Virginia Peña: “I feel freer here than in any office”
Virginia Peña has spent eight years at the helm of Ramaderia El Cingle, an organically certified livestock farm in Vallcebre (Parc Regional del Prepirineu Català). We spoke with her to mark International Women's Day.
Virginia Peña has spent eight years at the helm of Ramaderia El Cingle, an organically certified livestock farm in Vallcebre (Berguedà). She raises forty-nine Limousin cows that graze freely across the mountain and sells a meat that is, above all else, a taste of the land.
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…
Can Pastallé is set in a beautiful spot in the municipality of Castellbisbal, surrounded by fertile, hilly land and well connected to the main roads of the metropolitan area of Barcelona. This farm grows organic vegetables and distributes local…
Fruita de Cal Roca is a family business that’s been operating since the 1970s in La Granada, a village in the county of Alt Penedès. The monoculture of vines is widespread in this part of the world, but Dolors Roca is an enthusiastic advocate of…
El Petit Bané is a farming business located in Vilassar de Mar. It was set up 10 years ago by Roger Soler, a social educator who was keen on farming. The farm is mainly dedicated to growing and selling organic produce, but Roger has made the project…
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