Territorial ecosystem

A living territorial ecosystem

The Biorrexión Cantábrica (Cantabrian Bioregion) does not start from zero. The territory has people, communities, initiatives, spaces, knowledge and networks already working on food, fishing, agroecology, culture, education, care, research and territorial regeneration.

Fields of work

  • Food and food systems
  • Fishing and maritime culture
  • Agroecology and production
  • Culture, identity and memory
  • Education and research
  • Community and care
  • Innovation and territorial regeneration

Food and food systems

Viveiro

PRATO_DO

Ideas lab for the food transition that drives and sustains the process.

Field of work
Food and food systems
Relationship to the process
The entity driving the process.
Ribadeo

EoAlimenta

Territorial process to move towards more local, sustainable food connected to the capacities of the Eo territory.

Field of work
Food and food systems
Relationship to the process
Territorial process of the Eo, part of the 2018–2022 trajectory.
Burela

Colectivo Gastronómico da Mariña

Initiative connecting gastronomy, professionals, local product and territory.

Field of work
Food and food systems
Relationship to the process
Collaboration on gastronomy and local product.
Galdo, Viveiro

Panadería de Galdo

Living expression of the food trade, local economy, cultural continuity and the relationship between food and community.

Field of work
Food and food systems
Relationship to the process
Food craft and local economy.

Agroecology and production

Vieiro, Viveiro

Estación Agroecolóxica de Vieiro

Experimentation space in agroecology, cultivated biodiversity, climate adaptation and reconnection with nature.

Field of work
Agroecology and production
Relationship to the process
The process’s space for agroecological experimentation.
Ribadeo

Sindicato Labrego Galego

Organisation tied to agricultural production, food sovereignty and the defence of rural life.

Field of work
Agroecology and production
Relationship to the process
Collaboration on agricultural production and food sovereignty.

Culture, identity and memory

Bravos, Ourol

The Bravos Foundry

Self-managed residency for artists, writers and researchers in Bravos, Ourol, working on territory, culture and regeneration.

Field of work
Culture, identity and memory
Relationship to the process
Collaboration on culture, territory and regeneration.
O Vicedo

Teatro das Cortes

Cultural space opening new imaginaries for rural territory.

Field of work
Culture, identity and memory
Relationship to the process
Cultural space of the territory.
O Vicedo

Museo da Identidade Cultural Galega

Initiative connecting heritage, identity, memory and culture in dialogue with the future.

Field of work
Culture, identity and memory
Relationship to the process
Heritage, identity and memory of the territory.

Community and care

Ortigueira

Grupo de Consumo de Ortegal

Community connecting production and consumption through short food circuits.

Field of work
Community and care
Relationship to the process
Short food circuits between production and consumption.

Innovation and territorial regeneration

Viveiro

A Mariña Lab

Living territorial lab from which the evolution towards the Biorrexión Cantábrica begins.

Field of work
Innovation and territorial regeneration
Relationship to the process
Origin of the process: from A Mariña Lab to the Biorrexión Cantábrica.

Beyond these initiatives, the process has mapped more than 100 actors across the territory with which formal collaboration has not yet begun.