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1.3 hectares to plant, maintain, harvest. In greenhouses or in the ground, it counts, for example, 420 tomato plants or, a few tens of meters away, no less than 50,000 leeks, planted, one by one, by hand.
Direct-selling vegetables: a trend in tune with the times
It is clear that the trend is booming. Organic, seasonal vegetables, sold directly on the farm, or through consumer cooperatives or local businesses. Pumpkins, butternut, squash of all kinds, there are many varieties: zucchini, watermelon, melons. But besides squash, there are countless cabbage, kohlrabi, pointed cabbage, beets, onions, salads, aubergines, peppers at Catherine Claeys. And even asparagus, whose cultivation is known to be more complex. All this represents many hours of daily work.
Catherine is a farmer’s daughter, a farmer’s companion, so it was only natural that she turned to working the land. But the month of July is a month that requires a lot of personal investment.
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