Before we start today's newsletter, a quick note:
Due to the high temperatures, we cannot continue working in the field at midday. Therefore, to manage shipments properly, all orders placed after 1 pm will be picked, packed, and shipped the following day.
Now, let's begin! 🤗
Have you ever noticed the guides used to make trees grow straight in cities?
I swear this is related to today's newsletter, trust me 😅...
Last week, we uploaded this photo, and I received many questions about the structures where the tomatoes are growing.
I've been thinking about it, and I don't know about other communities, but in the Valencian orchard, it's quite common to use these canes when we need a temporary structure.
They are light, flexible, easy to handle, and best of all, eco-friendly.
The tree guides I mentioned earlier are, in my opinion, quite clumsy 🫣...
Not only do they use three perfectly straight and large wooden planks, but generally, they can only be used once.
So, in short, all that wood has to be processed, coming from who knows where, just to help a sad little tree grow...
They could learn a couple of things from our field methods 😉.
Because, even if it doesn't seem like it, canes are very durable; they can be used for years and years.
And even when they break, disposing of them is as easy as shredding them and, boom, back to the earth for compost ♻️.
Although the most fascinating thing is how we get them. It's free of industrial processes.
Instead, it has been done for centuries, wisely using local products.
In this case, the canes grow wild in rivers and ravines.
There's something magical about ancestral processes. They are simple, but they require time and planning.
For example, to get quality canes and avoid damaging the plants, we only collect them in winter.
Then they have to be left to dry in the sun for a long period, and voilà, you have a quality, local, and environmentally friendly product.
And in the end, that's the philosophy with which we started Campos Del Abuelo.
To free ourselves from hyper-industrialization and its artificial products, and reconnect with a more natural side.
And the natural method may not be as perfect or immediate as the industrialized one, but without a doubt, as can be seen with the city tree, it ultimately yields better results and is better for the environment.
You see how much depth can be hidden behind a simple cane...
Or maybe it's just me, who has spent too many hours putting and removing canes from tomato plants today 😅.
And you? Do you have anything similar in your area?
Have a happy week!
