The trade of baker is one of those that have best resisted the passage of centuries, but it is also one of those that today faces the greatest difficulties in ensuring its continuity. The lack of generational renewal and the difficulties in finding staff have become a growing concern among traditional bakeries in the Balearic Islands, which see fewer and fewer people willing to learn a profession as demanding as it is rooted in the culture of the Islands.

From his house in Bunyola, at the foot of the Serra d’Alfàbia, Miquel Canals Canyelles Moro, 93 years old, proudly displays a framed photo from his youth. It's no ordinary photo. It shows him with the trophy that in 1956, at the age of 23, accredited him as the best pine cutter in the entire State. At the end of November 2019, local researcher Biel Mateu Batle rescued his story and that of his companions from oblivion. This was during the Mountain Fair he organized in the town, which would later be called the Fira de Santa Catalina.