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This know-how came from the deep-rooted link that was established with the land. In the case of an economy based on self-sufficiency, there was no other option than to respect the land, as their very livelihood depended on it. In fact, unlike what happens today with agricultural fields, exposed to erosion and to the buildup of chemical waste, arable land in the past gradually improved with years of work and the best land was considered to be that which had been ploughed for generations.

Por otro lado somos conscientes de que estamos recopilando datos cuyo recuerdo, cuando forma parte del acervo tradicional, se está extinguiendo a medida que mueren los últimos campesinos que los conocieron. De ahí que a veces la información que recogemos en este tomo dé la impresión de ser fragmentaria. Por esta misma razón dentro de poco más de una década sería imposible reunir los datos aquí constatados.