The artistic legacy of the former Sa Nostra Social and Cultural Work is now in more hands than ever. Many of the creations made by artists from the Balearic Islands between the late 20th and early 21st centuries were stored after the Balearic savings bank ended its 130-year history. And now, 14 years after the closure of Sa Nostra's offices, some of the funds, transferred with the subsequent merger between CaixaBank and Bankia, are being raffled off in charity auctions.

The Balearic Islands are facing an unprecedented housing crisis. According to the 9th Foessa Report on Exclusion and Social Development, presented this Wednesday by Cáritas, 46,000 households in the archipelago fall into severe poverty simply after assuming the cost of rent and utilities. Representatives of the organization warn that the right to housing has become a "false right" and that real estate pressure is forcing many families out of the possibility of living with dignity. "Housing expels people from their land and from a dignified life," stated Foessa sociologist Thomás Ubrich at the report's presentation in Palma. "It's not the people who are failing, but the system," he added, highlighting that many households try to escape exclusion but encounter structural barriers and fragmented support systems that prevent their recovery. Between 2018 and 2024, housing prices continued to skyrocket. In Palma, rents have increased by 38%, and across the Balearic Islands as a whole, by 27%, with the average price now reaching €1,598 per month, a 31% increase compared to 2019. Today, 32% of the population lives in rented accommodation, ten points above the national average, and the Balearic Islands continue to be among the regions with the highest rates. This situation is putting enormous pressure on households, especially in areas like Ibiza, where market tension is greatest. Between 2018 and 2024, the purchase price has risen by €40,000.

Menorca has 118.59 hectares dedicated to vegetable (51.59) and fruit (67) production, a clear indication of the diversification taking place in the countryside today, a far cry from the livestock, milk, and cheese production model that has historically dominated the island's economy. Specifically, statistics provided by the Menorca Island Council show 41 hectares dedicated to vegetables; 42 to stone fruit; 27 to nuts; and the remainder to potatoes and citrus fruits. According to the Balearic Government's Institute for Agri-Food and Fisheries Research and Training (IRFAP), approximately 840 tons of vegetables and fruit are produced throughout Menorca. Notable production includes 139 tons of potatoes, 119 tons of melons, 92 tons of tomatoes (of all varieties), 72 tons of watermelons, 67 tons of stone fruit, and 58 tons of artichokes. Some producers sell their produce through agricultural cooperatives, and there are also 32 fruit growers, 40 vegetable growers, and 11 legume growers who are promoted through Agroxerxa, the marketing support tool for products from farmers in Consell, funded by the farmers of Menorca. This is the case, for example, of Son Magnà, a family orchard in Alaior run by Llorenç Caules, who, for the past 30 years, has been the third generation of his family to tend the fruit trees on the property. Another example is Josep Lluís Gonyalons, who maintains the family farm in Algendaret Vell, where he produces organic fruit and vegetables. It is one of the 17 orchards linked to Agroxerxa that produce aromatic plants, an increasingly popular alternative in the agricultural sector.