---
title: "Cal Cisteller belongs to the people! We’ve signed the purchase of the farm"
url: https://emprius.cat/en/cal-cisteller-es-del-poble/
description: "Today we were in Vilafranca del Penedès, signing the purchase of the Cal Cisteller farm!"
datePublished: 2025-07-29T12:53:35.000Z
dateModified: 2026-11-04T13:28:33.731Z
language: en
publisher: "Fundació Emprius"
categories: ["Heritage", "Stewardships"]
---
# Cal Cisteller belongs to the people! We’ve signed the purchase of the farm

*Published: 2025-07-29 · Updated: 2026-11-04*

![](https://emprius.cat/_emdash/api/media/file/01M6GYPV49P1A20DAJKTJVNETD.png)

Today we signed the purchase of [**Cal Cisteller**](https://emprius.cat/en/calcisteller/) in Vilafranca del Penedès!

[As we explained](https://emprius.cat/en/propietat-cal-cisteller/), Fundació Emprius is now the owner, and we’ll soon sign a lifelong right-of-use agreement with the **rural networking co-operative El Cistell**. The agreement ties the land to its use as an [**Ateneu Rural**](https://emprius.cat/en/calcisteller/) — a community centre to strengthen local life in Font-rubí and the Penedès region.

**Our deepest gratitude** to the **over 150 people and 50 organisations** who backed the Ateneu Rural and contributed to the collectivisation campaign of recent months (we raised **over €31,000** in donations!); to the ethical and solidarity finance co-operative [**Coop57**](https://emprius.cat/en/acord-coop57/) for backing the project; and to all the **people who contributed capital or loans**.

We commit to stewarding Cal Cisteller as communal land for everyone.

We’re building the foundations for the Ateneu Rural of the Penedès and setting up management areas and working groups. This is a perfect time to get involved and help shape this collective space.

Cal Cisteller is open to connecting with local groups and organisations. If you’d like to organise an activity or just get in touch, write to ***calcisteller@disroot.org***.

### Festival of Gratitude

On **20 September** — the autumn equinox — we’re hosting an **event to celebrate what we’ve achieved together** and thank you for your support, with workshops and training sessions. For more, visit [calcisteller.noblogs.org](https://web.archive.org/web/20250313114434/https://calcisteller.noblogs.org/).

**If you’d like to make another contribution** to the project, you can do so [via the Emprius website](https://emprius.cat/en/calcisteller/).

*Long live the new Ateneu Rural and the tornalloms of the Penedès!*

*Cal Cisteller belongs to the people!*

### Years reviving the tornallom and farmers’ mutual aid

If you haven’t read it, we recommend the article explaining how Cal Cisteller and local farmers have spent years reviving the “tornallom” tradition in the Penedès:

[**“Mutual aid and collective work: years of reviving the ‘tornallom’ and building an Ateneu Rural in the Penedès”**](https://emprius.cat/en/tornalloms-penedes/)**.**

![Cal Cisteller belongs to the people (photo)](https://emprius.cat/_emdash/api/media/file/01M6GYPTXFJ4RNJFANHTBZHS5Q.png)

[YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qVcOkjACYdU](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qVcOkjACYdU)

[YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZXUQVFeGvak](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZXUQVFeGvak)

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Source: https://emprius.cat/en/cal-cisteller-es-del-poble/