Javier Sebastián Antón is the proprietor of an organization known as ‘Friends of the Landscape’ whose identify already invitations us to consider his philosophy. Respect for the surroundings characterizes his mission.
For this purpose, this Valencian farmer who grows natural tomatoes with out irrigation or chemical merchandise has been awarded by the Spanish Network of Biosphere Reserves.
Specifically, it has obtained the Recognition for Environmental Commitment granted by this department built-in into the Ministry for the Ecological Transition and the Demographic Challenge.
The determination of the federal government physique justifies the award thus: “It values the pure and cultural heritage with its approach of engaged on a day-to-day foundation.”
It contains his “work to disseminate the surroundings within the Alto Turia Biosphere Reserve in Valencia”. Because his crops are positioned within the small city of Aras de los Olmos, throughout the Los Serranos area.
This has been specified by the Valencian Association of Farmers (AVA-ASAJA), of which Javier is a member. With his younger agri-environmental firm, he’s dedicated to natural farming.
“Main producer of rainfed tomato”
Therefore, he cultivates the vegetable “with strategies of yesteryear, one thing that no person does as a result of it has many dangers.” Even extra in order an organization, since he admits that “it is vitally advanced, since it’s essential to know find out how to do it”.
He believes that “it’s doubtless” that ‘Amigos del Paisaje’ is the “most important dryland tomato producer”, since they work with a big space of land. Javier considers that “to innovate right this moment is to look again in lots of issues”.
Hence, he maintains a philosophy of natural cultivation that’s not solely targeted on tomatoes: “I additionally work cherry or apple in an surroundings dominated by almond timber, cereals, olive timber or vines.”
After the numerous drought in the summertime of 2022, this farmer calculates that his tomato vegetation “have saved 400,000 liters of water” in these excessive months. Another issue to evaluate and keep in mind given the water state of affairs of the Levante.
Direct gross sales with out intermediaries “in 24 hours”
Once the tomatoes are grown and “harvested at their optimum level”, Javier makes a direct sale with out intermediaries. So the advertising follows the philosophy “from the sphere to your property in 24 hours”.
He qualifies that they take “small bins of tomatoes to properties in Valencia and its metropolitan space.” In addition, his shoppers “are very particular and lots of even turn into associates.”
He argues the latter with the truth that they’re, like him, “very dedicated to the surroundings, they worth proximity, the very best high quality, the same old taste and sustainable practices in concord with nature.”
As a complement to his enterprise, which was born in 2017 as a platform, this farmer can be accountable for making these kind of initiatives identified, advising others excited by approaching the territory.
Variety of tomatoessiStock
It organizes area visits, workshops and agricultural conferences, in addition to rural entrepreneurship and ecology. And it’s that he has been endeavor panorama and nature initiatives for greater than 12 years.
As a outcome, he has even written two books: ‘Alma Landscape’ and ‘Start a small enterprise in rural areas’. Now, the award from the Spanish Government that she has obtained is yet one more success.