Anna Roca: «Shared workshops are an integral part of a new agri-food model»
Meet Anna Roca, a top agri-food consultant and Geography professor at the University of Girona. With her practical and innovative approach, she is reshaping the future of Catalonia's primary sector.
Anna Roca, born in Banyoles in 1959, is a well-known personality in the field of geography and agri-food consultancy in Catalonia. Anna comes from a family of butchers and has always been fascinated by the earth and its cycles from a young age.
Eixarcolant, a cooperative based in Jorba, advocates for the viability of and need for a different agrifood model. The collective implements projects aimed at fostering a more sustainable, more ethical and fairer model for the production,…
The Pla de Munt market garden is a family farming project nestled in Palafolls, in the heart of Lower Tordera Agrarian Space. Catering for both the wholesale and retail markets, the business stands out for its innovative and efficient production…
L'Olivera, established in Vallbona de les Monges in 1974, is a cooperative for social integration in the rural environment. Since 2010, it has carried out part of its activity at Can Calopa de Dalt, an old farmhouse set within the Serra de…
Huertos in the Sky came into being with the mission of promoting the creation of rooftop vegetable gardens in the city of Barcelona. Its goals are to bring nature and healthy food closer to citizens, to foster active, connected communities, and to…
El Tros d’Ordal (The Ordal Patch), located in the county of Alt Penedès, came into being in 2012, when Àgueda Ortiz and David Casas created a small vegetable garden in the village of Ordal as a hobby. Soon, more people joined the project and, after…
Isabel Simó grew up in Ullastrell, in the county of Vallès Occidental, where together with her partner she now runs a community garden project in which a dozen other people are actively involved.
Ricard Huguet has been running L’Horta de les Casetes, a one-hectare organic vegetable garden in Sant Pere de Ribes (Garraf), for 12 years. The land is leased. Ricard owns two hectares of land in Cubelles but he can’t cultivate it at the moment due…
The Can Salvi farmhouse, located in the Espai Rural Gallecs (Gallecs Rural Space), is home to a family farming project that’s almost a century old. The mainstay of the business is Salvi Safont, who at almost 80 years old is still growing organic…
La sínia Pujadas is a family vegetable farming business located in Vilanova i la Geltrú, within the Garraf Natural Park. One of its driving forces is Montse Marcé, who comes from farming stock and has maintained a lifelong passion for cultivating…
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