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Community food solutions in the face of corporate profits

Avicultura Campesina is an agroecological chicken cooperative in Palencia, in northern Spain, set up by three small-scale chicken farmers, Cristina, Arturo and Jeromo. Based in the villages of Amayuelas de Abajo and Castrillo de Villavega, the group have also formed a cooperative to buy their own slaughterhouse, so that they can guarantee the whole production process, from the farm to the consumer.

Title of publication: Eating from the Farm: the social, environmental, and economic benefits of local food systems
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Page range: 8-9
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Organization: Friends of the Earth Europe
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Year: 2015
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Country/ies: Spain
Geographical coverage: European Union (European Union)
Type: Magazine article
Content language: English
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