{"id":9640,"date":"2026-02-24T04:44:50","date_gmt":"2026-02-24T05:44:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/searoots.pt\/about-us\/"},"modified":"2026-03-26T14:54:13","modified_gmt":"2026-03-26T15:54:13","slug":"about-us","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/searoots.pt\/en\/about-us\/","title":{"rendered":"About Us"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"9640\" class=\"elementor elementor-9640 elementor-9241\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-24fcfa4 elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"24fcfa4\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;,&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-29b5a21\" data-id=\"29b5a21\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-23deb45 elementor-widget elementor-widget-slider_revolution\" data-id=\"23deb45\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"slider_revolution.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-themepunch-revslider\">\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"rs-p-wp-fix\"><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<sr7-module data-alias=\"video-sobre-nos\" data-id=\"19\" id=\"SR7_19_1\" class=\"rs-ov-hidden\" data-version=\"6.7.25\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<sr7-adjuster><\/sr7-adjuster>\n\t\t\t\t\t<sr7-content>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<sr7-slide id=\"SR7_19_1-125\" data-key=\"125\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/sr7-slide>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<sr7-slide id=\"SR7_19_1-126\" data-key=\"126\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/sr7-slide>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/sr7-content>\n\t\t\t\t<\/sr7-module>\n\t\t\t\t<script>\n\t\t\t\t\tSR7.PMH ??={}; SR7.PMH[\"SR7_19_1\"] = {cn:100,state:false,fn: function() { if (_tpt!==undefined && _tpt.prepareModuleHeight !== undefined) {  _tpt.prepareModuleHeight({id:\"SR7_19_1\",el:[396,396,768,960,720],type:'hero',shdw:'0',gh:[396,396,,,],gw:[770,770,770,770,480],vpt:['-100px'],size:{fullWidth:false, fullHeight:false},mh:'0',onh:50,onw:0,bg:{color:'{\"orig\":\"transparent\",\"type\":\"solid\",\"string\":\"transparent\"}'},plType:'3',plColor:'#1c1c1c'});   SR7.PMH[\"SR7_19_1\"].state=true;} else if(SR7.PMH[\"SR7_19_1\"].cn-->0)\tsetTimeout( SR7.PMH[\"SR7_19_1\"].fn,19);}};SR7.PMH[\"SR7_19_1\" ].fn();\n\t\t\t\t<\/script>\n<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fc5e0f7 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"fc5e0f7\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a6de7de elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a6de7de\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">About Us...<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3fcd728 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3fcd728\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Tania and Douglas started this project in 2015, when they moved from New Zealand to the Azores with their 1 year old son, after acquiring this property, which was degraded at the time.\n\n<\/br><\/br>\n\nThe renovation work took several years, always prioritising the endogenous and local resources, such as the basaltic stone and the cryptomeria wood from the island.\n\n<\/br><\/br>\n\nDuring this time, we also invested in food self-reliance, building vegetable gardens and a greenhouse, inspired in the principles of permaculture e using methodologies that build up the soil, allowing for a recycling of nutrients and a maintenance of a rich, life full and productive soil (mulching, compost, companion planting, succession planting, fallow, collection and usage of rain water). Also installed an apiary in order to contribute to preserve bee populations and biodiversity. This allows us to produce part of the food we consume, despite the challenges imposed by the\nocean proximity.  \n\n<\/br><\/br>\n\nWe\u2019ve invested in energy production by implementing a solar power plant, with storage, from which the unused energy goes into the grid for further distribution.\n\n<\/br><\/br>\n\nAlso, we\u2019ve implemented efficient solutions, regarding consumption and management of resources, such as investments in the insulation of buildings (roofs\/windows), heat pumps (for water and air heating\/cooling of indoor spaces), water savers for taps, collection and usage of rain water, composting and recycling of residues.\n\n<\/br><\/br>\n\nDuring this time, the family grew, with the birth of the twins in 2018 and the adoption of several other animals which also made of Sea Roots their home.\n\n<\/br><\/br>\n\nFind out more about the life on the farm and the island.<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dec9c89 elementor-mobile-align-justify elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"dec9c89\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/searoots.pt\/en\/beyond-sea-roots\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">EXPLORE SEA ROOTS<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d10a92b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d10a92b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Nowdays, we welsome guests from all over the word who choose to stay with us to slow down, breath in the fresh air and experience the true authenticity of life in the countryside, by the ocean.<br><br>Find out about our accommodations<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b44790f elementor-mobile-align-justify elementor-align-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"b44790f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/searoots.pt\/en\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Accommodations<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>About Us&#8230; Tania and Douglas started this project in 2015, when they moved from New Zealand to the Azores with their 1 year old son, after acquiring this property, which was degraded at the time. 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