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Today, we would like to address a crucial topic that affects the agricultural sector: the aging of the profession. Agriculture, a fundamental pillar of our societies for millennia, is facing significant challenges related to the age ... Continue reading
In the arid regions of Spain, where water is scarce and agriculture thrives, a remarkable irrigation system known as "acequias" has played a vital role for centuries. These ancient channels have proven to be an ingenious solution for ... Continue reading
Sustainable agriculture has become a major concern in the current context of increasing environmental pressures, demographic growth and climate change. Traditional agricultural methods have often resulted in decreased biodiversity, ... Continue reading
This manifesto has been written by the Masia el Carmen team to serve as a guide when defining the agricultural plans for our farms: El Carmen, Campillo de Julia and Verger de Alicia.
As farmers, it is of vital importance we become ... Continue reading
The presence of the bees is part of our farming philosophy.
Those who have visited us know how their buzzing accompanies our fields. And it is the adoption of beehives that allows us to increase their population and take care of ... Continue reading
Conventional farming practices often result in soil degradation and environmental challenges. However, innovative approaches, such as implementing vegetal cover, offer promising solutions to enhance soil quality and promote ... Continue reading
We recently shared by email, with the families who have adopted an olive tree with us, about how we've experienced a very strong drought that has even changed our character. And we have decided to also share through this medium some ... Continue reading
For us, summer time means vegetable time! The warm days, the long nights and a lot of delicious summer vegetables. If this beautiful season had a flavor, it would be, among others, the fruity taste of our field tomatoes.
The ... Continue reading
We have several thousand associates in our fields: the honeybees.
Bees are essential to our ecosystem and to the young shoots of our fields. During the last hot summer, we moved the bee colonies to the mountains of Burgos. The ... Continue reading
Not all the fruits of the tree can be consumed fresh. On the same tree, we can find very different fruits. They differ in size, shape, color and skin thickness. Although we try to treat them all the same, each fruit lives its own ... Continue reading