Proyecto Los Aires
Laura and Guillermo
Farm managers
Farm name
Proyecto Los Aires
Farm type
Woody crops (olive, almond, pistacho and vineyards)
Location
Castilla-La Mancha, Spain
Farm size
85 hectares
Primary soil type
Silty soil
Temperature range
-4° – 42° Celsius, USDA 9a
Average precipitation
400 mm/ year
Social structure
Limited Liability
Sales channels
Direct to consumer platform, small organic/gourmet shops, restaurants
Produce
Organic extra virgin olive oil, almonds and wine
Contact
Proyecto Los Aires
Proyecto Los Aires transition to regenerative farming
Climate Farmer since
2022
Previously organic
History
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In 2012, Guillermo and Laura began caring for a century-old olive grove in Arcicóllar.
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From the start, they committed to sustainability, fair pricing, and consumer education while farming organically and learning through trial and error.
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They pressed their own early-harvest olive oil and promoted it across Europe.
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Their Cornicabra olive oil earned global recognition.
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Later, they added natural wine and almonds.
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They will soon include organic pistachios to their product offering.
Previous practices
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Creation of ponds
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Installation of nest boxes
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Planting of native shrubs
Investment costs
- The construction of ponds
New practices
Incorporation of shredded prunings
❍ Agroforestry
No-till
❍ Minimal Soil Disturbance
Annual
manure addition
❍ Cover Cropping
Drip Irrigation
❍ Water Cycle Restoration
Ponds
❍ Water Cycle Restoration
Cover cropping
❍ Cover Cropping
Challenges so far
Achieving an increase in soil organic matter
Outcomes so far
- Increase in biodiversity and organic matter
- Improved water retention in soils
- Crops are more resilient to pests and diseases
Learnings of your journey
You need to pay very close attention to cover crops so they become your allies instead of your enemies.
“To create a healthy, living soil that makes our crops more resilient and our produce more nutritional. To foster beneficial insects that help control pests and diseases. To manage our water resources more efficiently.”
— The reason why Proyecto Los Aires decided to transition to regenerative agriculture
Future ambitions
To continue to implement more biodiversity areas in different parts of the farm
Regenerative Agriculture Score
2.58 / 5.00
Score (weight)
Indicator
Soil Chemistry
Soil Structure
Soil Biology
Plant Health
30%
30%
30%
10%
- 40%
- 51.4%
- 49.4%
- 60%
2.00
2.57
2.47
3.00
Soil Chemistry
30%
- 2.00 40%
Soil Structure
30%
- 2.57 51.4%
Soil Biology
30%
- 2.47 49.4%
Plant Health
10%
- 3.00 60%
Indicator
Cultivated biodiversity
Natural above ground biodiversity
Natural below ground biodiversity
33%
33%
33%
- 70%
- 30%
- 45.8%
3.50
1.50
2.29
Cultivated biodiversity
33%
- 3.50 70%
Natural above ground biodiversity
33%
- 1.50 30%
Natural below ground biodiversity
33%
- 2.29 45.8%
Indicator
Green Water (absorption)
Blue Water (consumption)
60%
40%
- 53.2%
- 73,4%
2.66
3.67
Green Water (absorption)
60%
- 2.66 53.2%
Blue Water (consumption)
40%
- 3.67 73,4%
Indicator
Farm Yield and Income
Direct costs
Resilience
Personal well-being
20%
30%
30%
20%
- 60,0%
- 60,0%
- 78.6%
- 75.4%
3.00
3.00
3.93
3.77
Farm Yield and Income
20%
- 3.00 60,0%
Direct costs
30%
- 3.00 60,0%
Resilience
30%
- 3.93 78.6%
Personal well-being
20%
- 3.77 75.4%
Indicator
Work environment
Public commitment
75%
25%
- 98.0%
- 68.0%
4.90
3.40
Work environment
75%
- 4.90 98.0%
Public commitment
25%
- 3.40 68.0%
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