scrub: acacia patches are motorways for fire.
It consumes huge amounts of water and alters soil chemistry, making ecosystem recovery hard even after removal.
We buy acacia wood from forest-clearing operations — giving economic value to invasive removal that would otherwise be left undone.
Slow pyrolysis powered by solar energy converts the wood into high-purity biochar with no waste: even the process heat is recovered.
In partnership with WWF Portugal (ANP), a percentage of sales funds the reforestation of cleared areas with native species.
Less acacia means less wildfire fuel near villages and more room for the forest we want to leave our children.
We don't remove acacia for sustainability reports — we do it so Portuguese families keep having a place for the Sunday picnic, with the native forest above and the embers below, in safety.
Every bag you buy brings that picture closer.
Responsible forest management certified by the Forest Stewardship Council — from the wood to the packaging.
Active partnership: a percentage of sales goes to reforestation and biodiversity projects.
Production runs on solar power, with heat-recovery systems.
Recycled, FSC®-certified materials — including the team's uniforms.
Requalified industrial facilities in Penacova: local jobs and development for inland Portugal.
Our biomass pellets meet Europe's most demanding quality standard.
We're preparing something special: every bag will carry a unique code. Register it and you'll see how many square metres of forest your barbecue helped clean — and your accumulated impact through the year.
* Illustrative figure — the official counter will use real, verified production data.
Next time you light the barbecue, choose the embers that give forest back to Portugal.
