Asturcilla was a collective project from day one: the idea of making products with Asturian hazelnuts initially arose from the work carried out by Gabitu, the Hazelnut Working Group of the El Prial Rural Development Center.
From there, and after conducting a few tests until we found the flavor we desired, we began preparing it as a group of four people. This group later joined forces with the organic food catering company Con-Fusión Comidas to form the cooperative we are today, Kikiricoop S. Coop Astur. Through the Asturcilla project, we strive to take advantage of local hazelnut production, a crop that is increasingly neglected in our environment despite its great environmental and nutritional value.
We are part of Coop 57 Asturies, working with local, organic, and fair trade producers. The small warehouse where we work belongs to the Cabranes Business Incubator and is powered by Som Energia.
Asturcilla is a fruit of all these encounters and synergies, of the people who collaborated in the crowdfunding process that financed part of our production space, of the consumer groups and stores that supported us from the beginning, of the collaboration with organizations and projects in our geographic and biographical surroundings.
By the way, we love visits, so whenever you want, you can come and see how Asturcilla is made in Santolaya de Cabranes (Cabranes Municipality, Asturias).
