# Arran de Terra ## Cooperative Overview - **Agroecology and food sovereignty cooperative** working throughout Catalonia - **Locations**: Operating in la Garrotxa, la Selva, la Conca de Barberà, Catalunya Central, and Barcelona metropolitan area - **Social headquarters**: C/ Torre dels pardals, 60, 1-4, 08032 Barcelona - **Contact**: [email protected] - **Website**: https://arrandeterra.org/ ## Mission and Approach Arran de Terra focuses on building more just and sustainable food systems through: - Promotion of agroecology and food sovereignty principles that align with [[BioFi Design Principles]] - Facilitation of Local Agroecological Transition processes supporting [[BioFi Glossary#Regeneration|regenerative]] development - Improvement of farming viability through [[BioFi Glossary#Multi-capital|multi-capital]] approaches - Centering farmers as essential agents in the food system - Development of an inhabited, living, and sustainable rural world that embodies [[What is BioFi?|BioFi]] principles of place-based governance ## Key Activities ### Dynamization - Leading projects to activate local food networks and systems - Supporting the Association of Agroecological Producers of Catalonia (APACAT) - Coordinating the "Recoopera" initiative ### Advocacy - Developing the Network for Food Sovereignty in Central Catalonia - Contributing to local development strategies such as the Leader Ripollès Ges Bisaura Association's 2023-2027 plan ### Training and Research - Creating resources like the "toolbox for agroecology" - Researching impacts of food networks during COVID-19 - Offering training in Local Agroecological Dynamization that supports [[BioFi Glossary#Bioregional Organizing Team|bioregional organizing team]] development ## Bioregional Significance Within Catalonia's bioregional landscape, Arran de Terra plays several important roles that demonstrate [[BioFi]] principles in practice: - **Food system territorialization**: Working across multiple comarcas to develop regionally-appropriate food systems aligned with [[BioFi Glossary#Bioregion|bioregional]] boundaries - **Cross-regional connections**: Creating networks between different Catalan territories - **Local resilience**: Strengthening place-based food production and consumption - **Ecological transition**: Implementing agroecological practices that support bioregional ecosystem health and [[BioFi Glossary#Regeneration|regeneration]] - **Rural vitality**: Contributing to inhabited and economically viable rural spaces ## Network Integration - Member of the Federation of Work Cooperatives of Catalonia - Connected to broader agroecological and food sovereignty movements - Engaged with local development associations and networks [Sources: https://arrandeterra.org/ and Bioregionalisme a Catalunya context]