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.
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…
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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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Nestled between Òrrius and Vilassar de Dalt in the beautiful setting of the Parc de la Serralada Litoral (Catalan Coastal Range Park), in the Maresme area, El Mosaic came into being after its founders, Pol Dunyó and Xavier Roqué, decided to combine…
Fruits del Secà is a family organic farming business run by Joan Prat and Fàtima Brunet in Sant Pere Sallavinera, a small town in the county of Anoia. The couple has gradually been converting the family land to organic farming, striving day by day…
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L’Escairador is a family business dedicated to reviving the ancient craft of shelling or hulling grains. Located in Cal Rosal, a hamlet in the Berguedà area, it grows ancient and local varieties of wheat and corn, preserving all their nutritional…
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