La Rural has a large number of proposals ranging from snail slime to a country house that welcomes you with homemade bread; from drones to work in rural areas to interior design for the little ones. Here are the details to get to know the entrepreneurs from the south of Entre Ríos.
Evangelina is the owner of Sauce Verde, a country house in Gilbert that functions as a lodging for rural tourism. “It’s a small house that can accommodate four people and is made with recovered objects and furniture that I paint myself. I’ll be waiting for you with homemade bread made in a clay oven so that you can live the true Gilbert experience.” She says that on her Instagram “I show you places where you can go because we have the vineyards and hot springs nearby and I present you homemade recipes.” In her stand she incorporated women who knit with sheep and llama wool from Gualeguaychú.
A little further on, a corral with lettuce and snails attracts the attention of children and adults. Then, Alejandro Beatrice from Hegos Argentina tells us about the R2820 “We are dedicated to producing cosmetics based on snail slime. Here we present ourselves as a company and we are looking for entrepreneurs, to give work and who want to produce and raise snails.” He pointed out that “we are a company from Italy that set up in Gualeguaychú and from here we want to reach all of Mesopotamia, which is where this Persian or garden snail is most present. Its slime has a lot of properties for cell regeneration” and he enthusiastically said that “it is something new and different and innovative, which people are very interested in.”
Another attraction was the drones. Franco, a salesman for Lucas Preisz, proudly shows the “T50, the latest to arrive in the country for agricultural use, as it can spray, do broadcast sowing, fertilization and multiple functions.” He explained that the incorporation of this technology is very recent: “we started selling them in January. They are super useful for the field and that is what is coming.” With a good response from the public, it is also applied to livestock and agricultural engineers use it to monitor crops. Beyond that, the Fluir stand is commanded by Sabrina and Paola who opted for the Expo because “it is a meeting point to be visible and to make our products and the service we provide known, not only for the people of Gualeguaychú but also from other places.”
“This is a brand inspired by the Montessori Philosophy, through which we seek to promote autonomy and the development of children. We sell bookcases, beds, dressers, tables, and we do interior design. We create a small space so that people can visualize what we propose. The novelty is a table designed for children’s autonomy so that they can move freely, are accessible, and adapt to their size, but are also designed to be integrated with the rest of the furniture in a house.”
Nancy, an entrepreneur from Gualeguaychú, says that this is her second year at the show and that it is “a good experience for people to get to know us. We sell mates, mate cups, straws and knives made by artisans from Entre Ríos.” While Norma returned from Buenos Aires with her stand selling “country cheeses, pork shoulder, salami from Tandil, gouda cheeses seasoned with oregano, chimichurris, preserved peppers, pickled eggplant, homemade mortadella. We travel around doing various Expos or festivals, but the one in Gualeguaychú is a regular. This is the third year we have come and we feel very comfortable, the people are very friendly and we really like the city.”
He added that “it sells very well in Gualeguaychú as well as in Basavilbaso. We have a promotion for a salami, a cheese and a country bread for 10 thousand pesos and we have snacks and sandwiches for you to enjoy.”
