Coinciding with the celebration of the Arriquiñam Festivalin the municipality, arrives to Las Rozasa market specializing in one of the raw materials with more uses in Spanish gastronomy. Whether for ratatouille at noon or pantumaca at breakfast, it boasts of being in the fridges of many families: according to the Diario Digital de Actualidad Hortofrutícola, it is the most consumed vegetable in our country (11.5 kilos per capita). Yes, we are talking about the tomato.
The Mercado de Tomates will take place at the Centro del Medioambiente La Talaverona(Clara Campoamor, 10) during Saturday September 7 (from 10:00 am to 3:00 pm). According to the City Council of Las Rozas, “farmers, producers and gardeners who want to sell their harvest to customers who come to taste the valuable fruit will participate.
Editorial credit: Comunidad de Madrid.
All about the market
At the market we will findseasonal vegetables coming from orchards such asLa Foresta (Quijorna), Más que tierra (Titulcia, Comarca de Las Vegas) or the Huerta de las Traviesas (Perales de Tajuña); organic olive oil manufactured by Oleum (among the 100 best oils in the world); wines from Madrid and more local products.
Editorial credit: Coordination of Mercado de Tomates, Las Rozas.
In addition, two environmental education workshopswill be organized, one for all audiences from 10:30 am to 11:30 am, and another for children (up to 12 years old), from 12:00 pm to 1:30 pm. Meanwhile (from 11:30 am), there will be a presentation on tomatoes starring the Madrid Institute for Research and Development Rural, Agricultural and Food (IMIDRA), and a closed debate (from 12:30 pm) with the title Garden is Life.
It could not miss a tomato contest to put a finishing touch to the market day. Different types of the vegetable, harvested and raised naturally, will be presented.
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