RuralForks

Youth empowerment and participation

Rural Forks empowers and engages young people in rural areas, offering them a unique opportunity for learning, active participation and personal development. Through training, research and immersive cycling routes, participants explore and connect with their communities, fostering a sense of belonging and involvement in the sustainable development of their territories

Boosting Sustainable Rural Development

The project highlights territorial sovereignty, sustainability, participation and entrepreneurship initiatives and projects to inspire and raise awareness of the possibilities of creating thriving and resilient rural communities.

Bike Tours as a Tool for Discovery

Rural Forks uses cycling routes as a means of exploration and discovery. Young people immerse themselves in rural landscapes, interacting with local communities, initiatives and stakeholders. Cycling promotes sustainable mobility, environmental awareness and a closer connection with the natural and cultural heritage of the territories.

Networking
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change

Rural Forks creates opportunities for collaboration, networking and knowledge exchange between young people, local communities, decision-makers and organisations. By fostering dialogue and sharing the best initiatives, the project aims to strengthen partnerships, encourage innovative ideas and encourage a collective effort towards sustainable rural development.

Engage on a transformative journey with Rural Forks

Bike Tours

Ready to jump on board for an unforgettable adventure? Explore our exciting bike tours. Explore the routes, immerse yourself in the stories of local projects and share in the drive for sustainable rural development.

The Castilla y León Bike Tour took place in the area of Las Merindades in the province of Burgos. It was 12 days of exchange, dialogue and learning. Around 200 km by bike to discover 15 territorial projects.

The Cinco Villas and Jacetania areas hosted the Bike Tour of Aragon. It was 12 days of exchange, dialogue and learning. More than 250 km to discover 13 projects of this territory

The Castilla y León Bike Tour will take place in the provinces of Burgos and Palencia. Around 200 km by bike to discover 10 territorial projects and 10 villages.

The Aragón Bike Tour will take place in the provinces of Zaragoza and Teruel. More than 150 km to discover 8 projects of this territory and 7 villages.

The Aragón Bike Tour will take place in the Calatayud district. Around 200 km by bike to discover 11 territorial projects and 9 villages.

The Castilla y León Bike Tour will take place in the Sierra de la Demanda. Around 200 km by bike to discover 12 territorial projects and 9 villages.

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our protagonists

We want to share the experience of travelling by bicycle with young people and meet initiatives and people who offer alternatives to the serious eco-social crisis we are experiencing. For us, this way of getting closer to the territory has been, without a doubt, a transforming experience. I would like Rural Forks to be part of the engine of change.

Ana

Rural Forks has a big importance to both young people and the rural areas we come from. Rural Forks enables us as young people to develop our potential as agents of change and provides the tools and knowledge to contribute to sustainable rural development. Through this project, we are not only creating a better future for our rural areas, but we are also opening the way to new ways of looking at things.

Bea

I believe that the Rural Forks project is a game changer for young people in rural areas. It offers them a unique opportunity to actively participate in their communities, learn about sustainable initiatives and contribute to the development of their regions. Empowerment through hands-on experiences and meaningful dialogue builds skills, promotes a sense of belonging and ignites a passion for creating positive change.

Laura

We are very excited about the Rural Forks project. Since the end of the first Biela y Tierra route, we wanted to share with the younger generations our way of getting to know and getting to know the territory, its people and its projects. I can't wait to start cycling with the groups!

Edurne

For me, Rural Forks is a journey back to the village, a confirmation that there is an alternative to city life. A journey that has given me clues as to where to start walking. I have listened, breathed, watched, sung, cried and of course sweated every landscape. Thank you, Burgos!

Ángela

For a long time, I felt the need to return to our roots, to our origins. To really see that a community life is possible, a simple life, with the right needs in nature... And this initiative has been able to provide it. It has been an apprenticeship of new knowledge, reflections on the urban lifestyle that we lead and the problems that this brings to the rural world. I really want to get to know our environment, be part of it and do my bit. It has been a real motivation.

Ane

For me, Rural Forks means growth and discovery for me and for other people and projects. It has been a unique and magnificent experience of learning about a lot of topics and people that I did not expect, such as how the bike works, how to use different ways of communication, how to manage oneself much more, how to believe and trust in oneself to be able to do it towards society, and much more.

Maddi

The power of the union of people who want to rethink things, want to be aware and take action. Willingness to plant seeds and water them. Transformation. Accepting that although there are impediments, and it is hard, we can and we want to, and thanks to that we will continue pedalling.

Jiren

Rural Forks has been a process of hope and empowerment to always choose, from now on, the option of changing the world and our environment through collective action and participating in exciting projects.

Ana

An adventure full of joy, moments of reflection and pure love. A space and time where you get away from everything you know and can feel the power of the Earth and the people who shine like stars, with whom you lose yourself in their great soul full of feelings and great ideas. An opportunity to meet the great projects that are close to you waiting for you to join forces with them to nurture and grow like a great oak tree.

Diego

Rural Forks is one of those experiences we all should have. It is learning; it is connection with our foundation and roots; It is closeness with local people who open the doors of their homes to us; it is coexistence; It is intensity in flavours and smells; It is a commitment to the value of things through effort and work, It is history, experience and experience, is self-knowledge, It is reflection; It is illusion, enthusiasm and motivation, is collaboration, adaptation and communication, It is a common goal. Let's keep pedalling!

Leticia

Rural forks has shown me that it is necessary to take action soon, it may already be too late tomorrow. In the end, it has reaffirmed the values and ideals that I already had, but it has empowered me in my capacity to make decisions as a consumer. Seeing that there are so many projects that work in ecology, appreciating the work they do, and how they try to do their bit, makes me want to support them. The empowering work of this project is also remarkable.

Irene

It means listening, sharing and communicating, making the invisible visible, the desire to understand, enthusiasm, learning, sharing, and defending the rural environment and the environment. It means wanting to change. This project means giving vision to such an important part of the world as the primary sector, the land, the materials it gives us, and the people who work with them. It means understanding and being able to create a correlation and a synergy in which nature and humans are connected and united.

Noemí

It has been an experience that reveals to us the importance of valuing the little things, that the essential is much easier to discover than we think and that focusing on ourselves and our possibilities will bring out that treasure that we all have inside and that makes us shine. It has also filled me with hope, in an increasingly ugly world with bad news all around. This opportunity makes us focus on what is necessary, not on the distractions along the way from which we get nothing.

Merry

This project has been very enriching for me. During these 12 days on the road, I have been nourished by everything that, like bees, has swarmed around me. I have surrounded myself with incredible people. People from whom I take not only the name but also a lot of learning and life experiences. I have also been lucky enough to visit groundbreaking initiatives. All of them have given me a different way of seeing things. This project is a little plant that grows amid so much desolation. Many seeds have been planted in this project and little by little they will sprout. Let's be enzymes, let's catalyse the reaction.

Raquel

I took Rural Forks as an opportunity to reconnect and rediscover, not only the rural environment but also Spain as a country. From it I regained a little hope for rural life, I was able to recover a part of me that I thought was dead after 5 years in Ireland. Rural Forks is an experience I would recommend to anyone who doesn't quite feel at ease with modern life in society, or you could join a cult, which also offers a sense of community and a common mission that is lacking in modern life.

Christian

Rural Forks has been an experience from which we can learn. Getting around by bike shows that we don't need vehicles to travel certain distances and that we can observe our surroundings while cycling. Being able to visit all the initiatives and learn from each of them has been very rewarding. We have enjoyed a few days in a great group; many emotions which I am glad have all been positive.

Inés

Rural Forks has brought youth and a vibrant rural world together in the world's best mode of transport. Rural Forks is about solidarity, mutual support and rootedness in the community.

Fermín

Rural Forks is a small space in our lives capable of changing the perception of the challenges that dazzle our generation, balancing, thanks to pedalling, our thinking and our feelings.

Alejo

Most young people, when we think of going on a trip, do not consider that there are other alternatives to get to know the world other than visiting capitals or big cities. Ruralforks gives the opportunity to get to know villages with different rural initiatives, with the chance to discover a little more of our own country. And as if this were not enough, doing it by bicycle, which is one of the most sustainable means of transport, has shown that it is also a possible and environmentally friendly way of travelling.

Marina

Rural Forks is the opportunity to create a network of young people with similar interests and values to my own and to enjoy their humanity, as well as that of the initiatives visited and the organisers.

Fran

It has been a real learning experience. Learning about the rural world, personal stories, communicating, travelling by bike and above all learning from the people with whom I have shared these 12 days. It has also helped me to imagine a future outside the big cities and that there really is life in those places that claim to be depopulated.

Eneko

A space that has allowed me to stop and breathe and see what we have in front of us in a different way, where we can place at the centre the care for water, the earth and those of us who live there. A real learning experience!

Irene

The opportunity to share the experience with other people very different from me, with whom I share concerns, and to nourish myself with the initiatives and the lives behind them, which have inspired me and helped me to further expand my horizon.

Itsaso

For me, Rural Forks has been an experience, an adventure and a learning experience. Before getting involved in this project I was nervous, I didn't know if I was going to fit in or not, but the truth is that the days I've been able to enjoy it have been wonderful. Using the bike to get around is fantastic and fun, as well as sustainable. On the other hand, learning about the initiatives that exist in rural villages has allowed me to know first-hand that it is possible to live in a village and lead a much healthier life. Finally, I would like to congratulate the organisers of this project.

Andrea

Rural Forks is a lighthouse and a tree. Lighthouse: It makes the light of goodness and humanity shine and has given me tools for my life project. Tree: It has given life to something that will not stop growing. The organisation decided to plant a tree and put us in contact to decide which tree and how we wanted to take care of it. Once it was decided, we watered and cared for it together so that it would grow. Together we have given it life: complementarity and flexibility. It will continue to grow. Some of us will go for some branches and others for others, as a whole, depending on the branch. But the branches will go on, add new ones, attract and be home to wildlife and bear fruit.

Gloria

I came to the route with very low expectations, as I didn't want to spoil what I thought it would be like, and I think that's what made the experience so amazing. From this route, I take with me the empathy, solidarity and knowledge of each of my colleagues and all the people we have met along the 360 km we have travelled. Now it's time to reinvent ourselves and apply what we have learned.

Marián

Energy and community. Knowing that "you are not crazy" and that there are other ways of being and being in the world. The experience is that we can build projects with our hands. Choosing rural as a sustainable way of life. And of course: "metre by metre" but never stop moving forward, because we can.

Marta

A life experience full of learning about the world and about myself. I have seen firsthand how other ways of life are possible, how it is possible to make a firm and enterprising commitment and that in the community the struggle and the force for change towards more sustainable and respectful models is much greater. This, like every new experience I have, I know it is the gateway to new adventures, it will be a turning point to encourage me to travel by bike, a reflection to break with the routine that often absorbs me and bet on learning, anywhere and live better.

Saul

The most sustainable way to live a team adventure, in a healthy and sustainable way, supporting the rural world and encouraging collaborative work for any personal, interpersonal and socio-economic development in a medium-term and resilient view of a future of economic and climatic collapse.

Violeta

To create bonds of friendship, to travel sustainably, to be inspired and nourished by rural life initiatives, and to make it known that living rural world is possible and necessary.

Abel

Participating in Rural Forks is a unique opportunity. Travelling by bike with young people of different ages and from completely different backgrounds is a very enriching experience. Getting to know the rural territory and the initiatives in the first person allows us to get closer to many different realities and encourages us to pursue our own life projects. Rural Forks has a touch of rebellion because, in a mega-globalised society, it is committed to values such as travelling by bicycle, to the rural world, to the local, to community life, to slowness and reflection.

Miguel

Rural Forks for me is divided into 2 blocks: Firstly, by getting to know the initiatives I have seen a living territory in Aragon and with a desire to do things in the rural environment, and valuable information from sources of information, consumer groups, etc. And secondly, the joy of having taken the step of signing up despite my fears. The union that there has been is brutal and I am taking with me people that I hope will be a long-term link, as Andrea said. For me, it has also meant great personal growth as a person of what I want in life and what I will not settle for.

Julio

Rural Forks is about sharing. You learn from and talk to your colleagues. You live together and enjoy the journey by bike, even when there are difficulties and you have to wait. It also allows you to talk to neighbours who open their doors to get to know them and to grow.

Carlos

Rural Forks has been a breath of fresh air that has given me enthusiasm, hope and desire to continue working in my territory to cultivate a more sustainable and eco-conscious rural living environment through cultural production; and a precious opportunity to cycle, discover and connect with wonderful young people from different places. A unique and memorable experience!

José

Rural Forks is an ideal experience for those urbanites who see the city as a model with too many flaws. It gives you first-hand experience of rural initiatives that have worked for a viable alternative world for a long time. It gives you the energy to implement changes in your life plan based on knowledge. Based on the values of a better future and recognising effort and material austerity as necessary pillars for tomorrow, Rural Forks allows you to imagine from real experiences the world we must build.

Rodrigo

For me, Rural Forks is a change of direction. It is going against the tide. It is venturing with the essentials, accompanied by people who move into your family, discovering other ways of life, and celebrating the Revolution!

Gabriele

Rural Forks means freedom of movement, travelling by bike, riding through amazing places and the security of riding with a group that will always help you. Rural Forks could also be described as a new way of looking at the more hidden rural life from different angles that almost no one has ever thought about. Rural Forks means new experiences, new adventures and new friendships.

César

For me it is pride. For what my body has been able to do, for the relationships I have developed and cherish, and for the initiatives we have visited that give me hope for our society. I am proud to have participated in such a project. I have been very happy throughout the whole route and I am convinced that I will always keep that in mind.

Adua

It has been discovered that life is much simpler than we think and that freedom is a lot like going downhill on a bike.

Maddi

It has allowed me to normalise and integrate different ways of life to those that prevail in cities (individualistic, crazy rhythms...), to feel that needing less is more abundant than having more, to prioritise other criteria such as social and environmental ones in addition to the economic one when it comes to work, relationships or living, and to get in touch with the importance of change on a small scale as opposed to the desire for global impact.

Sara

A collective experience of discovery and reconnection with the rural world empowers young people to absorb traditional wisdom and experiences that allow them to imagine that other worlds are possible and generate a transformative impulse in their consciousness and communities.

Enrique

To realise that carrying your house on your back and living with just enough is perfect. It is a precious opportunity to get to know people from their most human side and to value the small moments that nature offers you.

Noelia

A small family united by principles, values and passion. It has given me the piece I needed to start walking the path I want in my life. Not only have I had an incredible experience with real people, but it has also left its mark on me. I have also taken away my fear of going out on the road with my bike. So much so that I would like to travel outside Spain by bicycle. I have always used it as a means of transport, but now I will also use it as a method of meditation. In short, it has been the missing piece of the puzzle for me to know where to start.

Melani

10 days have been this wonderful trip. Joy, fun, games, warmth, a few pairs of snores and lots of action. Ruralforks has been a project where I have been able to learn about rural initiatives, from agriculture to homes created by the owners themselves. With this opportunity, I have gained knowledge and I hope to be able to use it in the future.

Unai

Rural Forks has been a journey towards freedom, the essential and different ways of living. It has helped me to reflect on what I want and don't want and to think about how to build community and sustainability.

Marina

Rural Forks is a great pedalling that drives you to change towards a more respectful and conscious life with and for the people and the territory we inhabit. Inspiration, critical reflection, values and learning for a better life.

Nahia

Rural Forks is pure transformation, awe and inspiration. It has opened my eyes in many ways. I have learned about the lands we inhabit and the processes involved in their creations. I believe that this knowledge allows you to appreciate what your hands touch, your eyes see and your body feel, making it easier for you to be your creator. Rural Forks is also about community. For me, it is one of the driving forces that gives importance to networking and sharing collectively. I also think that collaborating in a community is an essential element for transformation and knowledge.

Luna

Rural Forks has been a journey in which the destination has not been a place, but a new way of seeing things, and how cool are these new perspectives! However, if there is one thing I would like to take advantage of these lines, it is to express my eternal gratitude and affection to all the initiatives for opening their doors to us, as well as to all the people who have shared this experience for making me feel at home at all times.

Marina

Thanks to Rural Forks, I have been able to reconnect with my most basic needs. Ten days of cycling with incredible people have helped me to realise that problems almost always have a simple solution. And if it doesn't have a solution, it's not a problem.

Amaia

RuralForks is a network of different little people who have become a group thanks to a common passion. It is discovering that we have a whole world in our hands. It is reconnecting with what we already knew we had inside but had put aside. Rural forks is about daring to follow what you believe in and giving your all to achieve it.

Itziar

It means learning, transformation... It is an unforgettable experience, both socially and personally. We have created a family based on respect and shared values, even though we are all so different. I have learned a lot about agroecology, the problems of rural areas and social networks and the work they entail. I leave with my head full of ideas and information. I leave happy, excited and hopeful. I will never forget the good times we have had, the surprise of hearing the initiatives talk, the good times cycling in good company.

Eva

Rural Forks is about learning, deconstruction and a commitment to health, tranquillity and well-being. It also means community, nature and sustainability. It is an opportunity to continue learning and reconnect with a world that many of us thought we had abandoned.

Peter

It has been a journey to reconnect with what is essential, with life, with the community, with the interconnection of all beings, with the importance of care and of creating with enthusiasm and awareness. In each project we have visited, they have opened their doors and their hearts altruistically, sharing their life stories and leaving us their seeds of wisdom. On the other hand, I have also faced my fears of travelling by bike and being able to enjoy every pedal stroke. Moreover, sharing the journey with other wonderful people has been an immense gift that I carry very deep inside me.

Rebeca

Rural Forks is hope, hope that it is possible to live the life we want and that it is not necessary to surrender to the standards imposed on us. It is also community; knowing that there are many other people with values and ideals similar to yours makes you not feel alone. This experience has taught me that all we need, it is to develop a project is to start, and then the resources and knowledge will be acquired over time. As with cycling, the beautiful thing is to enjoy the journey.

Javier

Rural Forks has been an enriching experience in which I gained resources, experiences... and the confidence and security to create and lose the fear of putting into practice the ideas we all have stored in our heads.

Iván

Rural Forks is family, network, listening, learning, humility, heart, freedom, and transformation. Travelling by bike teaches you the freedom and simplicity of moving with the essentials sustainably, enjoying unique environments, meeting people and projects that fill your soul; and creating a community that wants to make this world a better place to live.

Irene

It has been an experience that has changed the way I see the products we consume daily, aware that there are families with very clear values behind them. It has also allowed me to meet people with ideas and ways of life that are very different from my own, which I believe has enriched me and allowed me to get to know myself better.

Matilde

Rural Forks has been a way to disconnect and reconnect with myself and the environment. I have discovered a new meaning of cycling and I have understood that the villages and the people who promote rural development are the DNA and identity of our territories. This experience, beyond showing me the what, has allowed me to understand the why of things and to look towards a more sustainable and local future.

Uxue

Rural Forks is a wonderful opportunity to meet like-minded people and learn about the importance of small farmers and organic farming. Thank you so much for making such a transformative experience available to young people!

Julia

Rural Forks has been a space where I’ve felt free, supported, and encouraged to learn and grow. This experience has confirmed my desire to develop a personal initiative in the rural environment. The projects we envision for the future are like seeds that we must water and nurture. You trust each idea, invest time and energy to help it grow, even though not all of them take root. Rural Forks has undoubtedly been a project that has flourished and borne fruit.

Paula

When you get to know Rural Forks, a world of infinite possibilities opens up. You discover yourself, meet incredible people, and find reasons why life in this world still makes sense.

Yedra

For me, Rural Forks has represented the connection between thought and future. It has been the gateway to a reality of care, networks, movement, and needs—one that has allowed my thinking and my fight for a living rural world with rights and a voice to flourish even more. It has been a gift to experience this surrounded by people who want to be part of the process and who continue to create collective imaginaries in pursuit of work with, for, and by the people of our villages. I’m deeply grateful and will carry in my heart the experience of traveling by bike, being in contact with the land in the most intimate way. Thank you!

Elena

It has helped me grow so much as a person, as I’ve done things I never thought I would—and they’ll remain unforgettable memories. I’ve also connected deeply with my fellow participants, and a beautiful friendship has formed—one that I know will last for years. This project has exceeded all my expectations!!

Evora

Rural Forks has been an opportunity to get closer to the rural world and everything that moves within it. It has allowed us to understand and appreciate the land we live in, and the ways of life that observe, value, and care for the places they inhabit—creating respectful relationships with the environment and the earth, while recovering and preserving the knowledge it holds. This project has also been freedom on wheels, shared with wonderful people who are truly inspiring, and a planting of hope for other possible ways of living—simpler, more respectful, and self-sufficient.

Sofía

An experience aimed at valuing rural territories, allowing young people to see the work of local entrepreneurs and how it can be applied in different regions—helping them understand that other realities are possible.

Xingrui

At 40 degrees, uphill, carrying weight and running on little sleep—Rural Forks, for me, is made up of people who keep putting in the same effort, hope, and love (and I’m not just talking about cycling). Rural Forks means expanding your perspective in every sense—beyond individualism, beyond consumerism, cities, immediacy, and above all, beyond fear.

Lucía

Bonds, connection, complicity, adventure, the unexpected, discovery, problem-solving, learning, journey, experiences, exploration, motivation, courage, movement, sustainability, respect, action, the world, love, life. These are the words that come to mind when I think about it. It’s an opportunity for exploration and learning—about oneself and about the world around us. Perhaps a before and after in the way we see and live life. All the emotions that give life meaning, concentrated in a single experience for which I can only feel deeply grateful. Thank you for this gift.

Alba

It’s a way to make the world a better place. It’s a walk along the edge of a cliff, one you take with too much excitement to feel any vertigo. I always talk about vertigo, but today—whenever today may be— here—wherever I may be— with you—whoever you may be— I don’t need to talk about vertigo. That’s what Rural Forks is to me.

Alan

It’s that dish you used to love but had forgotten. That feeling that turns into flavor the moment it touches your mouth. It was always there, but someone brought it back in front of my eyes. They rediscovered me—like a lighthouse with hips—that was their reflection. Rural Forks was like a tattoo artist of my memory, reminding me that the light in our minds allows us to see everything we long to understand, and that flexibility clears the way forward. A beautiful utopia that pushes you to choose. A beginning that gives rise to creation.

Javier

Rural Forks is a window into other ways of living and into projects that break away from the urban norm of what entrepreneurship is supposed to be. It’s a project that challenges you both physically and mentally, while enriching you at the same time.

Cristina

It’s a journey on many levels—one that transforms your perspective and inspires you to live more slowly, experiencing community. A revolutionary space that breaks away from imposed logics and the idea of emptiness, revealing a diversity of projects and people who, with care, continue to sustain rural areas—places where food is produced, life is nurtured, and the land is managed differently. As unique and full of hope as young people on bicycles, discovering firsthand that, drop by drop, there are already people making this world a more livable place—one that is in balance with its surroundings.

Alba

For me, Rural Forks is about sharing in community, connecting with nature, growing alongside others, learning through listening, and finding freedom, friendship, and strength in simplicity. An experience I would repeat every time I had the chance.

Alba

Rural Forks has been a driving force along the path that shapes us as human beings. For a long time, I’ve felt the need to understand the origins of the widespread disregard for rural life. I tried to find an answer to this phenomenon. Since then, I’ve embarked on a relentless search for a better way of living through connection with nature. It has been a personal challenge—one I have no intention of giving up, even if it requires sacrifice. In other words, it’s about discovering what truly makes us living beings—animals.

Pablo

It has been a wonderful experience and a rewarding opportunity for growth. I wish I could have participated more, but given the circumstances, I’ve learned a new way of living and discovered new possibilities. Thank you!

Lucía

It’s an experience of continuous learning. It's about rethinking what we know and questioning why we do certain things. But it's also about enjoying yourself and meeting people with whom you have more in common than you realize. Everyone should experience Rural Forks at least once in their lifetime.

Diego

Rural Forks is a way to get to know the territory from within, to listen to the people who live there and understand their ways of life. It’s a project that encourages you to stop and think, reflect on where you want to focus your energy, and awaken a critical perspective toward things we usually take for granted.

Helena

It's an inspiration. A wonderful way to showcase the possibilities of rural life through the personal examples of each person we meet. A shared journey full of learning, reflection, and new critical perspectives. Rural Forks is a family that raises awareness and builds networks around new rural ways of living. See you in the village!

Alegre

An experience that has introduced me to bicycle touring in the best possible way, surrounded by people with a strong critical and collective mindset, a desire to change things, and a great sense of humor. It has also helped me see rural entrepreneurship not only as a possibility but as a necessity and a form of activism.

Fran

Rural Forks has been a source of inspiration, hope, and reflection for me. I leave feeling moved by seeing people fight for their traditions, their territory, and their values; encouraged by witnessing their involvement in ecological and social transitions; and, above all, motivated to engage with these dynamics in my personal and professional life.

Mailis

It’s an experience of connecting with the rural world—of learning about other ways of life alongside others, and recognizing our own contradictions during an itinerant camp. Many thanks to all my teammates and coordinators!

Elena

For me, Rural Forks means learning, emotions, and meaningful connections—with the group, rural life, different initiatives, and with myself. It has helped me appreciate what's close to me, reconnect with my ideas and values, meet wonderful people, and open my eyes and doors to what we can do—and how we can do it! I’m leaving inspired and with a full heart. Thank you, thank you, thank you!

Yara

Rural Forks has been the gateway I was looking for to immerse myself in the rural world alongside people my age, guided by four admirable women who have become my new role models. I’ve learned a lot from the other participants and the various initiatives; we’ve created unforgettable moments, and during these days I’ve found one of my new families. I’m left with these memories, which I hold dearly, and with the hope that together we’ll strive to build a better world.

Clara

For me, Rural Folks has been a wonderful opportunity to connect: to connect with myself, with others, with the land, and with the local initiatives. All of this from a critical perspective that often fades away in the monotony of everyday life.

Sara

A transformative experience that inspires, raises awareness, and empowers young people to launch projects in the rural world — rooted in collectivity and proactivity, with a strong emphasis on food sovereignty.

Cristina

For me, Rural Forks has been a journey through beautiful villages and landscapes, with a constant sense of freedom and the feeling of flying on the bike — of being able to carry yourself and all your belongings using only physical and mental effort. And upon arrival, what awaited us were hopeful initiatives that have changed the way I think and made me want to act more sustainably and in line with my values — with no more excuses. It has also been a discovery of incredible companions. I’ve felt so much affection, support, connection, love, and care from all of us. I’m going to miss you.

Paula

Rural Forks is the best way to travel if you're into crossing through the land — not just skimming over it. In fact, it's more than a trip. Rural Forks made me question my habits and gave me a lot of motivation to change them. In Rural Forks, I found a community of people who share the same concerns, with whom I could reflect, build, and also enjoy a cold beer, good conversation, and lots of laughs. Thank you, comrades.

Santiago

It’s the chance to get to know a world I hadn’t imagined before. A range of reflections I hadn’t yet taken the time to truly explore. Thanks to Rural Forks, I now understand how important it is to always stay critical and to be aware of the impact behind every action we take. It’s a space I could happily live in. I have no words to express how much this project has influenced me at this point in my life. It’s been the escape valve I didn’t know I needed.

Bruno

Community. It meant sharing moments, laughter, glances, bike rides, and deep reflections under the stars — the kind that build trust and bonds I’m sure will last over time. With this incredible group by my side, I feel I’ve been able to (re)discover a different kind of rural world, full of curious people with a fresh perspective. I’m from the rugged land, from birdsong and from a life that fills me. I’m made of play, of laughter, of conversation. Of understanding through a glance, and connecting through a smile. I am of you, and you are all of me. And all of this, stays.

Sandra

Rural Forks has been a great opportunity to discover rural projects — a unique and wonderful experience to grow, think, connect, learn, organize, communicate, share, reflect, and find ideas and hope for young people who want to return to the countryside.

Ilaria

This experience has helped me gain a clearer vision of where I want to focus my future: making a social impact in my environment, whatever that may be. Getting to know both the initiatives and the participants has been a source of inspiration and energy.

Irene

It has been a transformative project that has allowed me to broaden my horizons in many directions. It has shown me how people have infinite power to transform the agri-food sector and the rural world if they set their minds to it.

Alicia

It has been a unique experience where every pedal stroke became a moment of reflection and learning. I discovered projects that show the rural world is more alive than ever, caring for the land and those who inhabit it. The most valuable part was sharing the journey with passionate people, with whom I laughed, learned, and dreamed of a stronger rural future full of opportunities. I take with me one certainty: the future is built from the local, with commitment, enthusiasm, and a lot of heart.

Antonio

It has been very moving to meet people with whom I could share concerns and interests; I carry my companions in my heart. Seeing that there are other ways of doing things, without falling into unreachable utopias, has been truly inspiring and has given me momentum for what lies ahead. It has been a gift.

Nando

A physical, mental, and emotional space of union, transformation, and expansion. The outcome of this journey—beyond the journey itself—has been the realization of our interdependence (intra- and interspecies), which leads us to the need to protect and care for the networks that sustain us (community networks at the intraspecies level and biodiversity at the interspecies level). Yet, in order to want to protect something, we must first know it—and what better way than together, to the rhythm of the pedals and with the energy of our legs?

Ester

A world where humanity leads. The side of the coin where things are done right. Where people come first, not money. A place where hope shines. Once you see it, you never return the same.

Ana

Being a fish that dared to leave the water to find other fish who had the same idea. Everyone I have met, from the initiatives to my companions, has been and will continue to be an inspiration.

Blanca

In addition to discovering that there are many alternatives to modern lifestyles, it has been a way to connect with nature and with the way of life of those who came before us.

Santiago

Rural Forks has been a unique experience that allowed me to get to know rural life up close and the people who live there, developing life projects in harmony with their environment. Rural Forks is effort, it is overcoming challenges, satisfaction, reflection; it is building community, meeting and creating bonds with people who share your concerns; it is fun, laughter… It has been kilometers and kilometers of inspiration on a bike.

Marina

Rural Forks has allowed me to get to know Navarra from an agroecological and social perspective which, despite being from here, I hadn’t been so aware of. I was able to connect with people who are generating change in the rural world and who shared with us their enthusiasm and values. In addition, I shared the route with companions from different places, who brought me a very inspiring and enriching vision!

Ainhoa

It has been a very enriching experience. I have learned and been inspired both by the initiatives we saw and by the lives and experiences of my companions and the women from Biela y Tierra and Brújula Intercultural. It has been very stimulating, and I feel I return full of knowledge, highly aware, and eager to take action. Plus, getting around by bike is also super fun! It’s a different way of doing tourism and getting to know places.

Claudia

Rural Forks means not really understanding what you are doing until you get on the bike the first day and it starts to make sense. You leave behind theories about the countryside, books on care and alternative mobility, to experience what it is to climb hills with your own legs while carrying your home with you. To feel the group’s support and inspiration. And also, to experience the potential that mutual support has for inhabiting other ways of life that are so necessary at this moment.

Clara

For me, Rural Forks has meant a deep understanding of the rural world, recognizing its importance and current challenges. In addition, the project has helped me consolidate the idea of the strong bond that the bicycle creates both between people and with the environment through which one travels. It has also created a space for debate among young people on issues that concern us all, and it has shown me the importance of partnering with people who have complementary interests. Ultimately, Rural Forks has been an unforgettable experience that has left an indelible mark on me.

Jesús

A breath of fresh air. Touching grass. Truly learning how to fix a flat tire. Living in community with amazing people. Pedaling day after day in a nomadic way of life. Questioning your habits and coming back eager for change. Meeting inspiring people and initiatives from the rural world. Rural Forks is a unique space — to understand it, you have to experience it.

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