Age - Edition #03

EDITION #03

Age

While celebrating the 225th anniversary of Jerónimo Martins we take a deeper look into what the passage of time means to people, society, businesses, nature and, of course, food.

Highlights

Blueberry Man, illustration by João Trabuco

Food / Nutrition /

Passion for Food: Super Powers in Town

The "Blueberry Man", the "Wonder Avocado" and the "Incredible Pomegranate" are known for their benefits in preventing diseases. They’re easy to find in Poland, Colombia and Portugal.

Food / Gastronomy /

Olive oil, the liquid gold

The timeless tradition of squeezing the oil out of the olive gave birth to a liquid gold whose only enemy is the passage of time.

Still life with garlic, dates and honey, two gold and silver coins between fruit, wall painting from House of Deer, Herculaneum

Aged Food

If we look at the shelves in the pantry we’ll find vinegar (rancid wine), wines…

Weeping Willow, Salix babylonica with sun in summer, Worms, Rhineland Palatinate, Germany

Keeping Secrets through the Foliage

Trees are living witnesses of history, keeping secrets and resisting the slow passage of time.…

Ferreira: A story dating back more than 250 years

In the mid-19th century, after becoming a widow at 33, Antónia Ferreira planted vines, built…

Michael Harris posing for a portrait session

Life before and after the Internet

For Michael Harris, author of “The End of Absence”, his generation is the last to…

Rear View Of Silhouette Man Doing Yoga On Wall In Front Of Sea

Yoga for the Body and Mind

When the musculoskeletal system is stimulated, it does not degenerate. There is a strong feedback…

Running the 16th Lisbon marathon crossing the bridge

Running: a sport for everyone

A runner’s body is almost a different human species from that of a sedentary person.…

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Food / Gastronomy /

A Journey through the Evolution of Diet

From a diet based on wild meat and berries to the globalization of flavors: today we eat food from the four corners of the world.

Details of books in Sá da Costa book store

Society / Culture /

Aged Books’ Keepers

Their work, a real labour of love, allows the memory of our ancestors to be kept alive throughout time while passing knowledge between different generations.

Looking up at the vaulted ceiling of Lisbon's Gothic cathedral.

Society / Culture /

Bearing Legacy Through the Ages

Monuments are the most apparent feature of a past that carries the memories of our ancestors over time. Get to know a selection of bearing–legacy monuments in Poland, Colombia and Portugal.

Ferreira: a story dating back more than 250 years

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Making-of Slow Food #3: Olive Oil, the liquid gold

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Super Powers in Town

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Signature Articles

Manuel Villaverde Cabral

Society / Lifestyle /

Bookshelf

The 100-year life

The End of Absence

Port and the Douro

On Beauty

Mesa Real: Dinastia de Bragança

EDITION #03

Age

While celebrating the 225th anniversary of Jerónimo Martins we take a deeper look into what the passage of time means to people, society, businesses, nature and, of course, food.

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Age - Edition #03

Highlights

Passion for Food: Super Powers in Town

Olive oil, the liquid gold

Aged Food

Keeping Secrets through the Foliage

Ferreira: A story dating back more than 250 years

Life before and after the Internet

Yoga for the Body and Mind

Running: a sport for everyone

All Articles

A Journey through the Evolution of Diet

A Journey through the Evolution of Diet

Aged Books’ Keepers

Aged Books’ Keepers

Bearing Legacy Through the Ages

Bearing Legacy Through the Ages

Ferreira: a story dating back more than 250 years

Making-of Slow Food #3: Olive Oil, the liquid gold

Super Powers in Town

Signature Articles

The Ageing Challenge in Portugal and Europe

Portuguese trade and eating habits over the last two centuries

Active Ageing Revisited