Comments on: No, potatoes are not made in factories

By: Monkey

Monkey — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 07:34:23 +0000

A very good idea, this market. Many have been calling for such a thing for years. Ideally though it would be in place of the old Valletta market. So much more central than Ta Qali. Then again Ta Qali may make more sense logistically.

By: gwap

gwap — Mon, 26 Jul 2010 02:53:07 +0000

“The consumer does not go fruit-and-vegetable shopping by trawling round to buy broad beans from Farmer Zammit and potatoes from Farmer Zarb.”

I would if they were all in the same location – such as farmers market

By: janine

janine — Sat, 24 Jul 2010 19:33:18 +0000

At long last. Something I’ve been waiting for ages.

By: Naqa kalcer anyone?

Naqa kalcer anyone? — Fri, 23 Jul 2010 15:32:58 +0000

I’m all for farmers’ markets. I would hope, however, that the events in Malta do not get polluted by those hideous trucks or vans selling fast food and other rubbish. They have taken over every social event in Malta, from festas to anything else you can think of.

Finally, let us hope that farmers will sell their produce at a fair profit, and not simply at the price one gets from retailers after said produce will have changed hands (and incurred mark ups) a number of times. The attractiveness of a farmers’ market for a consumer is also in the fact that one gets a good price.

By: Harry Purdie

Harry Purdie — Fri, 23 Jul 2010 10:39:45 +0000

Enjoyable read, Daphne, contrasting a simple, excellent idea with the Maltese reticence to change. Living in both Switzerland (orderly, clean and somewhat boring–everything works) and Malta (chaotic, dirty and very funny–amusing incidents every day) brings the main point of your article to the fore.

In the Swiss town (pop 75,000) in which I live, the farmer’s market is a twice weekly highlight. As you point out, the social aspect is as important as the commercial part. Hopefully the idea is not quashed on the rock. However, I won’t hold my breath.

By: Steve Forster

Steve Forster — Thu, 22 Jul 2010 21:46:08 +0000

Fantastic initiative, and you are right on the mark when it comes to a speciality section that some farmers can produce to sell.

Steve (Congo)