Snow in Collserola
It doesn’t often snow in Collserola, and the few times when that happens, the few flakes fallen fail to create a minimum layer of snow. But rarely, every few years, it’s cold enough…
Sheeps of Collserola visit Valldaura
Last Friday the house of Can Valldaura received a group of unexpected visitors. One of the herds grazing in Collserola passed through the land of Valldaura on its way through the mountains in…
Volunteers clean the fields for an orchard
A group of volunteers came to Can Valldaura in order to start working on the land that surrounds the main house. The intention was to clean all the corners; now overgrown, full of…
Pluviometers by Josep Lascurain
Josep Lascurain, a biologist who focuses on ecology and the environment, has conducted a workshop in Valldaura called «Monitoring the Landscape». The workshop covered water issues, and a research was conducted in order…
Visit to Mariano Bueno’s “La Senyeta”
Part of the Valldaura team has visited «The Senyeta» farm, which Mariano Bueno started in Benicarló in 1982, with the clear purpose of demonstrating the feasibility of organic farming, renewable energy and healthier…
First Garden in Valldaura
In early spring, a group of IAAC students went to Can Valldaura in order to clean up some patches of land and prepare the soil. In this case, the intention was to prepare…
Nature rewards the volunteers work
Early results appear after the effort made by the IAAC students during the March 18 workshop. At that time, a tree it was cut down to create a clearing in the forest, and…
ArboReal house Workshop at Valldaura
During this week the students of the IAAC MAA have worked on their first introductory course to design – Design of a tree house – making a tree house, at one to one….
Old deposit found
As part of the restoration, empowerment and cleaning efforts; both of the house and of the environment of Valldaura, a group of volunteers have been willing to clean the margins and the road…
