De consumidor a persona means “From consumer to person,” and that’s a transformation of psyche the world may need to undertake if it’s going to survive peak ecological crises. Un Solo Mundo Produciones is a production company in Granada, Spain that produces engaging films revolving around social and environmental themes important to the planet as a whole.

Is organic farming still ecological when excessive resources are spent to ship goods halfway around the world? Why are ecologically-oriented producers more subject to government oversight than those using environmental contaminants?

Reducir, reutilizar, y reciclar: most of us have heard it in English, and here we hear it in Spanish. These women explain to us the “three R's” to combat the excessive amount of waste that we generate.

Transgenic, or genetically modified, crops are a marginal issue for most people in the United States. This is not the case in Europe, where the issue of transgénicos is very much in the forefront of the public's mind.

Comercio Justo, or “Fair Trade” products are often seen in “socially conscious” retailers like health and “whole” food shops. It presents a novel approach to doing business that takes into account social and environmental factors in its pricing to consumers and directly compensates commodity food producers, like coffee and cocoa farmers. Here proponents explain the philosophy from several different vantage points.

Can an educated public really create a kinder, gentler, consumer society? Do informed buyers make decisions more sensitive to their world? Can you have your cake and eat it too? Some activists think that voracioius consumers need not be subdued, but only that their desires be tweaked, redirected…

Do those who control the wealth in a society also dictate its desires? In this segment we’re able to listen in on the discourse of Spanish intellectuals critical of the modern consumer culture, which they see as something of a Svengali-like oppressor and manipulator of the masses.

Can a consumer-driven market be replaced by an informed system of mutual cooperation by a like-minded populace? Is the market always at odds with the well being of the planet? Is it true that otro mundo es possible? Let’s find out what some experts think…

75 minutos takes a look inside the home of an expatriate couple living in Spain where a large percentage of their belongings were acquired second-hand.

A Spanish woman who inherited the bakery that her parents began in Madrid's Gran Vía area talks about the pride and responsibility she feels to continue their legacy.

Constantino Cuenca, a mushroom harvester from La Manchuela, Spain explains to us about his family business and the intricacies of harvesting mushrooms.

Learn about the history, products and practices of a famous Spanish chocolatier.

Constantino Cuenca, a mushroom harvester from La Manchuela, Spain take us through the stages of mushroom growing from a mushroom-growing facility, to the field to the table.

Residents of Jerez de la Frontera, Spain continue to explain the nuances of exchanging goods and services through a network of "zoquitos," a kind of local currency. While it has not yet happened fully, some of them envision a day in which their community might live without money in the traditional sense.

Is it possible to find signature clothing, by designers, second-hand? Are there bargains for rich people in Marbella? Of course there are!

This episode talks about the increasing client base for second-hand stores in Spain and the fact that, while their former clientele was overwhelmingly foreign, Spanish people are increasingly open to the concept.

When two Spanish women's employment situations change due to unexpected circumstances, they join together to open a new business which, in order to cut costs, they are furnishing and equipping with second-hand goods.

Welcome to Almeria, a port city in Andalusia, Spain, where much of the industry revolves around the fish and seafood found in its waters.

Meet Juan Luis Quiroga, an oenologist at Pablo Quiroga Winery in Rioja, Spain who explains to us a bit about the types of wine produced there as well as the production process.

The owner of a recently-established bar talks about how he was able to cut costs by buying a lot of his supplies second-hand.

75 minutos talks to some Spanish business owners who decided to start their businesses after winding up unemployed. On tighter budgets, they were able to save a lot of money by purchasing many of their supplies second-hand.

In Madrid, more than twenty co-working spaces provide an alternative to the traditional office work concept. Today, our host, José, will take us to visit one of them.

These days, fewer new cars are sold and the second-hand market is growing. Can bargains be found on luxury cars as well?

At the height of the twenty-first century, it has become increasingly fashionable in Andalusia, Spain, to exchange apartments or stores. Learn more about this phenomenon.