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.
Can Girona, a farmhouse in Sitges, is the birthplace of Sències, an organic farming business that strives to keep alive one family’s agricultural legacy and take care of the local landscape. The project is led by Agnès Zander, who has a passion for…
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…
Finca Parera, in Sant Llorenç d'Hortons, is run with dedication and passion by four partners. We talk to the winemaker responsible for promoting the international reach of the company’s natural wines.
La Kosturica is a well-established project that’s been running for 23 years in Canovelles (Vallès Oriental). Maria Giner is one of the founders of this organic vegetable production and distribution cooperative, which aims to provide an alternative…
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…
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…
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