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In Culture, Godall, Ralda & Friends Project, Terres de l'Ebre, Godall,
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It is with pleasure that we want to invite our Friends and “Padrinos” to our 5th Annual Meeting, which will take place in Godall (Tarragona), on Sunday, March 12, 2023. As is traditional, our meeting will be held within the framework of Mil-lenària, the Olive Oil and Asparagus Fair of Godall, which will celebrate its 20th edition. Although Godall, like many inland villages in Terres de l’Ebre, has been depopulated for two decades, the main economic engine of our village is still the oil cooperative and that is why this fair is so important because it is a sign of...

In Culture
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One of our objectives in launching Ralda+Friends was to spread the culture of olive oil and its health benefits. For this reason, we have retrieved an interesting article published in the magazine Oleo, entitled “Unfiltered olive oil, neither better nor more natural” (originally in Spanish). Signed by Ms. Laura Sandúa Escribano, general manager of Aceites Sandúa in November 2022, the article talks about the differences between filtered and unfiltered olive oils, given that consumers do not usually know the difference and sometimes they think that they are products of different quality or that they have undergone chemical treatment processes. The...

In Culture, Culture, Godall, Godall, News, News, Terres de l'Ebre, Godall,, Terres de l'Ebre, Godall,
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As proud members of the Godall Cooperative, at Ralda+Friends we are happy to introduce a new and very interesting proposal. From December, you can enjoy guided tours to our facilities every day of the year. Throughout the visits, our guests will get a complete understanding of the whole production process of one of the best olive oils around. Also, they will have the opportunity to touch genuine millenary olive trees and taste the final product. The tours include: A tour to the millenary olive trees: participants will be guided to a close plantation, to see and touch genuine millenary olive...

In Promotions, Promotions, Ralda & Friends Project, Ralda & Friends Project, Terres de l'Ebre, Godall,, Terres de l'Ebre, Godall,
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Now is time you can solve one of the most recurrent headaches at the end of the year: searching for gifts, either for professional acquittances, family commitments or loved ones. The Ralda+Friends 2022 packs offer the right mixture of originality, health, enjoyment, and surprise that every good gift should deliver. All at an affordable price and beautifully packaged. Visit our online shop for this year’s packs: https://raldafriends.ch/en/online-shop/ for Switzerland https://raldafriends.com/en/online-shop/ for the European Union You will find various combinations of genuine products from our Tierras del Ebro, handmade and chosen with care. To everyone’s taste.  We suggest you not to...

In Climate Change, Climate Change, News, Ralda & Friends Project
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Although the headline sounds like something out of a catastrophic sci-fi movie, the experts referred by the Olive Oil Times this August agree in giving it validity. For example, Andrea Toreti, senior researcher at the European Drought Observatory, affirms that this year’s drought is even more severe than that of 2018, the worst in the last 500 years. As the publication also recalls, the first two months of summer have seen very little significant rainfall in southern and central Europe. As a result, up to 47% of the surface area of the European Community is at risk of severe drought....