Orihuela, 9 March 2018
We received a gorgeous post from our quality expert José Saorin today. He sent us pictures of his work on the magnificent artichoke fields near Alicante (southern Spain).
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Here, he examines how far the buds are coming along of these powerful thistle plants to determine the ideal harvest time. This is because the buds should never come to bloom. A pity, because the blossoms are very beautiful, with a striking purple-blue colour. But in the case of the
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