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.
Maria Rovira’s farming career began 30 years ago when her father fell ill. She took over the reins of the family farm in Montserrat Rural Park with an enthusiasm that remains undimmed and that she now shares with Lourdes Gómez, another strong,…
The Can Morral del Molí farmhouse is snugly tucked away among vineyards in the heart of Montserrat Rural Park. It’s home to a creative, indefatigable family that’s passionate about its daily work of maintaining traditional crops and protecting the…
El Nano Farinetes is a farmer in the Baix Llobregat Agricultural Park. He grows local produce and sells it at the Saturday market in Sant Boi de Llobregat, as well as supplying several restaurants. He started out, raring to go, when he was just 19…
El Circell is a local, organic agriculture company founded nine years ago at Mas La Baga, a farm located in Vespella, a hamlet in the municipality of Gurb. Its two founders are strong, clear-headed people who are committed to the environment in…
Set in the heart of Osona, Mas Les Vinyes is much more than a work cooperative devoted to producing sustainable food. This farm is also the home of Ariadna Tremoleda, a woman who’s firmly committed to the environment and to combating climate change.
Mas La Datzira, a farm located in the Marfà Valley, in the municipality of Castellcir, is home to a transformative agricultural and livestock project. Its instigators, originally from Barcelona and Granollers, have been living off the land for two…
An incredible amount of work has gone into reviving Hort del Puig, a market garden established on land within Montserrat Rural Park that hadn’t been cultivated for a generation. Nil Puig is the driving force behind the agroecological project of this…
Joan Carulla is one of the leading figures of urban agriculture in Barcelona. This seasoned ecologist and naturist is an advocate for the urgent greening of cities. He certainly practices what he preaches: the kitchen garden he tends on the rooftop…
Les Arnaules is a privately-owned vegetable-growing company located in Manresa’s Viladordis district. Alba Casasayas, a member of the family’s youngest generation, joined the team four years ago and combines her enthusiasm for working the land with…
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