{"id":2613,"date":"2018-03-27T13:53:38","date_gmt":"2018-03-27T13:53:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/algarvian.life\/?p=2613"},"modified":"2018-03-27T13:53:38","modified_gmt":"2018-03-27T13:53:38","slug":"spring-has-sprung-now-the-fun-begins","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/melve.life\/algarvianlife\/spring-has-sprung-now-the-fun-begins\/","title":{"rendered":"SPRING HAS SPRUNG&#8230; NOW THE FUN BEGINS"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t\t\tSPRING HAS SPRUNG&#8230; NOW THE FUN BEGINS &#8211; Having settled in the Algarve in July 2017, it has been a real challenged to adjust to the extremes of weather here on the Atlantic coast. \u00a0From relentlessly hot and dry summers, to a full month of downpours and gail force winds in March, we have certainly been given a taste of the Algarvian climate in all it&#8217;s aspects.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2614\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2614\" style=\"width: 287px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a 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Farm<\/a>&#8216;s delicious <a href=\"https:\/\/melve.life\/algarvianlife\/uncategorized\/new-from-the-beach-farm-community-vegan-yogurt\/\">VEGAN YOGURT<\/a>, made with raw, organic coconut cream, and slow fermented in small batches. \u00a0There are absolutely no thickeners, additives and preservatives added to <a href=\"https:\/\/melve.life\/algarvianlife\/places\/beach-farm-community\/\">Beach Farm<\/a>&#8216;s VEGAN YOGURT. \u00a0When served chilled,<a href=\"https:\/\/melve.life\/algarvianlife\/places\/beach-farm-community\/\"> Beach Farm<\/a>&#8216;s <a href=\"https:\/\/melve.life\/algarvianlife\/uncategorized\/new-from-the-beach-farm-community-vegan-yogurt\/\">VEGAN YOGURT<\/a> is thick and creamy like Greek style yogurt, only much more delicious, with the added benefit of being a plant based product.<\/p>\n<p>Having hit spring equinox and seen the times adjusted for day light savings, it seems that spring has finally sprung and now it is time for clearing land and planting 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