At Masia Can Gual we promote the change we want to see in the world and for this reason we are committed to improving our daily management focused on environmental, social and cultural sustainability.

There is a lot of talk about sustainability and these are the three axes in which we believe and which we defend. The environmental, the social and the economic. The three go together and hand in hand.

As a family that works and lives in the countryside, our commitment to sustainability has been given to us since we were children. Our parents already told us to turn off the tap because the water is going out, turn off the light because it is wasting energy.

There was no organic waste, it was a sin to throw away food and the remains were composted in the garden.

There was little cardboard and paper and it was used for packaging.

The boxes were made of wood and plastic so they could be used for many years.

Bottles and jugs were made of glass and were refilled, they were rarely thrown away, only if we were unable to give them another use and even then, we kept them just in case… Electrical appliances were repaired, they were supposed to last for many years, just as clothes were sewn or used for cloths.

But things have changed, progress, consumption and the expiration of things have created new ways of doing things and have given work to thousands of people here or elsewhere in the world, because everything is global, both for good and for bad.

And now we have had to adapt to modernity. We recycle paper, glass, organic and plastic, iron and wood that we kept just in case, in containers, now we take them to the collection centre.

Today our electricity consumption has skyrocketed and we have installed photovoltaic panels. To be able to save?

We buy soaps and products with ecological and environmental certification, when before we made them at home with soda and pork fat. Ash whitened clothes until bleach arrived.

But what we do continue to do is buy from the neighborhood store, from the neighbor in the village, and from the local producer who is going to sell his seasonal product at the market, because each product has its season and each season its product.

When we need help we ask for it, in the same way that we are here to help whoever is needed, values ​​that our grandparents instilled in us and now we call solidarity and social volunteerism, values, thank you, have not been lost.

There is no justification for the mistreatment or humiliation of people for any reason or motive, nor for not being fair in the payment for the work well done by the people who do it.

Sustainability and solidarity is all this and more, and our grandparents already knew all this, it was their way of living not wasting resources, they are committed to the neighbors, promoting the local economy and being respectful of the environment and the environment in which we live.

In 2016 we were distinguished with the Compromís per a la Sostenibilitat Turística Barcelona Biosphere. A seal that recognizes companies that work with sustainability criteria based on the 17 Sustainable Development Goals set by the United Nations.

At Can Gual we want to promote sustainable tourism that is respectful of our environment. We encourage you to join us by following these practices:

1. Minimize the generation of waste
2. Contribute to the local economy
3. Do not waste energy
4. Respect the nature of the area
5. Be considerate of other people