in season

For the past eight months or so, I have been buying much of our produce from JL, a Spanish organic farmer who delivers orders to the village every two weeks. All of the fruit and veg have been amazingly yummy and fresh, the carrots and beets full of dirt from just being picked that morning. And to boot, the bio produce often costs less than the inferior tasting stuff grown under plastic with the chemicals. It's crazy, but even crazier, it has been impossible to find more than eight people in the village to consistently place orders. People always seem really interested when I tell them about JL, but when it comes down to buying anything, everyone has excuses: "I don't cook enough to justify buying a kilo or half kilo of anything," "I can't be tied down to a set pickup time," and "That's a funny looking tomato" when I showed a neighbor one of the juicy beefsteaks in my bag. There are also those who can't understand why beets are not available in August or mangos in January. It is incredibly frustrating I tell you. But anyway, here is the list of produce available for the first week of March:

FRUTAS Y VERDURAS

-Lechuga malagueña------------------------0,90e/pieza
-Lechuga hoja de roble---------------------0,80 e/pieza
-Aguacates-----------------------------------2,20 e/kg
-Naranjas-------------------------------------1 e/kg
-Limones--------------------------------------1 e/kg
-Tomate---------------------------------------1,60 e/kg
-Rabanillas------------------------------------1 e/manojo
-Nabos-----------------------------------------1 e/manojo
-Acelgas---------------------------------------1,20 e/manojo
-Guisantes-------------------------------------3 e/kg (FRESH PEAS, HOW GREAT IS THAT!)
-Habas-----------------------------------------1,20 e/kg
-Coles------------------------------------------1 e/kg
-Coliflor----------------------------------------1,30 e/kg
-Zanahoria------------------------------------1 e/manojo
-Remolacha-----------------------------------2 e/kg
-Apio------------------------------------------ 1 e/manojo
-Cilantro---------------------------------------0,65 e/manojo
-Perejil-----------------------------------------0,65 e/manojo

My huge bag of veg this week cost a measly €6,80, which is less than the kilo of leeks and red peppers I bought from the Saturday market a few weeks ago. And now my stomach is growling, so I am off to make dinner. :-)

hasta pronto,
mylifeinspain