Image RIVAS INAUGURATES THE AGROECOLOGY CYCLE "CULTIVATING THE FUTURE" IN OCTOBER

RIVAS INAUGURATES THE AGROECOLOGY CYCLE "CULTIVATING THE FUTURE" IN OCTOBER
2025/09/30

In October, the Rivas City Council is launching the agroecology series "Cultivating the Future," a four-session program that seeks to introduce citizens to sustainable eating habits and showcase the agroecological projects being developed in the municipality. All sessions are free, open to the public, and are held on Thursdays at 6:00 p.m.

The first session will take place on Thursday, October 2 , in the Pedro Zerolo Room at City Hall . It is titled "Weaving Community: Projects of the Soto del Grillo Agroecological Park and the Network of Municipalities for Agroecology." The reorganization of the Soto del Grillo Agroecological Park will be presented at the meeting, incorporating four new projects and regularizing the land plots of local associations.

In addition, Jorge Molero , secretary of the Network of Municipalities for Agroecology, will present the campaign's 13 key measures to promote sustainable and healthy eating . The afternoon will conclude with a tasting of vegetables from the park and craft beers from Panda Beer.

 

Calendar of the "Cultivating the Future" cycle

  • Thursday, October 2 / 6:00 p.m. – Pedro Zerolo Room, City Hall
    Weaving community: projects of the Agroecological Park and the Network of Municipalities for Agroecology

  • Thursday, October 9 / 6:00 p.m. – Barca Vieja Park (Jenebro Street, s/n)
    Rivas flies. Native birds and nest boxes with Nesting Rivas

  • Thursday, October 16 / 6:00 PM – Huerto de La Luna (Antarctic Ocean Street)
    The art of composting. Fertilizing the soil at Huerta de La Luna

  • Thursday, October 23 / 6:00 PM – Chico Mendes Municipal Center
    Seed guardians and utopias: traditional varieties and seed banks

 

A space for agroecology

The initiative aims to raise awareness of agroecology, defined by the organization as a discipline that integrates knowledge from agronomy, ecology, sociology, economics, and politics with peasant knowledge and citizen organization around local food .

In this way, Rivas reinforces its commitment to building fairer, healthier, and more sustainable food systems .

For more information: parquesotodelgrillo@rivasciudad.es