About two years ago, a proposal from the Villamiel Barrens Association came to the Mosaico project. Requesting a study that would allow the transformation of 50 hectares in a state of abandonment into a productive mountain and better defended for fires. From this meeting we give testimony in the video: vimeo.com/223572793. Now, the projected works..
Save the Hurdanas goats
The Hurdana goat is disappearing, there are only a few left alive. The Mosaico project, together with the Mosaic Association and the Provincial Council, have collected the last existing specimens and placed them in the hands of Antonio Mateo, a pastor who has recently settled in Pinofranqueado. The challenge is to save this variety of..
Conclusions of the meeting for innovation against depopulation
CELEBRATED IN THE SIERRA DE GATA. In the Sierra de Gata (Cáceres) between December 6 and 9, the first edition of MOSAICULTURA was held, an event created to highlight rural culture and fight against the depopulation of the territory. In this meeting, products that are bringing new resources and ideas to the rural economy were..
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Aromatic economic possibilities
Carlos Perez, researcher at UNEX, introduces us to the economic possibilities of aromatics in the regions of the Mosaico project.
Laura Romera aromatic
We approach the project with Laura Romera aromatic plants, with a long experience in the world of aromatherapy, and with field trials with varieties of plants.
La Jara as an economic resource
La Jara is a viable possibility to start an endeavor in the region. Carlos Pérez is currently doing a thesis on this plant, which grows abundantly in our mountains.
How to build a cheese factory
In this video we show how to assemble an artisan cheese factory. The Mosaico project proposes associating livestock pastures with on-site transformation as a formula to increase profitability.
Final conclusions of Mosaic 1
In September of 2018, the initial two years of the agreement for the execution of the Mosaic Project have been completed. While waiting for the continuation in a Mosaic 2, it is time to take stock, point out the achievements and failures and mark the priorities for the new agreement.