Celebrating 10 years of farmers' markets in Barcelona
The programme for the big anniversary festival that the Coordinadora Mercats de Pagès de Barcelona is organising for Saturday 13 April at the Germanetes Farmers’ market is available now.
Barcelona’s very first farmers’ market took place near the Germanetes urban garden, on C/ Consell de Cent between C/ Viladomat and C/ Borrell in 2014, and today, ten years on, we’re celebrating this anniversary.
The festival, which is being organised for Saturday 13 April, will feature live music, a big agroecological calçotada, exhibitions and talks, all designed to raise awareness and to further contribute to bringing about a real change in the food model.
An activity-packed morning
In the morning, the programme includes two exhibitions organised by Xixa Teatre to showcase the history of the markets, and the role they play in the eco-social transition, and in the transformation of the food model. There’s a talk at 12 noon about the ten years that farmers’ markets have been transforming the food model in Barcelona, along with a reading of the manifesto ‘És l’hora dels mercats de pagès’, culminating a collective toast and signalling the start of various musical performances.
Lunch is to be a big calçotada for all, bringing the festival to a close. Tickets can be booked here.
