ABOUT GELAT RURAL

Milk from the Menorquina red cattle breed is the star ingredient of Rural RM ice cream, a family-run project from the managers of the Finca Alpútzer Vell farm, in the area of Menorca known a Ca La Pilar.

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Cati Mingorance

Finca Alpútzer Vell

Milk from the Menorquina red cattle breed is the star ingredient of Rural RM ice cream, the family-run project of Cati Mingorance and her husband Tomeu Ramon, the managers of the Finca Alpútzer Vell farm, in the area of Menorca known a Ca La Pilar.

The project arose five years ago, when due to low prices of raw materials they decided to move into the milk sales and ice cream production business. Training was first needed, followed by endless experimentation and the invaluable opinions of friends and family until perfecting their recipe. They now offer direct sales, take part in food fairs and supply small restaurants, hotels and supermarkets around the island with their ice cream made from local produce and with the true flavour of the Menorcan countryside.

Precisely 15 Menorquina breed cows that feed on forage and grain across Alpútzer Vell’s 30 hectares make all this possible. Rustic, robust and well adapted to the climate and geography, the Menorquina red cattle breed produces less, but higher quality milk, thus ensuring the quality of Rural RM ice cream.

“Behind each ice cream is the thorough work that gives the product its true value. Well-treated and well-fed free-roaming cattle that produce superior milk.”

CATI MINGORANCE, FINCA ALPÚTZER VELL

AN EXAMPLE IN SUSTAINABILITY

This company carries out its business activities in accordance with numerous criteria for the protection of Menorca’s environment, identity and culture, and is exemplary in the following:

Best agricultural practices

Includes sustainability in its practices and agricultural production methods by applying ecological agriculture, regenerative agriculture, agreements for agrarian custody or traditional methods, and cultivates high-quality products that preserve the environment in which they grow.

Autochthonous breeds

Menorca is home to a rich heritage of autochthonous livestock, like the Menorquina red cow, or the Menorcan hen or sheep. Conservation of these breeds, all well adapted to the island’s environmental conditions, is a clear way to prioritise sustainability.

Animal welfare

Animal welfare is a crucial central concept for activity and focuses especially on the living conditions and normal development of animals used for labour, such that it adds an ethical component to any resulting produce.

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OTHER CERTIFICATIONS

In addition to the Menorca Biosphere Reserve Brand, this company also holds the following guarantees: