Masseira
Masseira is a unique form of traditional farming practised in Póvoa de Varzim and Esposende in Portugal.
The masseira technique increases agricultural yields by using large, rectangular depressions dug into the sand dunes of the region, with the sand piled up into banks on the sides of the depression. The term masseira, from the Portuguese for "kneading trough", refers to their characteristic shape. This practice has fallen into disuse.
The masseira technique relies upon a rectangular depression surrounded on four sides by sloping banks, known as the quatro valos ("four walls"). Each individual depression covers an area from 1,000 to 10,000 square metres. Grapes are cultivated on the banks to the south, east and west, and trees and reeds on the northern slope act as a windbreak against the prevailing northern wind. Garden crops, such as cabbage, carrot, lettuce, spinach, onion, tomato, potato, and radish, are grown in the central depression. The sandy soil of the banks stores the sun's heat, enhancing the growth of the grape vines. The banks protect the central area from the wind, and the depression is also cooler and damper than the surrounding land. A change in temperature is created by banks only a few metres high. Allied with the four vine-covered slopes, the masseiras function as a sort of greenhouse. Large amounts of fresh water are required to irrigate the crops, together with sargassum seaweed (gathered from the nearby Atlantic Ocean during the summer) for fertilization.
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by: MassariLately you've been getting upset
With every little thing I say
Feel like I'm losing my friend
But I don't wanna say goodbye
Maybe all we need is a little bit space
Before we pack it up
Throw it all away
I'm tryin' to make it right
But all we do is fight
It feels like these walls are closin' in
We gotta let it
Breathe Breathe Breathe
Breathe Breathe Breathe
We can talk about that shits
All night long
But we ain't getting nothing solved
We gotta let it
Breathe Breathe Breathe
Breathe Breathe Breathe
We just keep on going back and off
It don't make sense anymore
We gotta let it breathe (Breathe)
We gotta let it breathe (Breathe)
Girl remember we would talk all night
And I would kiss you through the phone (Ohhh)
Try to kiss but you was wearing in bed
I know it always turns you on
Maybe all we need is a little bit space
Before we pack it up
Throw it all away
I'm tryin' to let you know
Don't wanna let you go
I can't let this starts the fool way
We gotta let it
Breathe Breathe Breathe
Breathe Breathe Breathe
We can talk about that shits
All night long
But we ain't getting nothing solved
We gotta let it
Breathe Breathe Breathe
Breathe Breathe Breathe
We just keep on going back and off
It don't make sense anymore
We gotta let it breathe (Breathe)
Take a little time to breathe (Breathe Breathe)
We gotta let it breathe (Breathe)
Take a little time to breathe
Tell me how the hell we ended up here
We used to be so close (Ohhh)
And baby when you love somebody
You gotta learn to let him go
We gotta let it
Breathe Breathe Breathe
(We gotta let it breathe)
Breathe Breathe Breathe
We can talk about that shits
All night long
But we ain't getting nothing solved
We gotta
We gotta let it
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(We gotta let it breathe)
Breathe Breathe Breathe
We just keep on going back and off