I stroll down to the Boqueria and ask at the L’Aula stand. “Somebody did open an organic stall once” the guy mused having questioned me intently about my reasons for asking. “But it wasn’t a success so they shut again.” This doesn’t make sense to me. There’s a queue five deep for the Organic takeaway at the back of the market, and there are three other branches within spitting distance, so there’s obviously a demand.
And lo, I later find out through a friend that an organic fruit and veg shop had just opened around the corner from the Mercat de Santa Caterina called Be Organic (C/flor de Lliri 4, 93 180 4477), who have fruit and veg deliveries three times a week, along with a bit of meat, chicken and eggs. Timing is all here but if you get it right, you should have a decent choice of a bumper crop. Gràcia market has a good organic stall too, but it’s a bit of schlep from my house.
I’ve also become a regular at organic butchers Cal Colom, who have two branches in Poble Sec (C/Blasco de Garay 42, 93 441 5142, and C/Vallhonrat 27, 93 441 5142, www.calcolom.com). Best of all they offer a wide range of cuts of beef, lamb, chicken and goat at recession-friendly prices. And yes, it’s well worth eating less meat in order to eat the good stuff.
As a good friend of mine says, "the trick is, spend more, eat less and better."
I’m travelling next week, so apologies in advance for the non-organic entry. I’ll be back on track the week after looking at box deals and consortiums. Any tips, keep em rolling in.
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