Buying local fruit and vegetables is an increasingly popular practice. Buying local is not necessarily buying from nearby places, but is more related to production.
In this article we tell you about the main benefits of eating local fruit and vegetables.
What are proximity products?
Proximity products – local products – are those that are grown or produced in a certain geographical region, generally within a radius of 100 to 200 km from the place where they are consumed.
These products are characterised by the fact that they are produced in the same area where they are marketed and consumed, which reduces the distance and production times to the final consumer.
Benefits of eating local fruit and vegetables
Geographical proximity between the place of cultivation and the point of sale or consumption is beneficial for both farmers and consumers.
On the one hand, local farmers benefit from having a more direct relationship with consumers; this allows them to get a fair price for their products and establish a relationship of trust with buyers.
On the other hand, consumers benefit from having access to fresher fruit, as transport and storage times are reduced. Ultimately, all this translates into better quality and taste of the fruit.
In addition to the economic and quality benefits, eating local fruit also has a number of environmental advantages. By reducing transport distances, the carbon footprint associated with food production and distribution is reduced. Ultimately, this contributes to sustainability and care for the environment.
Another of the great benefits of local fruit and vegetables is the consumption of seasonal fruit and vegetables. Thanks to buying the products directly from the farmer, you can be sure that you will be eating seasonal fruit: at Huerta de Pancha we only sell seasonal products.
Get local produce at Huerta de Pancha’s market garden.
At Huerta de Pancha we are not intermediaries; we are producers.
We sell the fruit and vegetables that we produce ourselves, and we do it as naturally as possible. With organic fertilisers, natural processes and the manual harvesting of each specimen.
All this makes natural cultivation possible, so that the product reaches the consumers – who are also local – with all its properties intact.
Our products are grown and harvested in the Axarquia region, in the province of Malaga, where we support local agriculture and seek total respect for the environment with our cultivation.
