Viva el Campo
Dates: On-going during the year
“Viva el Campo” Program
Designed to educate and inspire rural youth to engage in climate mitigation actions within regenerative production and sustainable agribusiness, focusing on sustainable agricultural practices and the rural environment. We combine practical examples with theoretical learning, supported by local schools and institutions.
Our main objective
- To train and educate rural youth to minimize their negative climate impact and maximize the positive through their actions, agriculture, and agribusiness.
- Build a basic understanding of climate change and sustainability.
- Understand system complexity and the impact (positive and negative) of individual actions.
- Educate and transform young people’s knowledge into sustainable choices related to agriculture and rural entrepreneurship.
- Combat rural depopulation by inspiring rural youth to find local opportunities and stimulate the economy.
- Encourage entrepreneurial thinking and employability among rural youth.
- Demonstrate concept proofs.
- Show positive social and environmental impact through sustainable agriculture and agribusiness.
- Highlight unconventional business opportunities.
- Create a secure network for the future agricultural sector of the region.
- Connect youth with the wider world and the global movement towards a sustainable future.
Read our “Viva el Campo” past reports
TESTIMONIAL
Ernesto Coy Gómez de IESO Pedanías Altas
A practical way to bring a different view of rural life to the kids!
"Pedro de Maya Fernández" de IES ALQUIPIR
This activity allows kids to be more conscious about soil in the environment
FINN HARRIES
“I spent an amazing week at the Regenerative Academy in Murcia, Spain to complete a crash course in regenerative agriculture.
This is part of my research for my masters degree at Cambridge University. I loved learning the basics of soil health, water capture, food harvesting and composting. 🌱
The course is run on a massive 1,100 hectare farm that used to practice traditional industrial agriculture but now is leading the way in regenerative practices in the fight against climate change and biodiversity loss.”
NATHALIE NAHAI
Where to start? I signed up for the Regeneration Academy’s one-week crash course, with the intention of gaining some practical knowledge and hands-on experience of what regenerative agriculture is, and how it can be used to restore ecosystems and food networks. In reality, it turned out to be so much more than this – it was one of the most transformative, memorable and joyful courses I’ve attended. The team was generous, open-hearted and welcoming, the food was a delight, and we came away feeling emboldened and optimistic as to the futures we can create when we work together towards a common goal. It was an extraordinary experience, and one which I can’t recommend highly enough.
RUBY & CHRISTABEL REED
The @regenerationacademy at @lajunquera are experimenting with, engaging in and researching regenerative agriculture in their 1700 hectare farm. They are brave and immensely inspiring, working at scale in one of the most impoverished parts of Spain where the land is being desertification by the climate and by conventional agriculture, as well as by the people and communities that used to inhabit it. This incredible community is proving that it is possible, even if not straightforward or simple, to transition to agricultural practices that revitalise both the planet and people. Last week we learnt about the power of context, complexity, culture and community 🌞🌻🥬”
Arno Foppe
My research project at La Junquera made me experience the reality of regenerative farming and gave me the opportunity to contribute to the next steps on the farm.
