Andrea Menéndez Arboleya

I grew up in a farming family in a village in northern Spain, where we have been farming for over 1000 years. Unfortunately, modern lifestyles threaten our environmentally-friendly traditions. In today's society, fossil-free peasants cannot afford decent work conditions. Even though they work everyday from dawn to sunset, respect nature’s laws and contribute to food safety in their communities, their priceless labor remains invisible in our labor markets. As a single-female peasant, I believe The Mitti Collective can provide me valuable expertise and knowledge-how to make my rural livelihood thrive and recover its livability while regenerating the highly degraded basis of our existence: natural ecosystems, while respecting our traditional cultural values.  Thank you to all the Mittiers. You make life on Earth possible.