It was closer to a mix of:

• Almacén de ramos generales


• Seed and supply shop


• Apothecary


• General provisions store

What you would have seen:

• wooden shelves


• sacks of seeds or grain


• glass jars with herbs, oils, soaps


• tools hanging on walls


• handwritten signs


• smells of seed, oil, dust, herbs

These stores:

• supplied seeds


• sold oil, soap, feed, dry goods


• acted as knowledge

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A cultural return to stewardship

• There’s a shift away from:
  
  
  • growth at all costs
  
  
  • novelty for novelty’s sake


• Toward:
  
  
  • care
  
  
  • repair
  
  
  • long-term thinking

This mirrors the historical role of the agricultor:

someone who worked with cycles, not against them.

The role of an agriculturist in Europe today

• Produce food for the population.


• Care for the countryside (soil, water, landscapes).


• Follow environmental and safety rules .


• Keep rural communities alive .

What makes Europe different

• Many agriculturists are still family farmers .


• Farming is strongly shaped by government policy (especially EU subsidies).


• T

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