Stories
At the cooperative we hear so many stories every day that we don’t even know where to start. Constantly, our producers provide us with detailed information about their plants and animals, scientific or political news, ideas for new projects and countless anecdotes from everyday farming life. This is the place to share our stories and thoughts one by one.
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Interview with Montse (Biovalle) on International Women’s Day 2026
What is your personal relationship with organic farming? Why do you do this work every day? Montse: My relationship with organic farming is personal, as ...
Reyes’ momentum on International Women’s Day, 8 March 2026
Transcript: Hello from Spain, here from Málaga. Well, I just got home from work, it's 5 o'clock, we haven't had lunch yet, but Yuli asked ...
Interview with Montse (Biovalle) on International Women’s Day 2026
What is your personal relationship with organic farming? Why do you do this work every day? Montse: My relationship with ...
Reyes’ momentum on International Women’s Day, 8 March 2026
Transcript: Hello from Spain, here from Málaga. Well, I just got home from work, it's 5 o'clock, we haven't had ...
Brief history of our table olives
A journey into the past Who wants to travel through time? Observe the hustle and bustle near the Bastille, listen ...
Building relationships
Tierra y Libertad has always been based around relationships. The relationships between the farmer and their farm and the local ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
The most delicious fruit known to men
Mark Twain called it ‘the most delicious fruit known to men’, C.R.Markam asserted that ‘he who has not tasted this ...
Fruit prices compared to the 1980s
Jose González of Tropicultura in Motril, talks about fruit prices now compared to the 1980s, when his grandfather was a ...
The shade of the ancient custard apple tree
Story told by Jose González on Decemeber 14th 2021, edited and translated from the Spanish original. My paternal grandfather, when ...
Farmers of 20 centuries
I am lucky enough to live in Andalusia, in Southern Spain, where I work with an amazing group of small ...
The difference between regenerative and conventional orchards
Tierra y Libertad visits Jose González at Tropicultura in Jete, province of Granada. In this video we see the stark ...
