La Rebestia
Pau Arasa Carot
Farm manager
Farm name
La Rebestia
Farm type
Livestock (sheep) with agroforestry
Location
Catalonia, Spain
Farm size
16 hectares
Primary soil type
More than half is mostly granitic sand, the rest is more clay
Temperature range
5° – 45° Celsius, USDA 9B
Average precipitation
500 -600 mm/ year; last year just 200mm/ year
Social structure
Self-employed
Sales channels
Direct sales through subscriptions, WhatsApp and connections
Produce
Lamb meat, olive oil, in the future
Contact
La Revista
La Rebestia Farm‘s transition to regenerative farming
Climate Farmer since
2020
Regenerative from the beginning
Investment Costs
- Land was the main investment
- Building a barn
New practices
Agroforestry
❍ Agroforestry
Animal rotations
❍ Animal rotation
Keyline Design
❍ Water Cycle Restoration
Challenges so far
- Lack of processing infrastructure
- Starting the farm at the beginning of a historic drought
Outcomes so far
- The ground is fully vegetated by now
- Diversity improvements
- Increased fertility and health of pastures
- More perennials, more grasses
Learnings of your journey
He tried to have two herd species (cows & sheep) in the beginning, but it was too much to start with
“Being a regenerative farm is my brand’s motor; returning animals to the landscape brings fertility back to the land. Regeneration could be a holistic revolution, which includes human, soil, and ultimately, earth health”
— The reason why Pau decided to be a regenerative farm and believes in regeneration
Future ambitions
Produce olive oil
Become financially more stable
Sell more animals
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