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.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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 \u201cValle de San Juan\u201d 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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
San Miguel Fair Programming <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n 11:00 \u2013 12:15 h. Presentation and wine tasting of DO Bullas wines and cheeses from Murcia. Jos\u00e9 S\u00e1nchez 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. <\/p>\n\n\n\n 12:30 \u2013 13:00 h. Presentation \u201cThe cultivation of Calasparra rice in Salmer\u00f3n\u201d. Sergio L\u00f3pez, technical director of the Regulatory Council of the Calasparra PDO and Lola L\u00f3pez Rodr\u00edguez, local councillor of Salmer\u00f3n. Assembly hall of the Moratalla Town Hall. <\/p>\n\n\n\n 13:30 \u2013 14:15 h. Showcooking and tasting of a traditional recipe with Calasparra Rice. Cristofer Corbal\u00e1n, chef at the Bar Restaurant La Esquinica; Natalia Sala, expert and influencer in gastronomy from Recetas De Esc\u00e1ndalo; Charo Fern\u00e1ndez and Rodrigo Esp\u00edn, promoters of Esfera Rural; Antonio Valera from Finca Ecol\u00f3gica El Romero; Juani de Maya and Salvador Mart\u00ednez from Bodega Diecinueve A\u00f1adas. Gastro zone (C\/ de Tom\u00e1s Aguilera, 9). <\/p>\n\n\n\n 18:00 \u2013 19:00 h. Presentation \u201cThe Murcian hen\u201d. Native breeds, a biodiversity strategy, circular economy and sustainability. Quality Director of the Pujante Poultry Nutrition Centre. Assembly Hall of the Moratalla Town Hall. <\/p>\n\n\n\n 18:00 \u2013 19:00 h. San Miguel beer tasting. Beer sommelier to be confirmed. Gastro area (C\/ de Tom\u00e1s Aguilera, 9). <\/p>\n\n\n\n 18:00 \u2013 19:00 h. Lavender soap making workshop. Mar\u00eda Jos\u00e9 Gomariz, Nacala. Exhibition Hall of the Church of the Former Convent of San Francisco (Patio del Convento, 1).<\/p>\n\n\n\n 19:00 \u2013 19:45 h. Tasting our Murcian extra virgin olive oils. Firo V\u00e1zquez, professional taster, extra virgin olive oil producer and CEO of El Olivar. Casa M\u00e1s Tamayo Oil Mill (C\/ de Tom\u00e1s Aguilera, 4). <\/p>\n\n\n\n 19:00 \u2013 20:00 h. San Miguel beer tasting. Beer sommelier to be confirmed. Gastro area (C\/ de Tom\u00e1s Aguilera, 9). <\/p>\n\n\n\n 19:00 \u2013 20:00 h. Caravaca embroidery craft workshop. Antonio Jos\u00e9 Egea and Mari Cruz S\u00e1ez, Caravaca de la Cruz Embroidery, CB. Exhibition Hall of the Church of the Former Convent of San Francisco (Convent Courtyard, 1).<\/p>\n\n\n\n 20:00 \u2013 21:00 h. San Miguel beer tasting. Beer sommelier to be confirmed. Gastro area (C\/ de Tom\u00e1s Aguilera, 9).<\/p>\n\n\n\n