The Quinta Project is an ecoqueer experimental space where research, theory, and practice meet. Ecoqueer perspectives guide our daily life and our work with the land, shaping a praxis that is political, practical, and sustainable.

We see theory and grounded practice as companions: Our community brings together people from diverse academic and creative backgrounds to contribute to this shared work – and practice it on the land.

Beyond the farm, we share our ideas through articles, presentations, and collaborative research. This makes the Quinta Project not just a place of practice, but also a site of exchange, learning, and experimentation.

For those who want to go deeper into ecoqueer thought and scholarship, we invite you to explore the resources on this page – and also on the Media Page

Starting with Ecoqueer Theory

• “one page” – Primer
  This piece is part of our Ecoqueer Essentials series, where we introduce and summarise the key works and ideas that shape ecoqueer theory.
  
  
  
• Ecoqueer adventures
  A talk by Benedict Morrison (Exeter University) about queer ecologies and how this is lived at the Quinta Project

Key Texts in Queer Ecology

Queer Ecology has been shaped by a handful of groundbreaking works, which we could consider “classics” by now. Here are some of the seminal texts that continue to influence current thinking

• Timothy Morton, “Guest Column: Queer Ecology” (2010)
  A seminal essay arguing that ecology and queer theory are inseparable: “ecology is queer theory and queer theory is ecology.”
  Original article (paywall) – Summary
  
  
• Queer Ecologies: Sex, Nature, Politics, Desire (2010)
  Edited by Catriona Mortimer-Sandilands and Bruce Erickson, this influential collection brings together diverse voices and shows how sexual politics and ecological politics intertwine. Sandilands’s wider work is described as truly pathbreaking.
  Book on Google Books
  
  
• Greta Gaard, “Toward a Queer Ecofeminism” (1997)
  A pioneering article linking ecofeminism and queer thought, highlighting shared struggles against oppression and environmental harm.
  Original article (paywall) – Summary
  
  
• Bruce Bagemihl, Biological Exuberance (1999)
  A vivid exploration of animal homosexuality and sexual diversity, providing strong biological evidence for nature’s queerness.
  Full Text available from Archive.org
  
  
• Joan Roughgarden, Evolution’s Rainbow (2004)
  A key text cataloguing species with diverse genders and sexualities, challenging heteronormative views of evolution.
  Book on Google Books
  
  
• Undercurrents: “Queer Nature” special issue (1994)
  One of the first platforms to give queer ecology its own scholarly voice, paving the way for the field.
  Full text available on the journal website
  
  
• Undercurrents: From Queer/Nature to Queer Ecologies (2015)
  Special issue celebrating 20 years of queer ecology thinking
  Full text available on the journal website

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Together, these works show that nature is diverse, fluid, and full of queer possibilities. Nature is far beyond rigid categories of gender, sexuality, or “pure” Nature.