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They would plant, so we could have these trees
And the production of cork is very slow, becuase as we speak
We've planted ourselves with people, with friends that have fields that have wanted Cork Oaks, and we've planted
You plan an Oak, un a field, not in the hills, in the fields
In the fields it goes quicker
And before you can extract cork, 50 to 60 years have to pass
Who today invests for 50 years...for their grandchildren...no one...there are owners with nostalgia, that have always had it at home, from father to grandfathers...it's mainly nostalgia
Before the tree reaches this diameter, about 40 to 50 year passes, you peel away the first bark, it has to then renew, and you must wait 14 years more before harvesting cork
If today, people make investments in the stock market that can last 30 seconds, and here you wait more than 60 years
It's a whole, the surroundings that embraces, the family, living experiences...
owners normally are those that have a link to tradition and family
Think about that before all around here, centuries past, every village, Agullana, Maçanet had at least 10 to 20 workshops working with 5 to 6 workers, doing cork stoppers by hand
It's clear that there existed an amazing richness with cork, aside that owners paid well, there was commerce and industry, and it's also because these modernist societies all around lived their moment of splendor thanks to cork
May be this lasted 50 to 70 years, it used to be a very good epoch