Agricultural show & walk to the Manikata Rural Heritage trail

On Saturday, the 27th of August, On the eve of the parish feast of St Joseph in the rural village of Manikata, the village will hold its ninth annual agricultural show. There will be an exhibition of fruits and vegetables grown locally by Manikata farmers and organised by Koperattiva Rurali Manikata. The evening will continue with music and entertainment.

Before the show starts the Koperattiva Rurali Manikata is organising a walk along the Manikata Rural Heritage Trail. Visitors will be able to see sheep, chickens, rabbits, ducks and goats. They will also visit Ir-Razzett tal-Qasam, an old farmstead which is currently being restored by the cooperative, a Second World War Beach Post, an old apiary, Punic Tombs, a market garden, olive groves and a vineyard.

Typical local food produced by members of the cooperative will also be on sale. This includes wine, sun-dried tomatoes and jams. Above all visitors will enjoy the beautiful scenery of Ghajn Tuffieha valley.

Visitors will be asked for a donation of €2.00 per person. The proceeds will go towards the environmental projects of the cooperative.

If anybody would like to joing in on the walk ther are kindly asked to book by email on info@manikatafarmers.com ^[1] or by calling Analise Muscat on 21577384/99479308 or Bernardette Bezzina on 79972998.

The starting point will be near Manikata Church at 5.15pm and will finish back there at about 7.30pm, just in time for you to enjoy the agricultural show.

Koperattiva Rurali Manikata (KRM) Ltd was set up in the Summer of 2007 by a group of farmers and residents of Manikata. Their general aim was to put forward projects that would help to safeguard the natural, historical, social and economic environment of the place. Today the cooperative is working on 4 different projects:

The running of the Rural Heritage Trail

The restoration of the Razzett tal-Qasam

The restoration of the Armoury

The promotion of local produce and of typical food

Our Mission Statement

Koperattiva Rurali Manikata’s mission is to protect the interests of the farmers of the Manikata area; to safeguard rural life and traditions in the area around Manikata, especially farming, animal husbandry, the keeping of bees, the production of traditional food and drinks, the cooking of typical local food and the production of olive oil and wine; to contribute to the protection of the natural environment in the locality; to help the Maltese population to learn about agriculture, become acquainted with its history and to appreciate the work of today’s farmers; to enable farmers to diversify their sources of income and to create new opportunities so that more young people consider taking up agriculture by creating new jobs in the sector. This will be done by developing a sustainable agro-tourism industry in the locality.