Pollution, global warming and climatic change have been a source of debate for as long as most of us can remember. Recent events suggest that we may not have the luxury of debating about such issues for much longer.. (more…)
The fertile Guadalquivir valley, which occupies the heart of the province of Cordoba, has been a prized agricultural region since classical times. In reality it is a mildly eroded floodplain with gently rolling hills that extend for miles, covered in a patchwork of colours and patterns created by the many crops that its fertile soils nurture. Thanks to the richness of this land, and indeed the vast expanses of orchards and olive groves that extend beyond its periphery, the white villages and towns that dot this landscape have developed a proud agricultural heritage and a reputation for producing some of the finest produce in the country. In recent times, the region has faced the uncertainties of European agriculture by focusing increasingly on organic production. Unlike the countries of Northern Europe, however, the Cordoban producers regard this not as a trendy new form of production, but rather as a return to age old traditions.
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Every age has its taboos and holy grails. Even in this supposedly open age of free expression in which there are no more taboos, we have been unable to shake the shackles of censorship. No sooner had we freed ourselves from centuries of social, sexual and political restraint, imposed upon us by Church, state and class alike, than we set about creating new taboos and the gagging orders that come with them. Have the ‘liberators’ become the oppressors? (more…)
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