The candidate is the manger and owner of her farm and business EntreSetas that is characterised by its circular
economy of proximity which starts with the selection of raw materials and ends with the generated waste being
used as organic fertiliser against Nematoda.
They are the first ecological company of mushroom growing in the Castilla and Leon region and the only one in
Spain with environmentally friendly facilities taking a natural farming approach. The substratum is selected from
their fields in the region, from which they obtain the stalk and cereal that will later be used as a layer for the
mushrooms. The mycelia are selected from the best Spanish seed banks and are always certified to be transgenic
free. The plantation of the species is done by hand, which gives the candidate additional information about the
state of the layers at the time of farming. There is no forced heating or cooling to avoid pollution by the gases in
the products. They do not use automatic watering in order to reduce water waste and promote the quality of their
mushrooms and the irrigation of the mushrooms mainly comes from rainfall. Thanks to the lower temperature at
night, the condensation produced generates water drops on the ceiling of the greenhouse,which creates natural
rain by falling back to the ground. The greenhouses have darkening nets and no artificial lights to promote natural
cycles of mushroom growing and to reduce the environmental impact. Their consumption of energy comes from
the self-sufficiency of their solar panels.
These synergies have also led to collaborations such as supplying mushrooms for Las Fallas and providing workshops
for children on growing and harvesting, as well as to caterers for a Spanish band in Madrid. The candidate often
collaborates with different local institutions. They have collaborated with schools on the environmental education
to students; with associations for retired people, revitalising mycological programmes to get children closer to older
people. Indirectly, they support local employment through their various products relating to mushrooms; local
farmers for raw materials, bakeries and restaurants etc.
The business has a free of plastic policy as well as self-sustainability and zero waste policy. The plastic free waste
generated on the farm is taken to a composting area that is also used by other farmers as organic fertiliser for its
power against Nematoda. Due to this practice, they are in a state of zero waste. They actively try to eradicate the use
of not-necessary plastic and all containers used are all made of paper, cardboard, glass-aluminum and wood.
They have the permission to sell their products abroad, as there are no phytosanitary products or polluting supplies.
They have also obtained permission from the Ministry of Agriculture of the United States to send their mushroom
growing kits to America.
