VERDE AURORA BIO FARM - Antigua, Fuerteventura, Spain
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N 28° 18.307 W 013° 57.255
28R E 602532 N 3131446
Lettering "VERDE AURORA BIO FARM" on the mountain at the corresponding biofarm.
Waymark Code: WMW55B
Location: Islas Canarias, Spain
Date Posted: 07/11/2017
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On the mountain in front of the biofarm the following lettering was added: "VERDE AURORA BIO FARM"
On the farm you can taste and buy a lot of Aloe Vera products as well as olive oil.
"Located at the heart of the Fuerteventura Biosphere Reserve, the Verdeaurora Estate is a space dedicated to agrotourism where you can enjoy a unique experience on the island.
Approximately 30 hectares dedicated to growing organic aloe vera, olive trees and traditional fruit and vegetables, all certified by CRAE (the Regulatory Board for Organic Agriculture in the Canary Islands), lend shape to a different kind of project on the island that combines organic farming, sustainable rural accommodation and ecotourism activities.
The nature surrounding the little village of Tenicosquey (Antigua) is so rich that it was declared a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve in 2009, and a Starlight Reserve in 2015, due to the quality of its night sky. The estate lies between two Special Protection Areas (SPAs) for the conservation of wild birds: Pozo Negro and Llanos y Cuchilletes de Antigua, designated as such by the European Union. These ecological values were the reason that the area was catalogued as the Protected Landscape of Malpaís Grande and the Natural Monument of Cuchilletes de Vigán by the Canaries Government in 1994.
Our beginnings go back to the mid-20th century, when the current Verdeaurora Estate was mainly dedicated to growing tomatoes, a very important export crop for the economy of Fuerteventura in those days, until it was implanted into other regions in the 1980s and the sector went into downfall on the island. We made use of that recession period to try out new crops suited to the climate of our surroundings, such as aloe vera and olive trees, beginning a new venture committed to sustainable development and agroecology.
Nowadays, Verdeaurora is formed by the third generation of the Mesa family, a team of young people in love with the island of Fuerteventura, who have new, modern and innovative ideas but haven’t forgotten their roots and traditions. It is managed by Luis Mesa, a young architect who is passionate about his land and is committed to the concept of agrotourism and a return to the island’s cultural and ethnographic origins."
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