- "Secuoyas, the food from the garden to the table, meditate in the midst of the purest nature. Know in situ the valuable work of Hifas da Terra and the benefits of mycotherapy," he said Sara Carbonero on her Instagram After visiting the Hifas Da Terra facilities in A Quinta Das Cabadas (Pontevedra).
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It was in 1998 when Catalina Fernández de Ana Portela He undertook a project as ambitious as a pioneer. It was about extracting the properties of elements of nature and implanting them in the field of health, which led him to focus on the Study of fungi. Thus was born Hifas da Terra, a biotechnological company dedicated to the R&D of mycological product that works for and for health and the environment.
A sanctuary in the middle of the Galician nature that has conquered Sara Carbonero, who has visited this place during his summer vacation to know first -hand the origin of the supplements he has been trusting for years.
In the purest nature
“Secuoyas, the food from the garden to the table, meditate in the middle of the purest nature. Know in situ the valuable work of Hifas da Terra and the benefits of mycotherapy. Thanks Cata and Esteban for making us feel at home ", has expressed the journalist on her Instagram.
Hifas da Terra It focuses on the ecological cultivation of pure fungi that are used for the elaboration of nutritional supplements. Such is the success of its products that, today, this Galician company exports and markets its products in Spain, France, Portugal, Italy, the United Kingdom, Germany and China.
To achieve this feat, Hifas da Terra has a team led by Dr. Catalina Fernández de Ana Portela, to which groups of national and international scientific advisors of the universities of Santiago de Compostela, Leuven (Belgium), Lucian Blaga (Romania) or Colorado State (USA), among others are added. These develop formulas that help health care from the bioactive substances of mushrooms and pure fungi, which investigate, produce and purify.
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To be able to create these products, this Galician company has the largest mycological cepario in Europe. Hifas da Terra obtains the fungi of the 7 hectares of the company's production center, located in A Fifth Das Cabadas, the farm located in the parish of Bora (Pontevedra), a space that Sara Carbonero has visited, to which another 6 hectares are added in Beariz (Orense).
In these spaces, Hifas gives Terra cultivates its fungi on natural substrates such as wood, a traditional production system that allows reuse of plant materials derived from pruning that promotes multifunctional use.
Commitment to the environment
Fungi are fascinating beings that have survived the extinction of other species evolving and adapting. They are intelligent and very efficient organisms that have been able to keep their communication network alive to fulfill their ecological function. They are due to the interconnection of soil, nutrients and plants; A fundamental trinomial for the development of life on earth.
In Hifas da Terra, knowledgeable about the biological relevance of fungi in the care of the environment, through their corporate social responsibility initiatives, for taking advantage of the potential of fungi in the recovery of the planet's sustainability, either with R&D and Environment projects or with the impact business decisions.
Thus, Hifas da Terra generates more oxygen than it consumes, as they plant more than 120,000 trees a year, trees that have a great involvement in the recovery of the landscape and soil. In addition, they support the sustainable economy generating value resources in the rural for the coming society. While certain fungi manage to degrade polluting substances, others return life to inert lands associating with the roots of chestnut trees, oaks and various conifers. These mycorrin fungi species provide great resistance and vigor to plant species helping them to survive in adverse conditions.