this week, we visited the conservatory of vine varieties INRA Domaine de Vassal to learn about the management and conservation of cabbage·collections. It is the most comprehensive conservation center in the world vine, over 2500 Vitis Vinifera varieties and hundreds of hybrid varieties and rootstocks.

The team of the center showed us the scrupulous work of mechanics perfected since its inception in the late nineteenth century. It was especially interesting to see the logic with which plants and organize file system and monitoring of all information. They could also take note of the different techniques used by vegetative propagation.

The center of distilled Vassal·the rigor and professionalism combined with a sharp public vocation and networking with any related experience. They can learn a lot.

Thanks, Jean Michel, Thierry, bladder, Sandrine i Daniel.

day 8, 9 i 10 March celebrates the fifteenth NATURE FAIR, the meeting on the environment and quality of life organized entity IPCENA in Lleida.
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CULTURES FOUND organic farmers market participant that are held throughout the day Saturday 9. It will carry some old fruit trees and olive trees in our nursery, then for the summer garden wine and oil. Come see us!

Yesterday we started last spring grafted vines intended for our co·Stock safeguard. When you have developed, We nurture plant material to graft new plants and spread them again in this part.
 

 

 

The image corresponds to the plot·the conservation of ancient wheats in which we are trying 6 varieties this year. We did sow by hand, moment, the result is good. Among the varieties, Wheat is the White Segarra, formerly well known among confectioners.

The aim is to continue studying the flours that go and gradually increase the quantities of seed so they can be returned to arable. Bit by bit.

This is the poster for the III Fair of Catalan Barns:

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vineyards Meetings: the deep roots of the vine Speaker

Opening conference of the 'V Fair Food and Health’

Saturday 2 June 2012

11:00 H. // Room 1

Fair Pavilion Impacsa - Balaguer

http://firaslow.wordpress.com/edicio-2012/visitant/

We invite you to the presentation of the results of research on traditional varieties of vines that have developed over the last four years within the project Cultures Found, promoted by Slow Food Terres de Lleida.

Throughout this time, We lined the vineyards old Noguera, part of Urgell and Pallars Jussà to know the grapes themselves and keep them.

Thanks to dialogues with farmers and veterans of various advisory councils, We have seventy different varieties, between the table and wine.

Much of these varieties are currently unknown although they had in implementing our region. Some of them are unique and unpublished, without having documented in any other survey. Others are shared with other areas, but research has helped document their historical presence. all, together, are an essential part of our culture and identify us as a territory.

Aware that the maintenance of these varieties and exploring its possibilities requires maximum participation possible, We would like to share with you the information we have collected so far. With this objective, you are invited to the event.

To confirm attendance: trobades.slowlleida@gmail.com // 625658265

Oliver SARRUT, Chili Tiurana, Trumfera tomatoes and onion Albesa and Rose Coll de Nargó enter the kitchens of restaurants Km0

Spring Saturday morning at the entrance of a market that has 800 years. Today we found very early in the Plaza del Mercadal de Balaguer to launch the publicity campaign of the first five varieties grown in Walnut who have joined the catalog of varieties and breeds endangered of Slow Food International.

CULTURES FOUND has published a set of postcards information these varieties and others present in the region destacablement. The postcards contain the image data and the main cultural, agronomic, historical and organoleptic characteristics of the variety or race. Aimed mainly farmers, restaurants and consumers.

Today was beginning to spread them and we have helped the three restaurants of the region recently described the distinctive Km0 awarded by Slow Food. A project proposal, responsible for cooking establishments have offered some snack based on traditional varieties:

· Merced Merced Roads House Restaurant (Fontdepou) has taken a 'mashed Walnut llucià with broccoli and bean Gerb’ and 'onion jam Coll de Nargó'.

· Henry miles from the Dien Restaurant (Vallfogona de Balaguer) has developed an artichoke cream with hazelnut oil and Sarris ‘ and 'paved beans Gerb’

· Ramon Gaspà Bridges Restaurant (bridges) presented in a table 'Hake with broccoli bacon’ and 'White bread with oil of almond and chocolate'.

Restaurants Guide Km0 2012, will go on sale around St. George, includes those establishments that incorporate local foods, and organic varieties and breeds recovery of the Ark of Taste.

Throughout the morning, carried out a workshop sessions grafting fruit trees and old, who wanted, could take them a home. At the stop, you could also find seeds and seed varieties recovery.

CULTURES FOUND started in Rutlla 2008 i, Bye now, co-manages several·Collections of local varieties that include seventy vine varieties, a thirty olive, more than a hundred fruit trees and near 150 horticultural varieties. Has the support of local authorities and the Regional Council of Noguera and Lleida Provincial Council, as well as nonprofit organizations like Slow Food Terres de Lleida, We Sow and what Assembly Farmers.

All these varieties as well as restaurants, shops and co-producers·working together on the project can be found in the section of this website accomplices.

We Contens announce that five of the recovered varieties have become part of the Slow Food Ark of Taste, an international catalog of endangered varieties.

To celebrate, will be at the entrance to Market Balaguer Saturday, information relating to them, onion seeds and plants.

Sample some recipes with local varieties from the hands of Mercy Road Mercy House Restaurant, Henry miles from the Dien Restaurant and The Bridges Restaurant Ramon Gaspà, all of them recently mentioned the plate Km0.

time, will demonstrate some of the techniques of grafting old varieties of fruit trees.

We are invite!

DATA: Saturday 31 March 2011

PLACE: Entry Market Square (Market Balaguer)

HOUR: From the 10.30 hours

From 2008, follow the trail of the old varieties of olive Noguera and Montsec. We already have more than 25 kind study our conservation areas. It is a fascinating work that continues his description 'botanical', the extraction of oil samples, tasting and analysis of the chemical composition, to know the structure of components beneficial for health. Finally, the most interesting are proposed in the catalog of Slow Food Ark of Taste. Every year, produce small editions mono-varietal olive speaking these, the country and the people who cultivates. These bottles, finance costly analytical.

They say that the garden and the vine can be and this year it has happened. Last spring they concentrate on the initial impetus to the project of conservation of the Catalan Cabra and we postpone the distribution of excel·we got three lenses oils. now, giving way to the need to go 2011 and still have the 2010.

SARRUT, BLANC I ROGETA 2010 Oils are made with the utmost attention thanks to the support·Mill Torms operation with volunteers and harvesters.

Besides, Sarris oil has recently been approved for the Ark of Taste and will be present in this food restaurants Km0 2012. The white oil was the great discovery of the vintage, for its aromatic potential.

They have shown great stability but we can not afford to be more time in the cellar.

All in all, I offer them as a good aid.

For us it will be a collective·working very grateful and vote for the continuation of the project.

BO1. 3 Bottles = 15 €

BO2. Cashier 12 bottles = € 60 (without shipping cost)

Details oils: http://www.oliverestrobades.com/index.php/els-olis/

orders: 625658265 / trobades.slowlleida@gmail.com