Women Innovators in Spain - La Ruta de Santiago Farming Fact Sheet

Santiago Sánchez Porcel's 'La Ruta de Santiago' offers guided tours of her ecological farm in Chirvel, Almería, Spain, combining education on sustainable agriculture with insights into local cultural and gastronomic heritage. Visitors experience traditional shepherd life, a wood-fired oven breakfast, and the story of women’s entrepreneurship in rural Spain. As founder of 'Ganaderas en Red' and 'Pastores por el Monte Mediterráneo', she promotes ecological farming and the protection of regional livestock, including her award-winning Seguería lamb with Ecological Geographical Protected Indication. Her initiative demonstrates that traditional farming can be transformed into a sustainable, community-driven model.