AGRICULTURAL CROPS IN CASTELLÓN (VALENCIAN COMUNITY, SPAIN)

A LITTLE AGRICULTURAL DESCRIPTION OF CASTELLÓN

A little agricultural description of Castellón Castellón is a province of Valencian Community, surrounded by the Mediterranean Sea, with high mountains. Castellón has a warm climate that allows cultivate, a lot of different kinds of fruits and vegetables. The most important agricultural crops in Castellón are: –Olives and almonds in the mountains –Citrus fruits in the coast

OLIVE OIL VARIETIES FROM CASTELLÓN

CASTELLÓN AND THEIR OLIVE VARIETIES Morrut, Farga, Empeltre (Albocásser) Farga, Borriolenca, Canetera Farga, Morrut, Borriolenca, Canetera Serrana de espadán There are a lot of different and very good olive varieties in Castellón. We want to show you the most important varieties, that are used to make extra virgin olive oil.

OLIVE OIL VARIETIES IN CASTELLÓN DESCRIPTION OF VARIETIES –BORRIOLENCA (PLANA ALTA) OILY PERFORMANCE: 47%

OLIVE OIL VARIETIES IN CASTELLÓN DESCRIPTION OF VARIETIES –EMPELTRE(BAIX MAESTRAT) OILY PERFORMANCE: 46%

OLIVE OIL VARIETIES IN CASTELLÓN DESCRIPTION OF VARIETIES –FARGA (BAIX MAESTRAT) OILY PERFORMANCE: 46,2%

OLIVE OIL VARIETIES IN CASTELLÓN DESCRIPTION OF VARIETIES –MORRUT (BAIX MAESTRAT) OILY PERFORMANCE: 43%

OLIVE OIL VARIETIES IN CASTELLÓN DESCRIPTION OF VARIETIES –SERRANA DE ESPADÁN (ALTO PALANCIA) OILY PERFORMANCE: 49,8 %

OLIVE OIL VARIETIES IN CASTELLÓN The different colour of our extra virgin olive oil

ALMOND VARIETY FROM CASTELLÓN

MARCONA ALMOND Marcona almond is the most appreciate almond variety in whole Spain, by his sweet taste and quality. Marcona almond is cultivated in whole highest part of the province. It is an ingredient used in a lot of different traditional meals and desserts.

MARCONA ALMOND In February the mountain fields became white and rose, because of the flowering trees.

CITRUS IN CASTELLÓN

Cytrus are cultivated in the coast, in irrigated lands. Who doesn´t know the famous valencian cytrus? In Castellón we cultivate clementine mainly. Clementines are little, easy to peel and healthy Clemenules from Nules (Castellón)