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New jumillana nod to the woman, the protagonist in this XXXXII Harvest Festival, with the appointment of Consuelo Martinez Guardiola as Farmer of the Year 2013.
A distinction awarded jointly by the Institute of Wine Culture and the Federation of Peñas Harvest Festival, in its fourth edition.
The event, organized by Institute of Wine Culture, the Federation of Peñas Harvest Festival and the City, through the Department of Culture, Agriculture and Services, will be held on June 15, at 21 am in Space Cultural Castillo de Jumilla.
Consuelo Martinez, 84, four children, ten grandchildren and one grandchild, two great-granddaughters and one that is on its way, still leading their rainfed plantations and most ecological, vines, almonds, olives and cereal, with intend to continue planting additional eight acres of almond trees on the site of the Pinosa.
20 years ago, after the death of her husband, she raised two options or leave everything to others or be brave and take it the responsibility of continuing the activity that her husband devoted his life: the countryside and agriculture.
Taking perhaps the most complicated way but he took with the same enthusiasm with which continues today, having, at all times, with the support of their children, without which it was not possible to continue this work.
Consuelo, the first woman named Farmer of the Year, is and has been a pioneer in other ways as 70 years driving license pulled because I needed to go to the field was the first, and so far, the only woman named Nazarene of Honor in 2003 and president of the Virgen de la Soledad since 1963, carrying out the foundation of the same.
Tickets can be purchased for five dollars, in Vinotería The Kirin and Peñas Federation Harvest Festival.
At the end of the event will be served a wine of honor.
The bus will go up to the Castle from the esplanade, from 19:30 to 20:45 hours.
Source: Ayuntamiento de Jumilla
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