Building relationships
Tierra y Libertad has always been based around relationships. The relationships between the farmer and their farm and the local community and the relationship between the farmer and those who …
Paco Bedoya’s farm
I love visiting Paco Bedoya’s farm for two reasons. The farm itself is wonderful, a kind of jungle of citrus trees, fruit hanging everywhere, birds chirping, a luxurious green ground …
Harvesting avocados at Jose’s
Transcript: More on this topic Sign up to our Newsletter We regularly post stories about the work of our members and the history of farming in Spain. If you would …
Pedro Castellar de la Frontera
Driving around Andalusia visiting the farmers of Tierra y Libertad I am constantly struck by the diverse landscapes. It’s true that Andalusia is big – at 87,268km2 it is bigger …
The amphorae of Tierra Savia
Transcript: When we came here we said… we have to conserve the old varieties and the old forms of making wine. So we started looking in the old bodegas and …
The search for new farmers for Tierra y Libertad
I have spent some of the last couple of weeks visiting possible new farmers to join us at Tierra y Libertad. It has been inspiring, but also a much more …
Paco Gonzalez takes his granddaughter fishing
Here is Paco Gonzalez telling a nice story about his granddaughter and the Guadalhorce river. Transcript: This is the Guadalhorce. The river never overflows here, historically it never overflowed on …
A sacred carob tree
Visiting Carlos Márquez’s farm last week, is nestled deep in a valley just a few kilometres from the Mediterranean coast East of Malaga, I was struck by the abundance of …
Vetiver grass with Carlos Márquez
Carlos shows us how he uses vetiver grass to mulch his avocado trees. Transcript: This plant is called Vetiver. I planted it. It’s a plant that needs very little water. …
The key to reversing rural depopulation
A living countryside. A vibrant rural culture. A beautiful agro-ecological landscape. All good things that most people, whether urban, suburban or rural, would like to see. Yet, almost everywhere we …
