La Vega de Granada is more than an agricultural landscape. It is a living territory shaped by memory, food, biodiversity, community, and generations of people who have worked and cared for the land.
The photographic and sound exhibition “Las Voces de la Vega”, recently inaugurated at the La Nava Social Center in Huétor Vega, Granada, brings these stories to the forefront. Developed through interviews with elderly residents and long-standing farmers, the project listens to those who have witnessed the transformation of La Vega over a lifetime.
Their testimonies reveal a territory under pressure. They speak of illegal construction in rural areas, the loss of productive agricultural land, limited institutional support, changing villages, and young people leaving in search of stability elsewhere. They also reflect on the disappearance of many dairy farms, the mechanisation of agricultural work, and the growing concentration of land in fewer hands.
These voices raise an essential question: what kind of agricultural model do we want to support?
For SOILCRATES, La Vega de Granada represents a vital space for exploring sustainable, community-rooted approaches to land use and soil stewardship. The project supports conversations around agroecological transition, food sovereignty, biodiversity, and the role of small farmers in shaping resilient rural futures.
Listening to the people who have cared for this land reminds us that sustainable transformation cannot happen without them. Their knowledge, memories, and lived experience are essential to imagining an agricultural future that serves life, not only production.
