PAU ROIG: THE FOREST PROJECT

When I discovered Fukuoka's book Seeds in the desert I understood that I had to unlearn everything I knew to date about the land and its management. I come from a family of peasants and I started in traditional agriculture, then I worked as a gardener in houses of great pretensions where the most important thing was to have flowers and green grass in summer even if it was 40 degrees and it had not rained for two months. The life that exists in the subsoil and how it manifests itself on the surface is what occupies my interest now. Man tends to simplify things. When we see a forest we only see the trees, but a forest is much more than that. Under the layer of earth there is a whole world: viruses, bacteria, fungi ... A world that maintains a symbiotic relationship with the forest and thanks to which it survives. The fungi that inhabit the surface of the earth communicate all the trees with each other, allowing the roots to access water and nutrients, even in times of drought, as in a kind of network invisible to our eyes but vital for the subsistence of the forest. Traditional agriculture attacks this entire ecosystem invisible to the eyes. The land where Sa Llavor has projected the Forest is little more than a barren land, overgrazed by sheep and in which the plows have destroyed all this microbiological wealth. I was interested in being part of this project to be able to apply all the years of reading and training in regenerative agriculture and try to make life return to this almost desert piece of land. The field today is an industry, the plants survive because they are artificially fed with manures and fertilizers. Fukuoka had several apprentices under him. He fed them a bowl of rice and told them to go out and find the herbs to complete the dish. Actually everything is out there, what we have to do is train our eyesight and change the perspective with which we interpret nature.

2021-05-28T08:29:23+00:00May 28th, 2021|

SILVIA MANZANO: AWAKENING THE MAGIC OF BOOKS

My name is Silvia Manzano Vivar, I am the mother of Roberto and Martín. We arrived in Mallorca four years ago looking for a school for our children and finding Sa Llavor rooted us on the island. Nursery Teacher, by the Complutense University of Madrid, as a listen of one of my earliest internal seeds, the love of childhood, the accompaniment and importance of the presence in this wonderful stage. All my training has always been born of an impulse to discover myself, know me, listen to me and, from this place, be present in the world. Listening to my motherhood, after the birth of Roberto, I formed as a Doula and I accompany mothers, fathers and families in pregnancy, childbirth and postpartum. Trained in Foot Reflexology, of which I teach workshops for families, in Cranio-Sacral for pregnant women and babies, and in Gestalt therapy. They are my tools and treasures that I always carry with me and that have shaped and made my purpose of life. I worked for almost two years in a public library in the Community of Madrid, in the children's and youth room, hence my experience and knowledge basic library science, which I am now fortunate to share in the school. Waking up life and using the school library is being a job wonderful in which, in reality, the real protagonists are being girls and boys. We do a part of the internal work of cataloging, documentation, ordering and updating of the bibliographic collection necessary for the activation of this service. But it is with the passage of all the cycles through the room that the magic and beauty that beats in each book, in each story, in each story and image that wait to be discovered, chosen, looked at and listened to, is really generated. I accompany the girls and boys weekly, as a reference of the library, as a reading and loan room. To get acquainted with this space, its use and use, I will present you how it is organized, how and where to find your favorite readings or to consult your concerns and curiosities to feel the space as yours and enjoy it to the fullest. The elders of the school participate by giving a service to the community and They are occupying the adult room. They and they are lending a true “librarian and librarian apprentices” service; catalog, they make weavings, select and order the bibliographic collection of this room. I feel privileged to be able to feel and see how books, in this age of screens, they still retain their magic when they are held in their hands and They connect with what happens to each one. I am grateful to be able to enjoy the enthusiasm with which they are receiving and shaping this new initiative that has already become a habit and family space within their life at school.

2021-04-27T12:57:28+00:00April 27th, 2021|

HAGAR TALMOR: HERBORIST’S SOUL

I am Hagar Talmor, it has been a year and a half since we arrived on the island and in this wonderful community. I immediately felt at home. I am an herbalist at heart, since I can remember, I have been looking at the ground, noticing the plants that I have around me, and in recent years I have dedicated myself to heal and teach how to heal using what we all have in our garden. Yoga is my other passion, and it is the teacher that helps me improve my life and grow. In my day to day I help people to reprogram their lifestyle habits to feel better about themselves. In the Library Project, we have renewed the atmosphere of this space so that it conveys a feeling of greater friendliness. I am in charge of registering all the books that we have and those that are coming in to make it easier for girls and boys to take them home and thus improve their reading. This project made me reconnect with reading, as well as my children, and it helps me a lot to improve my Spanish.

2021-04-27T12:42:47+00:00April 27th, 2021|

SA LLAVOR EDICIONS: THE BOOK BECOMES ART

Sa Llavor Edicions was born last year as a result of the love for reading, a casual exchange of books and the desire to find a space to talk about them. Reading allows us to leave our confines, to travel to other worlds and other realities, to know the unknown, but also to inquire more about ourselves. In this time of stopping and slowing down, staying home, going to bed early, being calm and quiet, it is a good time to celebrate reading again. Sant Jordi is an excellent occasion to reactivate Sa Llavor Edicions in the best possible way, by reading and sharing this love for books!

2021-04-30T15:54:06+00:00April 27th, 2021|

“ALREDEDOR”

No somos de aquí Sino de invernales senderos, Del brillo del agua De los oscuros pozos De la mirada del otro. Ediciones Sa Llavor inaugurates its editorial line with an art book project, "Alrededor" by Enrique Barrenengoa and Victor Mardaras, combining poetry and painting. Enrique Barrenengoa is a poet, experimental artist, musician, creator, soundtrack composer and violinist. Barrenengoa is a nonconformist and restless spirit. Just as his facet as a creator and composer has led him to project himself outwards, his facet as a writer has remained on a more intimate level. Victor Mardaras is a multidisciplinary artist whose core is experimental painting and music. In this collaboration, the two creators have wanted to take the book beyond printed letters and traditional illustration, turning painting into the essence of the poem, where both text and images complement each other in a metaphysical look at everything that surrounds us; the links, matter and connections. The intention, with this edition, is that around the book, as its title expresses, the creative project expands through the holding of an exhibition and an event. We invite you to the ART BOOK presentation event on Saturday May 29 at the Fundació Sa Llavor.

2021-04-30T15:56:37+00:00April 27th, 2021|

CROCHET OR THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE WILL POWER

In Sa Llavor, students learn to make a loom with their hands in Nursery, to knit with two needles in the First Cycle of Primary school and in the Second Cycle they learn crochet. We start with the chain and single crochet. The crochet is held in the dominant hand and the yarn in the other. The two hands carry out actions that complement each other and have to perform a very precise task. While with knitting the children strenghten feeling and emotion, with crochet they  awaken will power. This term, the third graders are knitting crocheted caps and bags to carry their water bottles to the forest. The fourth graders have already finished their hats and are starting to make a flute bag.

2021-03-25T12:05:33+00:00March 22nd, 2021|

INFINITY IN THE HANDS

"Embracing infinity in the palm of your hand" William Blake Endless are the possibilities offered by clay modelling, one of the oldest artistic activities of mankind. The so-called "art of the gods" awakens us as human beings and makes us dream as creator gods. Our hands become wonderful instruments, capable of granting harmony and beauty to matter. From the forces of expansion and contraction, present in nature and visible in the concave and convex, we have modelled the movement fixed to the forms. Modelling strengthens our will, teaches us to overcome difficulties, to transform and create, to develop learning that can be applied in many life situations

2021-03-24T12:37:46+00:00March 22nd, 2021|

ELIAS BONET: THE ART OF THE LUTHIER

My name is Elias Bonet Monné, I am the father of Aimar, Violeta and Janic; and I make guitars. A work that is known by the name of luthier, which is a very old French word, which used to designate those who made lutes (Luthe). But we also like to be called "guitar makers". In my case, I dedicate myself exclusively to building my own guitars. I don't do restorations or repairs, which are very nice jobs but they don't have so much to do with what motivates me: the search for sound. With each guitar that I make, I go one step further to arrive at this ideal sound, which only exists in my head, and that with each step I take, it also moves a little further away. In fact, every finished guitar raises new questions. Another very important premise for me when working is that quality is above quantity. I build only twelve instruments a year, one at a time, without industrial processes, enjoying each of the details and processes that must be done to turn a handful of woods into a finished guitar. From preparing the woods to applying shellac. I feel lucky to be able to dedicate my time to a job that I love. Working with your hands, continuing to design, constantly reflecting on what you are doing, living with musicians from all over the world, with the cultural richness that this implies. On the other hand, in my case it is a very lonely job, which has pushed me to travel to fairs and festivals, where I have been able to meet, above all, colleagues with whom to share knowledge and doubts. Socialize work, well, so necessary to know if what you do is useful, or not. In this case, if the guitar sounds good, or not.

2021-03-22T11:23:23+00:00March 22nd, 2021|

MIGUEL ÁNGEL CASTILLO: BUILDING WITH YOUR HANDS

After finishing my professional training as a restorative mason, I realized that very few professionals knew the oldest techniques and materials with which the towns and cities of our country have been built since ancient times. Fourteen years ago I successfully finished the first legalized straw bale house in Mallorca, since then every time I finished a house I realized that the techniques and materials used had much more possibilities than I knew, so I began to train in ancient techniques with the best masters in the country and currently I am dedicated to finishing the homes with 100% mineral and natural materials. Working with ancient materials connects you with the past, allows you to make unique finishes with lime, clay, Mallorca sands, artisan plasters, etc. And, in the end, make contemporary homes with local materials without an ecological footprint. The finishes are made in the atelier, for each home there is a different finish, the light, the materials, the shapes, everything influences each work and each inhabitant of a home. I am part of a network of artisans nationwide who have recovered old gypsum kilns in different parts of the Peninsula. All my materials are manufactured by family-run business and small groups of artisans. I am Miguel Angel Castillo and you can see my work through the networks. www.weareland.es

2021-03-26T09:07:54+00:00March 22nd, 2021|

WILD MARIGOLD OIL

Within the area of natural sciences, the students of the Second and Third Cycle of the school have joined an activity of the Forest Project where they have had to act as authentic alchemists of nature. First they have collected the yellow wild marigold flowers, Calendula arvensis, that have begun to bloom lining the forest. They have put them all in their glass jars and then they have poured the organic oil they had brought from home - olive oil, sesame oil, jojoba oil, hazelnut oil, ... -. Then they have shaken the jar up and down, mashing the mixture well. Once at home, students should leave the jar on the windowsill, away from direct sun, and each day turn it around, alternately leaving it with the lid up or with the lid down, so that all the flowers are soaked in oil. After forty days they will be able to strain its contents, throw the flowers and store the oil in a place protected from light. Calendula oil, Pau told us, has many beneficial properties for the skin, helps heal burns, wounds, is healing, moisturizing, soothing and softening.

2021-03-26T09:05:18+00:00March 22nd, 2021|
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