Montserrat Pons brings the living heritage of Balearic fig trees to Ferreries

Foodie travellers visiting Menorca on Friday, 23 October have a particularly interesting opportunity to explore one of the fruits most closely linked to Mediterranean culture. At 7.00 pm, the Auditori de Ferreries will host the talk “Figueres de les Balears”, presented by Montserrat Pons i Boscana, a pharmacist by profession and one of the leading researchers, conservators and communicators dedicated to the diversity of fig trees.

His work is closely connected to the Son Mut Nou estate in Mallorca, where he has created a unique experimental field containing thousands of native fig trees as well as varieties from around the world. The project has become an important initiative for preserving agricultural, cultural, scientific and natural heritage, helping to reveal the extraordinary diversity of such an ancient fruit.

For foodie travellers, the talk provides an opportunity to go beyond tasting and understand the importance of the fig tree within the landscape, agriculture and cuisine of the Balearic Islands. Figs belong to a broad gastronomic world ranging from fresh fruit to preserves, dried figs, sweets and traditional preparations such as figat, which also has deep roots in Menorca.

The event therefore approaches the fruit from a wider perspective: varieties, adaptation to the land, biodiversity conservation and cultural value. This is particularly relevant at a time when the recovery of local varieties and the protection of agri-food heritage are becoming increasingly important within contemporary gastronomy.

For travellers interested in rural Menorca, the experience can be combined with a walk through Ferreries and dinner afterwards in the town, creating an evening that connects knowledge, landscape and gastronomy.

Foodies on Menorca Experience Sheet

Experience: “Figueres de les Balears” talk
Date: Friday, 23 October 2026
Time: 7.00 pm
Venue: Auditori de Ferreries
Location: Ferreries, Menorca
Speaker: Montserrat Pons i Boscana
Theme: Fig trees, biodiversity, agricultural heritage and food culture
Reference project: Son Mut Nou, Mallorca
Admission: Free
Organisation and support: Made in Menorca, Menorca Island Council’s Department of Economy and Ferreries Town Council
Recommended experience: Attend the talk and complete the evening with dinner in Ferreries
Ideal for: Foodie travellers interested in traditional fruits, biodiversity, agriculture and Balearic gastronomic heritage
Official website: www.cime.es