The apple is the most emblematic crop in the Girona regions. In the fields of Empordà and Gironès, thousands of tons of multiple varieties are harvested each season, which, under the protected geographical indication (PGI) of Manzana de Girona, are sold year-round in supermarkets throughout Catalonia. There are more than 2,000 hectares of perfectly aligned rows of apple trees that outline the pre-coastal landscape of the region, a few kilometers from the sea, at the foot of Montgrí, but also further north, in Sant Pere Pescador and all its surroundings. The harvest season is concentrated from mid-August to November, and throughout this period, the farmers, along with Nearly 2,000 seasonal workers are moving to the area, work hard to fulfill orders. In just three and a half months, they must harvest the entire amount of fruit sold during the year. So, They store it in chambers with a pioneering conservation system The Poma de Girona designation brings together three large companies under a single label, each of which works with around thirty local producers. They are Giro Poma, in Ullà; Girona Fruits, in Bordils; and Frutícula Empordà, in Sant Pere Pescador. Together, they represent the main agricultural activity in the region. By 2025, they forecast a total production of more than 89,000 tons, 10% less than the previous year, which was one of the best in history, but in line with the average of the last five years. This volume represents approximately one-third of the total production of Catalonia, which, outside the Girona region, is concentrated mainly in the lands of Lleida, and a quarter of the production of all of Spain. Girona farmers, who collaborate with the Institute of Agrifood Research and Technology (IRTA) to improve sustainability and efficiency, grow a dozen different varieties, but only five have the PGI: the plump, yellowish-green Golden; the crunchy, reddish Gala; the deep green, more acidic Granny Smith; and the plump, very sweet Red Delicious.

Not only in the lands of Seasonal workers come to Lleida to work for a few months to harvest fruit.In Girona, during the apple harvest season, hundreds of foreigners also arrive to work in the fields of the Protected Geographical Indication (PGI) of Manzana de Girona (Girona Apple) in the Baix and Alt Empordà regions. There are approximately 1,700 workers from sub-Saharan Africa, Latin America, and Eastern Europe, who concentrate mainly in September and October, when activity is at its most intense. They join the 1,200 who are permanent employees year-round. Most arrive through the recruitment process at their country of origin, with a permit issued by the immigration office of the Spanish government sub-delegation. They often return from one year to the next, recruited by the farmers with whom they usually work.