Parc Agrari del Baix Llobregat is a rural, ecological and gastronomic miracle just a stone's throw from Barcelona. Famous are its artichokes and a native species of chicken, the Pota Blava.

Calçots, broad beans, peas, cabbages and cauliflowers, melons, watermelons, tomatoes and their famous artichoke fill fields constantly flown over by planes. A new variety has recently appeared in the area, called Green Queen, “a hybrid selected to resemble the other as much as possible”