Today we woke up with sun shining. It’s a perfect Saturday morning and the idea of browsing the market could not fit better with our mood :) It might even be that the sun is shining so bright to celebrate farmer’s market third birthday.
Every third Saturday of the month, a group of local farmers and producers gather for the Mercato Contadino Terra organized by Città dell’Utopia and by terraTERRA group. terraTERRA’s aim is to implement a short cycle agriculture: the only one which can guarantee fresh, genuine products while protecting biodiversity the patrimony of varieties. terraTERRA stands also for food sovereignty because the earth is not a supermarket, food is not a good.
The market is located just below the Casale Garibaldi, headquarter of Italian SCI branch. The stalls are full of luscious organic vegetables and seasonal fruits. Cheese, wines and bread are there to be tasted and toiletries like homemade soaps and toothpaste poke out every now and then. But it’s not all about food, there are craft items as well like colourful hats and cotton little bags. People of all ages chit chats and looks around enjoying a little walk in the sun.
The market is not just a place to purchase local organic food but is a way to inform people about critical consume and the importance of common resources. The focus of today Città dell’Utopia stand is to inform people of this afternoon march against the privatization on water: access to water is a basic need and it must remain a public asset.
And stop. March is time is getting closer and … we didn’t finish our shopping yet! ;)
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