The municipality of Moratalla (Murcia) will put the finishing touch on its Lalavand Lavender Festival next Saturday, September 28, with the celebration of the San Miguel Fair 2024, where popular traditions, crafts and natural products from the area will be on display.
Organised in collaboration with GastrOleum and the Local Integral Action Group, within the framework of the Murcia Rural cooperation project, this dynamic and popular event has planned several actions, including a market that will tour the old town of Moratalla and where artisans, merchants and entrepreneurs will promote and sell their products. It will also feature a series of presentations, workshops and tastings of very diverse products.
The Fair will also have a gastronomic area selling culinary proposals made with local foods and a farm that will house the most representative animals of the region. In addition, the San Miguel 2024 Fair will be enlivened by the most representative groups of animal farmers from the municipality.
The initiative is part of the activities of the Lavender Territory project, which aims to boost the economic and social reactivation and revitalization of the “Valle de San Juan” area (a project co-financed by the Ministry for Ecological Transition and the Demographic Challenge), revolving around the unique heritage of aromatic plants that the town has.
San Miguel Fair Programming
11:00 – 12:15 h. Presentation and wine tasting of DO Bullas wines and cheeses from Murcia. José Sánchez Alcaraz, sommelier and collaborator of the DOP Bullas and the Bullas Wine Route and Ana Cristina Southwood, technician of the Regulatory Council of the DOP Quesos de Murcia. Town Hall Square in Moratalla.
12:30 – 13:00 h. Presentation “The cultivation of Calasparra rice in Salmerón”. Sergio López, technical director of the Regulatory Council of the Calasparra PDO and Lola López Rodríguez, local councillor of Salmerón. Assembly hall of the Moratalla Town Hall.
13:30 – 14:15 h. Showcooking and tasting of a traditional recipe with Calasparra Rice. Cristofer Corbalán, chef at the Bar Restaurant La Esquinica; Natalia Sala, expert and influencer in gastronomy from Recetas De Escándalo; Charo Fernández and Rodrigo Espín, promoters of Esfera Rural; Antonio Valera from Finca Ecológica El Romero; Juani de Maya and Salvador Martínez from Bodega Diecinueve Añadas. Gastro zone (C/ de Tomás Aguilera, 9).
18:00 – 19:00 h. Presentation “The Murcian hen”. Native breeds, a biodiversity strategy, circular economy and sustainability. Quality Director of the Pujante Poultry Nutrition Centre. Assembly Hall of the Moratalla Town Hall.
18:00 – 19:00 h. San Miguel beer tasting. Beer sommelier to be confirmed. Gastro area (C/ de Tomás Aguilera, 9).
18:00 – 19:00 h. Lavender soap making workshop. María José Gomariz, Nacala. Exhibition Hall of the Church of the Former Convent of San Francisco (Patio del Convento, 1).
19:00 – 19:45 h. Tasting our Murcian extra virgin olive oils. Firo Vázquez, professional taster, extra virgin olive oil producer and CEO of El Olivar. Casa Más Tamayo Oil Mill (C/ de Tomás Aguilera, 4).
19:00 – 20:00 h. San Miguel beer tasting. Beer sommelier to be confirmed. Gastro area (C/ de Tomás Aguilera, 9).
19:00 – 20:00 h. Caravaca embroidery craft workshop. Antonio José Egea and Mari Cruz Sáez, Caravaca de la Cruz Embroidery, CB. Exhibition Hall of the Church of the Former Convent of San Francisco (Convent Courtyard, 1).
20:00 – 21:00 h. San Miguel beer tasting. Beer sommelier to be confirmed. Gastro area (C/ de Tomás Aguilera, 9).
Capacity is limited so it is necessary to register online in advance through www.gastroleum.com/feriadesanmiguel2024.
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