Ancient Ritual of Harvesting Cork Is Revived to Help Displace Plastics
By Marta Vidal / Washington Post / February 5, 2024 CORUCHE, Portugal — The rhythmic noise of axes whacking trees echoes in the depths of the cork oak forest. But in Coruche, a rural area south of the Tagus River known as Portugal’s “cork capital,” the bang of trees falling to the ground doesn’t follow…