Take care of Mallorca, naturally

Agriculture and Food

We promote food sovereignty. We encourage proximity consumption and direct purchases from the farmer. We defend local and ecological agriculture and fight against the farm and the consumption of transgenic food.

School workshops available: What secrets are hiding in our foods?

Amics de la Terra, with funding from the Caixa Colonya Guillem Cifre foundation, is offering free workshops about food to schools across Mallorca. There's a limited number of workshops, which are designed for the second and third cycles of primary education. The deadline for carrying out the workshops is 15 December 2017. To apply, please send an email to participacio@amicsdelaterra.org, specifying: your school number of workshops number of students per course Read more...

New project to involve tourists in the conservation of Serra de Tramuntana

Amics de la Terra has initiated the new project Initiatives for the Contribution of German Tourists to the Conservation of the Serra de Tramuntana, financed by the German Federal Environmental Foundation (DBU) and in coordination with BUND (Friends of the Earth Germany) and BTE (a German tourism consultancy). The presentation took place in Soller, on 22 November 2016. You can see the programme by clicking here This pilot project will be developed in the valley of Sóller, epicenter of Read more...

The Casino of Hunger. How the banks and the speculation influentiate on the price of food

On this publication, the Casino of Hunger, we explain through different collaborations what the food speculation is and its consequences, the existing regulations like the directive MIFID II and which lines should be followed in order to limit the impacts of the speculation on the most vulnerable populations. 2.000 million of people use more than 50 % of their incomes to acquire food. Any kind of variation of its price can be devastating for these famlies. The Food and Agricultural Read more...

Sat 23 April 2016: Visit to the Es Trenc salt lakes

On Saturday 23 April 2016, we'll go on a guided visit to the Es Trenc salt lakes (Campos). On a walk around this idyllic natural spot, we'll learn about its history and how marine salt (a local, natural product) is produced. Find out more about the Es Trenc salt lakes (Spanish only). Visit price: 4 EUR (2 EUR for members), to be paid at the meeting point. Find out how to become a member of Amics de la Terra (40 EUR/year, discounts for young people and pensioners). Visit length: 1h Read more...

Buy local and directly guide

To coincide with World Food Day we present today the alpha version of this guide on where to buy local and directly in Mallorca. It's a document in progress, but we can't contain ourselfs to share it with you. With nearly 90 places where you can buy food grown or produced in Mallorca, you will find real options to fill your basket with fruit, vegetables, olive oil, nuts, preserves, dairy products, meat and sausages, beer and wine, honey ... all quality food at good prices. Download Read more...

Photos: Capvespre Centre and Ecovinyassa outing (25 Oct 2015)

Around 20 Amics de la Terra members visited the Capvespre Centre at the Sóller Cooperative to find out firsthand about olive tree cultivation and olive and olive oil production. Afterwards, the group visited the nearby Ecovinyassa country estate, which grows organic citrus fruits, where the owner told the history of these fruits in the Sóller Valley and explained the challenges and advantages of growing them organically. Ecovinyassa also organises tourist visits to learn about these Read more...

Training for Action: ‘The power of the multinationals, the industrial farming model, responsible consumption and fair trade’ (6pm, Thu 24 Sep 2015)

In this second meeting, called 'The power of the multinationals, the industrial foraming model, responsible consumption and fair trade', we'll talk about farming and food. We'll do an awareness workshop, discuss the best diet to follow in order to be more aware, talk about actions we can prepare for World Food Day and end with a fair-trade tasting session (courtesy of Fundación Deixalles). Trainers: Jordi López: Agricultural engineer, environmental impact expert and technician on Read more...
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