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.
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…
Tatiana Segura and Sergi Ruiz have become farm tenants through the Land Bank Network, an initiative of Barcelona Provincial Council.
The land bank expert explains the details of a crucial tool for reclaiming abandoned fields and attracting young agricultural entrepreneurs.
We visit Melcior Montaner, forest owner of the Viladevall estate in Sora, to talk about the restoration work on forests and pastures carried out within the framework of the BCN Smart Rural strategy.
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