Development, planning and execution of agricultural projects

Agriculture

Development, planning, and execution of cultural projects

Culture

Consulting and planning for climate adaptation strategies and social development

Sustainability

Development and execution of wine recovery and production projects.

Wines

Couto-mixto

Tremor was one of the most sustainable festivals of 2023 - a distinction made by the AGF.

IQ-Mag has published an article about the 2023 music festivals to be honoured by the AGF as the most sustainable of the year. Read the article [here](https://www.iq-mag.net/).

The AGF (A Greener Future) Greener Festival Certification is the first global sustainability standard for live events, focussing on festivals that reduce waste, emissions and promote equality and biodiversity. In addition to Tremor, festivals such as We Love Green, Boom, Boomtown Fair, Dockyard, Northside and OyaFestivalen have also obtained certification for 2023. This involves a detailed assessment based on 11 themes, such as local ecosystems, travel, food, energy, waste and governance, including self-assessment, site visits and presentation of post-event data for an independent audit by AGF.

Find out more [here](https://www.agreenerfuture.com/who-is-certified).

Environmental consulting

Tremor named one of the greenest festivals of 2023

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O Tremor foi um dos festivais mais sustentáveis de 2023 - uma distinção feita pela AGF.

Tremor distinguido pela AGF

Tremor distinguished by AGF

EDGE Network reports on the Improvers certification awarded to the Spanish festival by the AGF.

The EDGE Network website announces that Keroxen has been awarded the Greener Festival - Improvers certification. Find out more about our contribution to the EDGE Network [**here**](https://couto-mixto.com/en/projects/edge).

The ‘Improvers’ certification signifies great strides in the journey of a green event, with continuous improvements, and shows that your event demonstrates a significant commitment to the process of reducing negative environmental impacts and reinforcing positive ones.

Keroxen has demonstrated a willingness to realise a greener event by focusing on best practices for the future. The team demonstrated excellent efforts and a clear determination to continue improving, protecting the environment and strengthening positive links with stakeholders. 

AGF's certification is the world's first and most comprehensive sustainability standard in the live events sector, for festivals and events that reduce waste and emissions and strengthen equality and biodiversity. Discover all the award winners [**here**](https://www.agreenerfuture.com/who-is-certified).

Keroxen joins Tremor as one of the EDGE Network festivals to be certified by the AGF

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A EDGE Network dá conta da certificação Improvers atribuída pela AGF ao festival espanhol.

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Keroxen distinguished by AGF

The call for applications for Creative Europe support opened on December 11. The call closes on May 13th.

The call for proposals for European Cooperation Projects, the Creative Europe program that co-finances projects in the cultural and creative sector, opened today, December 11, and will remain open until May 13 of next year.

Find out more about the project we have written and cooperated on that received funding from this program [EDGE - Ultraperipheral Music Festivals](https://couto-mixto.com/projects/edge).

### Information about the program

Projects must be designed and implemented by a consortium made up of at least three entities from three participating countries ([see list here](https://www.europacriativa.eu/recursos/paises-participantes)) and have a maximum duration of 4 years. 

#### Project size

This time, the call for proposals is open for all three scales:
- **Small** (at least three organizations from three different countries; up to €200,000 per project / 80% co-financing); 

- **Medium** (from five organizations from five different countries; up to 1 million euros per project / 70% co-financing);

- **Large** (at least 10 organizations from ten different countries; up to 2 million euros per project / 60% co-financing).

#### Priorities

It has also been defined that the projects must respond to the 'global' priorities defined by the European Commission, namely environmental sustainability, inclusion and gender equality, digital transition and international relations - a difference from the previous system which indicated specific priorities in each call.

#### European objectives

Projects must choose to contribute to one of two objectives: **transnational creation and circulation** - which seeks to _strengthen the transnational creation and circulation of European works and artists_; or **innovation** - if the aim of the project is to _increase the capacity of the European cultural and creative sectors to nurture talent, innovate, prosper and generate jobs and growth._

#### Who can apply?

This competition is open to public and private legal entities, whether profit-making or not; and individual entrepreneurs who are active in the cultural and creative sector and have their legal headquarters in one of the 40 countries participating in the program.




Call for European Cooperation Projects 2025

A call for proposals for the European cultural and creative sector

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Abriu no dia 11 de dezembro, a chamada para candidaturas ao apoio da Europa Criativa. Concurso termina a 13 de maio.

Projetos de Cooperação Europeia - Convocatória 2025 Aberta

European Cooperation Projects - Open Call 2025

Eventos

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Barcelos hosted the third edition of Barlos, a festival that fosters new dialogues between local craftsmanship and contemporary art.

The third edition of Barlos took place on September 28th, once again transforming Barcelos into the vibrant setting for an event that aims to establish fresh dialogues between local crafts and contemporary artistic expressions.

On the musical side, concerts by Maria Reis and xauxaudodô filled Largo Dr. Martins de Lima with captivating sounds, while Barlos FM radio—a series of programs selected through an open call—resonated through Barlos shopping center's corridors. In the realm of visual arts, an exhibition by Juliana Julieta, curated by Paula Pinto, was creatively spread across Barlos' shop windows and the former Espaço Cultura concert hall.

In addition to these artistic showcases, the festival invited the public to participate in workshops led by local potters, allowing them to engage directly with traditional craftsmanship. These efforts were part of a broader mission to strengthen and modernize the ties between history, place, and community - one that will undoubtedly continue to evolve in the years to come.

Find out more about our role in the production of Barlos [here](https://couto-mixto.com/en/projects/barlos)

Production of the transdisciplinary festival in Barcelos

Barcelos hosted the third edition of Barlos.

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Barcelos foi o palco da terceira edição do Barlos, o festival que desenha novos diálogos entre o artesanato local e a arte contemporânea.

Barlos 2024

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TAU! was one of the official drinks at the first edition of Clube de Rua - an event that crossed the portuguese city of Esposende almost from end to end.

On Saturday 6th July, Rua da Srª da Saúde in Esposende was activated with a variety of artistic interventions and activities that livened up the street.

The first edition of Clube de Rua was born out of the desire to celebrate the city's streets with its people, neighbours and stories. This first edition featured a programme packed with music, exhibitions, workshops and an art market. It took place between 10am and midnight on the first Saturday of July.

This event, organised by NICE Esposende and Cardume, with co-production by the Municipality of Esposende, featured A Kombucha and TAU! as the official drinks. 

More information about the event **[here.](https://www.instagram.com/clube_de_rua/)**

Photo Credits:
Street Club 1st Edition - Esposende, NICE - Osvaldo Fernandes

TAU! is an official partner of the event

The first edition of Clube de Rua brightened up Rua da Srª da Saúde in Esposende.

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O TAU! foi uma das bebidas oficiais da primeira edição do Clube de Rua - um evento que atravessou Esposende quase de ponta a ponta.

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Senhora Presidenta hosted the official launch of the new TAU! wine with the special collaboration of Rita Laranja

The official launch of the latest edition of TAU! took place on the 24th of May at Senhora Presidenta, in Porto. The launch was accompanied by an exhibition by Rita Laranja - an artist who collaborated on the most recent edition of TAU! - with an artwork that seeks to bring the construction of this label's image into the gallery space.

This second TAU! once again originates, as is the brand's signature, from small-scale production and great care. Vinified in 2022 with grapes from old vines of the Arinto variety, the wine underwent an 11-month ageing process in stainless steel vats and in used French oak barrels on fine lees. 

With each new edition of this Barcelos' wine, a different artist is responsible for creating the TAU! image. This time, we invited artist and designer Rita Laranja, who was inspired by the characteristic colours of Minho's landscape to create the image for the label. She used linocut, a manual printing technique, to create an image that evokes the region in the north of the country where the wine was produced. It is precisely this composition that came to life in Senhora Presidenta's exhibition space, where it was possible to learn about the process of developing the label that presents the new TAU wine!

Rita Laranja is a multidisciplinary designer based in Porto. She fluctuates between working in digital and physical media, trying to break down the barriers between the two. Fascinated by various types of manual printing techniques, most of her personal work materialises in relief prints created through the long process of linocutting or woodcutting.

Thank you to everyone who joined us on this late spring afternoon to taste the latest TAU!.

If you weren't able to attend the event and would like to try the wine, visit our [online shop](tauthings.com).

Co-production and promotion of the latest TAU! wine.

Senhora Presidenta hosted the official launch of the new TAU! wine with the special collaboration of Rita Laranja.

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Aconteceu na Senhora Presidenta o lançamento oficial do novo vinho TAU! com a participação especial de Rita Laranja

Lançamento TAU! na Senhora Presidenta

TAU! launch at Senhora Presidenta

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TAU! celebrated the opening of the exhibition Canhoto As Zordo at Kindred Spirit in Lisbon

The latest edition of TAU! was the wine chosen to be served at the opening of the exhibition Canhoto _As_ Zordo, which opened on May 22 at Kindred Spirit in Lisbon. 

Canhoto _As_ Zordo showed works by artists Nuno Sousa Vieira and Tamara Arroyo, and wass curated by Virginia Torrente and Sérgio Fazenda Rodrigues.

More information at: [https://kindredspiritprojects.com/](https://kindredspiritprojects.com/)

Photographs: Raquel Melgue/Kindred Spirit

TAU! x Kindred Spirit

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O TAU! marcou presença na inauguração da exposição Canhoto As Zordo, na Kindred Spirit, em Lisboa

Couto-Mixto is an organisation based in Barcelos, in the north of Portugal, that provides consultancy services in the areas of agriculture, culture, sustainability (environmental and social) and oenology. It strives to provide effective solutions for the integration of sustainable and advantageous strategies for each client. Couto-Mixto's qualified and transversal approach offers specialised and creative services aimed at building a more capable world. It operates within the local community, understanding that this is the only way to drive genuine progress. It envisions a future where resources are fairly distributed and decentralized.


About us

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Is your project a match for Creative Europe funding? We’ll help you find out.

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Couto-Mixto collaborated in the organic conversion of the vineyard and advised on the certification process.

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Lá da Lama

Take a look at the photos of the event that brightened up Barcelos at the end of September.

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On the first Saturday of July we were in Esposende to celebrate the first edition of Clube de Rua

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TAU! is a Vinho Verde that bridges two distinct realms - oenology and art - unlocking new possibilities for artistic creation within the wine production process.


TAU! is a joint creation between Couto-Mixto and Filipe Lemos, winemaker at Quinta da Pegadinha, where this wine was born. A project that creates a bridge between two distinct spheres - oenology and art - opening up new possibilities for creative integration during the wine production process.

**Enology**: These are small-scale local productions in which vines and grapes have been carefully selected and manipulated. Grapes from different vineyards, grape varieties and batches are used every year, resulting in different flavours - the opposite of what happens with classic wines. However, the consumer will always be guaranteed the very fine quality that characterises every edition of TAU!

**Art: Each edition of TAU! sees a new collaboration with an artist who incorporates their creative ideas into the process of conceptualising the final wine.

**2022 edition**: The second edition of TAU! is a single-varietal Arinto vinho verde, harvested in 2022. The label for the second edition was designed by artist and designer Rita Laranja. Buy [here.](https://tauthings.com/products/tau-2022)

**2021 edition**: TAU! is a vinho verde, harvested in 2021, with grapes from the Alvarinho, Loureiro and Trajadura varieties. The label is the result of a collaboration with artist Hugo Oliveira. Buy [here.](https://tauthings.com/products/tau)

Conception and production

TAU! is a quick moment to shake up normality

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O TAU! é um Vinho Verde que une dois mundos distintos - enologia e arte -, abrindo novas possibilidades para criação artística no processo de produção vinícola.

Vinho TAU!

TAU! Wine

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Implementation and management of the Lá da Lama vineyard

Lá da Lama project began in 2008, at the height of the economic crisis. Jorge Picas de Carvalho, a potter from Barcelos and father of Couto-Mixto co-founder Jorge 'Cientista' Carvalho, was faced with a lack of orders and found himself forced to consider alternative paths for his work.

Wine production was already a family tradition - wine, produced exclusively for home use. In fact, the land where it was grown had originally been purchased by its ancestors due to the high quality of wine it produced. With the crisis came an opportunity to formalize the wine production, and the family decided to plant a vineyard on the approximately 5000m² surrounding their home. This vineyard features the vinhão, borraçal, padeiro de basto, espadeiro, and doçal grape varieties, with doçal being a noble grape of the Lima region.

In 2014, they submitted their first application to the VITIS program, although the vineyard itself was not planted until 2016. Jorge and his father, joined by family and friends, took on the planting - a demanding yet rewarding task, especially for those undertaking this type of work for the first time and without a tractor!

From the start, they aspired to cultivate the vineyard organically (and even biodynamically!), a goal that is now within reach: the Lá da Lama vineyard’s conversion process is expected to be completed by 2025. The first wine, an organic red verde, will be launched on the market by the end of this year. 

Planning and cultivating

Organic wine from a family project

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Implementação e gestão da vinha Lá da Lama

Quinta Lá da Lama - vinha biológica/biodinâmica

Lá da Lama Farm - Organic and biodynamic vineyard

Festivais

 **Fengaros**
 
Fengaros Festival is known for combining great music with the stunning setting of a traditional Cypriot village, where festival-goers can explore and camp under the stars of the summer night sky, creating the ultimate festival atmosphere, unlike anything else on the island. Fengaros spearheaded the creation of a three-day music festival in a picturesque Mediterranean village that is annually transformed into a holistic festival experience, where visitors can wander the village's winding roads, discover new music, meet new people and experience the festival in all its glory. [Visit the website](http://www.fengaros.com/)


**Tremor**

Centred on the island of São Miguel in the Azores, Tremor is a festival that explores the relationship between music and territory. Taking advantage of the vast natural and human heritage of the archipelago, the event has a multi-local format, occupying concert halls, shops and other unusual spaces. In addition to the _indoor_ concerts, the festival also includes the activities Tremor Todo-o-Terreno (sound walks) and Tremor na Estufa (surprise concerts), as well as developing new ideas for experimentation with the Azorean community, such as dinners in the homes of inhabitants of the parish of Rabo de Peixe. [Visit the website](http://www.tremor-pdl.com/en/)


**Keroxen**

The Keroxen festival has been held annually since 2009 at the "El Tanque Espacio Cultural" exhibition centre (Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain). For 14 years it has brought together local, national and international artists, promoting cultural exchange and breaking down the barriers between the various artistic disciplines that form part of its cultural programme: music, video mapping, performances, visual arts, dance, poetry and new technologies. Keroxen is an art installation in itself, where all these activities coexist and where the public can experience art as a living entity. [Visit the website](http://keroxen.com/)


EDGE was an innovative project designed to compete for the European Commission's Small Scale Cooperation Projects (CREA-CULT-2022-COOP-1) programme.

EDGE is a network of music festivals located in the outermost regions of the European Union, funded by the European Commission's Small Scale Cooperation Projects (CREA-CULT COOP) programme. As this project involves partners from Europe's peripheral regions (the Tremor Festival in the Azores, the Keroxen Festival in the Canary Islands and the Fengaros Festival in Cyprus), where artists and audiences have greater difficulty in circulating and exporting, the EDGE project set out to create a co-creation circuit between artists from these regions with a residency programme hosted by the three partners. In close collaboration with the client, Couto-Mixto carried out the application for the European funding programme, as well as managing the project. In addition, Couto-Mixto, in partnership with AGF, also ensured the **[environmental consultancy](https://couto-mixto.com/projects/consultoria-ambiental-EDGE)** process for the three festivals in the network.

Application execution, project management and environmental consultancy

A European network of music festivals located in peripheral areas

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EDGE foi um projeto inovador desenhado para concorrer ao programa Projetos de Cooperação Europeia de Pequena Escala (CREA-CULT-2022-COOP-1) da Comissão Europeia.

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EDGE - A network of ultraperipheral festivals

European Cooperation Projects 2025

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Barlos 2024

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Lá da Lama Farm - Organic and biodynamic vineyard

EDGE - A network of ultraperipheral festivals

Environmental consultancy for EDGE festivals

Eventos

Barlos 2024

1st Clube de Rua

TAU! launch at Senhora Presidenta

TAU! x Kindred Spirit

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Tremor distinguished by AGF

Keroxen distinguished by AGF

European Cooperation Projects - Open Call 2025