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.
This is fundamental equipment to move towards healthier and more sustainable food systems in the county.
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 Deputy for Natural Areas and Forest Fire Prevention, Josep Tarin, presides over the establishment of the Baixa Tordera Agrarian Space (EABT), a strategic project for preserving the territory and essential for advancing towards healthy and…
In this newsletter, we take a look at the state of protection and management of agricultural spaces in the Barcelona region. We also interview Ricard Ramon i Sumoy, Deputy Head of the European Commission's DG-Agri.
The Barcelona Provincial Council, a pioneer in the preservation, management, and revitalization of agricultural spaces, collaborates with municipalities and institutions to raise awareness of the benefits of maintaining agricultural heritage.
The corporation drives the creation of educational materials with the aim that children in the region understand the benefits of harnessing this indigenous source of renewable energy.
The goal that 60% of the cultivated area in Spain is organic is one of the topics highlighted in the latest BCN Smart Rural Press Digest.
With the awarding of this prize, the Barcelona Provincial Council continues to encourage the transformation of agri-food and forestry micro-enterprises in Central Catalonia.
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.
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