He Ecological sector of Navarre returns with the central event of each year, the IX Ecological Fair of Navarrean event that combines the direct sales and the possibility of knowing first-hand producers, with a great program activities intended to have a good time learning and raising awareness of the importance of consume fresh, seasonal, processed and artisanal foods with the organic label: the Euroleaf. The fair will open on Friday 13th in the afternoon, all day on Saturday and until noon on Sunday.
THE president of CPAEN, María José Arrondo stressed that “the Ecological Fair of Navarra is a great meeting that brings together the organic sector and attracts many people. Those who attend the fair, in addition to buying, tasting or enjoying the activities, will also have the opportunity to know a sector that is booming, since more and more people demand healthy food, free of chemicals and produced sustainably. being a “strategic and growing sector, with more than 70,000 hectares certified throughout Navarra.”
There will be a total of thirty-seven positions, including thirty are organic producers from Navarre and seven from other CCAAs, including La Rioja, Valencia, Málaga, Cantabria and Zamora and you can buy fruits and vegetables, oils, eggs, pasta, cosmetics, sausages, meats (also vegan), honey, bread and pasta, pastries, mushrooms, aromatic plants, cheeses, jams, red fruits, mushrooms, pizzas, legumes and many more.
Concerning the activities, this edition of the Salon offers a varied program for all audiences. There will be a series of child-oriented activities, to raise awareness and awareness through play about the importance of food, the origin of food and to educate and promote sustainable eating habits.
They have been programmed since from children’s workshops and stories to children’s tastings, workshops to discover sustainable foods. In addition, throughout the fair there will be the Txikiekozona with a children’s play area. Another nod to the little ones is the Fair’s poster, an origami of fruits and vegetables that invites them to educate about the environment and reflect on the importance of consuming local and seasonal foods produced sustainably.
Another new feature is that there will also be two exhibitionsa photograph in the Lorenea building throughout the weekend, in collaboration with Onay (Navarre Organization of Aid between Peoples), with the title “Siwatl: women build the future” which reflects the relationship of a group of Salvadoran women and the environment in which they live and another in the area of crafts with the exhibition “Traveling Museum: 100 objects to make history” organized by the Arteta Ethnographic Museum which will take place on Saturday.
Saturday morning, a craft sample which will feature wood carving, a blacksmithing demonstration, wool and a basket weaving workshop that aims to highlight tradition, creativity and craftsmanship, linked to agricultural and livestock activities. It will be from 11:00 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
Musical and DJ performances, guided tours, wine, bread and jam tastings, yoga, conferences, in addition to one gastronomic spacechaired by Geltoki, which will be open throughout the Fair to taste organic food and drinks at any time; They complete a program that aims to be entertaining, informative and awareness-raising in equal parts.
The Fair’s programming will begin on Thursday, September 12, at 6:30 p.m., with a pre-show speech in charge of biologist and nutritionist Elena Corrales. With over 40 years of experience, he will give a lecture on the importance of consuming organic food to maintain and regain health. During the lecture, he will review the history of food production and the beginning of industrialization with the use of chemical fertilizers, pesticides, antibiotics, herbicides and hormones. In addition, he will compare the nutritional values of organic foods with those from conventional cultivation and conclude by analyzing the effects of agri-food chemistry on human health and answer whether foods cure or only prevent diseases.
Also, on Saturday 14th, Elena Corrales will have a stand in the Parque de los Sentidos for the book signing from his publication: ‘Food for Body and Mind’.
NAVARRA ECOLOGICAL FAIR SCHEDULE SEPTEMBER 13, 14 and 15, 2024
Friday September 13
From 5:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.
Saturday September 14
From 11:00 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. and from 5:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.
Sunday September 15
From 11:00 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.
POSITIONS IX Ecological Fair of Navarre
1. CAFÉS FORTUNATO PAMPLONA. Cafes. Pamplona.
2. ECOLOGICAL AND BIODYNAMIC OIL JESÚS ARANDA. Oil and almonds. False.
3. ARTOTXIKI. Vegan meat, flour and snack. Iguzkiza.
4. ASPACE DAIRY. Dairy. Roncesvalles.
5. AXURIBELTZ. Cheese. Iturgoyen.
6. CAVE MENDIKO UPATEGIA. Wine and vinegar. Aibar.
7. DOMIÑA. Sausage. Goizueta.
8. ECOATARRABY. Cookies. Villava.
9. EKOLLAONDO. Eggs and cheese. Goldaratz.
10. EL PUENTE VIEJO, ORGANIC VEGETABLES AND FRUITS. Vegetables. Caparroso.
11. ELKEA ECOLOGICAL PRODUCTS / PRODUKTU EKOLOGIKOAK. Oil, fruit juices, beers and fruits. Bakedano and Amescoa.
12. HONEY ERLAN EZTIA LEURZA (NAVARRE) Honey. Izurzu.
13. ERLANDÈRE. Honey and propolis. Arbeiza.
14. HAZIALDEKO. Legume. Noah.
15. JAVIER ANOCIBAR. Potato, legumes and fruits. Munarriz.
16. LAKABE OKINDEGIA OGIA ETA PASTAK. Bread and pasta. Lakabé.
17. GIL PAGOLA – ECOLOGICAL OIL. Oil. Eulz.
18. LURMENDI. Jams and peanut butter. Euler.
19. MEJANA GOURMANDE. Tomato and fresh green pepper. Tudela.
20. MY ARTISAN ECOLOGICAL SOURDOUGH BREAD. Bread, pasta and pizza bases. Pont de la Reine.
21. BIODYNAMIC AND ORGANIC WINES NAVARRSOTILLO. Wine and oil. Andosille.
22. GUNEKO. Eggs, oil and vegetables. San Martin de Unx.
23. MARTINELLI PASTA. Pasta and pizza bases. Bériain.
24. REA NAVARRA. Alternative and solidarity economy network. Berriozar.
25. WILD & NATURAL GOBEIES (Sunday). Blueberries, dried and preserved mushrooms. Pamplona.
26. ZUNBELTZ AGRICULTURAL TEST AREA. Information. Aritzala.
27. ELENA CORRALES. Book signing. Olaz.
28. CPAEN NNPEK. Information point. Villava.
29. BROTHERS. ORTA OLIVE WOOD CRAFTS. Olive wood and boxwood crafts. Cascante.
30. TEKNABLEU. Water supply. Béra of Bidasoa.
31. PUCOL ORGANIC POMEGRANATES. Fruits (Valencia).
32. AS AN APPLE FRUIT CRAFT. Fruit. Lloreda de Cayon (Cantabria)
33. AVI FOX SOAP. Beauty products. Castellanos of Sanabria (Zamora)
34. NUTXES – OBRADOR. Bakery. Jijona (Alicante).
35. BIOTV. Information. Valence.
36. ECOLOGICAL ALOE LIFE. Beauty products. Malaga.
37. IGONATURAL. Beauty products. Onil (Alicante).
38. LURREKO AROMATICS AND BIODIVERSITY (Friday and Saturday). Aromatic. Prejano (La Rioja).
