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.
The technical director of the Lluçanès Consortium tells us about the Alpens collective cheese dairy, a pioneering facility in Catalonia that is integrated into the BCN Smart Rural strategy.
The coordinator of sustainable food projects at the Daniel and Nina Carasso Foundation is a person passionate about her work. We wanted to interview her to find out her thoughts on local agri-food workshops, among other topics.
In the demarcation of Barcelona, the protection of agricultural spaces has a name, Josep Montasell Dorda. And an intention: to bring food closer to people.
Oriol Estela Barnet, general coordinator of the Metropolitan Strategic Plan of Barcelona (PEMB), explains how the capital of Catalonia faces the challenge of feeding its citizens sustainably.
The architect Carolyn Steel analyzes in "Hungry City" (Capitán Swing Books) the main elements that need to be transformed to make the transition towards more sustainable food systems.
The Commissioner for Agriculture of the European Union explains to us, in the first person, the why, how and when of the 'From Farm to Fork' strategy.
Interview with Marçal Parera, a young and entrepreneurial farmer who lives in and for the territory. Exploring with him the fields he cultivates in Sant Antoni de Vilamajor is a unique experience.
We speak with the manager of the Support Unit for Agricultural Areas of the Provincial Council of Barcelona and coordinator of the European project BCN Smart Rural.
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