Cultivating life: practices of regeneration in the Valencian Horta

A conversation between Xavier Luján and Chiara Sgaramella

Abstract

Distinct from most European cities, Valencia's urban perimeter is entirely surrounded by field irrigated following an ancient knowledge brought by the Arabs. In dialogue with artist and researcher Chiara Sgaramella, Xavier Luján talks about what it means to use permacultural and agroecological techniques in such an environment, caring not only for the natural fertility of the land, but also for the human humus that revitalizes these territories.