Farm Visits

Francisco: “No es rentable.”

Francisco: "No es rentable."

This is posted as a farm visit, but really it’s a fragment of a conversation had in the road between greenhouses one evening in El Ejido. Thomas and I had set out with the goal of reaching the foothills of the mountains behind the city, which meant a good couple hours walk through the plastic. [...]


Farm Visit: Clisol Agro

Farm Visit: Clisol Agro

The first day I arrived in El Ejido I decided to take a swing by the main tourist office (conveniently located a good few kilometres out of town – why?) I wanted to get a map of the area, and was also curious to see if any of the more industrial greenhouse operations offered tours. [...]


Farm Visit: A Pobre de Trives

Farm Visit: A Pobre de Trives

Today I travelled out an hour into the mountains to the Trives valley with a local vet, named Suso, who needed to take some blood from a herd of cattle. I met Suso last week through a friend, and we sat down over coffee to discuss my tagging along with him when he heads out [...]