Encyclopedias and one workshop
Updated June 2026
Encyclopedias are open today. A Portuguese city, a fast-growing racket sport, and the mushrooms that grow in Portuguese forests. The list keeps growing — others are in build, and the queue ahead is long.
Every project follows the same workshop pattern. We pick a specific subject. We go look. We verify twice, by hand. We publish — free, signed, ours.
No paywalls, no subscriptions, no «sign up to continue reading». The whole library, front door open.
Open today
Padel — padel.folkup.fit
The fastest-growing racket sport in the world. Rules, technique, courts, gear, tournaments — all in one place, written by people who play. New articles ship as the sport grows in Europe and the Middle East.
Setúbal — setubal.folkup.city
A Portuguese city where the mountains meet the sea. Markets, routes, restaurants, history — written by people who walk these streets. Deepest of our encyclopedias by article count, and the one that taught the workshop how to work.
Cogumelos — cogumelos.folkup.fit
Portuguese mushrooms. Which ones to eat, which ones to photograph from a safe distance. Every species verified, every warning real. Built for foragers, photographers, and anyone curious about what grows under Portuguese trees.
In build
More encyclopedias are in active development. The work is real, the structure is being laid out, the first articles are taking shape. They'll open here when they're ready to read, not before.
- Aquarium — a culture encyclopedia. Soft-launch shape today.
- Retro Tech — dial-up era and early-internet tools. Online, content growing.
Adjacent projects, same workshop
Lucerna — lucerna.folkup.app
The Pro Lab. Slower work, closer to the source — investigations and methodology notes that don't fit the encyclopedia shape but follow the same verification discipline.
Declaration Guide — declaration.folkup.app
A reading-room version of the EU AI Act, written for teenagers. The law is for adults; the conversation isn't.
Got a project?
Encyclopedias, library catalogs, technical documentation — we make texts like these for others too. The workshop pattern is the same: specific subjects, careful sources, no shortcuts.
If you have a project and want to see what it would look like coming through this workshop, write to [email protected]. Read by hand.