Times are changing

The floating gardens, once it was the heart of trade in Amiens. In the Middle Ages the mills delivered the energy and the activities of the market took place on the water. These market gardens span a 330-hectare area. Growers sold their products from their longboats. Nowadays the growers only sell their local products on Saturday in the morning. Although they don’t do it on the water anymore, but just on land.

Times have changed. Industry came up and the big supermarkets came into town. The gardens are just for the tourists and most people buy their daily products in the supermarket. Lisa describes more about the products we found in these supermarkets and the mindset of the customers at: itslisaboerop.waarbenjij.nu.

For growers it is easier to have monocultures, mass production is more profitable for big companies and the prices are lower for customers. But what does it mean if the prices are lower? Products are not grown organic, but treated with chemicals. And it is hard to find out where the fruits and vegetables are grown. But trends seem to change again. More people care about their food and that’s the reason why Nature