Tuesdays are market days
I love finding what I need at the local open air market. I can stock up on everything from locally grown produce to goat cheese and superfoods like Moringa! The community comes together to get what they need for the week so it's the perfect time to catch up with friends and try yummy tropical fruits like these Mamons!
These are called Mamons (Mamon Chinos) in Costa Rica! They taste similar to Lychees.
Local farmers and artisans are an integral part of life here and I am happy to be able to locally source a lot of what I eat. I can't help but feel grateful for the abundance the earth provides and I'm reminded of how good it feels to live closely with nature.
When i'm in Canada sometimes it's easy to forget what a process it is to get food from the ground to my plate!
Living in Costa Rica has taught me to take time to consider the ways I can make my habits more sustainable. With everyting so readily available at the supermarket, it's easy to become detached from the energy that goes into growing food.
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I love Mamon Chinos. Except that their stones often don't seperate perfectly from the fruit and then you are eating the stones' skin which is ok but a bit annoying.
Hahaha yeah that's the real struggle
Looks great
Thanks!
There is really nothing like getting fresh food from the market. The food tastes so much better, and I am pretty sure it better than the one we buy at huge supermarkets. Their food is questionable at best. I remember my dad bought some apples from the supermarket and I left one on the side and let it sit for a month. It did not change color or get bad at all. Plus no bugs ate it. I mean if the bugs don't want it then should we? lol
Having fresh and naturally grown food around is key to healthy and happy living. :)
I agree! It's really hard to find food grown without pesticides. I hate to think of all the unnatural things that have built up in my body over the years. At least when I get to see where it comes from, how it's grown, and where my money is going I actually feel like part of the process! I think this makes me less likely to waste the food. Plus I get inspired to cook yummy healthy things :)
Yes, it is very hard. The best way, of course, is to grow your own and know exactly what you put on them. If not I am pretty sure there are people who are like minded as you. But they grow their own food and sell.
You are part of the process. Can you imagine if 1 by 1 the number of those people come a 100 or 1000 or later more? That is a big change and supermarkets will have to follow the trends of their consumers. Soon the organic stores would start popping out everywhere. Like we actually do see in the world now. People are waking up 1 by 1. Waking up to the fact we have not been eating "food" for who knows how many years.
Following you now so hopefully I will get to see some of your "yummy healthy things". hehe :)
Have an amazing day. :)
Beautiful fruits!
My favorite fruit (rambutan) ❤️🇹🇭
Awesome!!
We have really good markets up here, too; no Mamons, though, no Moringa either, have to go to a 'health food' store for that. Your local market sounds great!
Its always a lovely day to drink some chai and enjoy a cookie! ;)