Sweet as love.
“Welcome to our berry heaven”, says master grower Sebastián, beaming with joy. Usually, Sebastián starts the day with his beloved Berry Smoothie. But before that, he inspects the fields.
Here in the south of Spain, strawberries, blueberries, blackberries and raspberries really thrive.
The winter is mild, it rarely rains and the spring is warm quite early. But it’s not just the sun and the special microclimate here that make Sebastián’s berries sweet and delicious. It’s also his love of nature that provides flavor.
Every meter, the master grower stops to see how the bees are doing in his fields. “Lots of bees are a good sign,” Sebastián knows. “Without bees, there’s no pollination, and without pollination, there’s no fruit”. The fact that the little buzzers feel so at home with him is also because he works in harmony with nature.
Sebastián protects the soil, relies above all on natural crop protection and uses water very sparingly. And he gives the fruit time. “Patience is as important with berries as the sun”. Only when the fruits are perfectly ripe, juicy and aromatic are they harvested by his team – by hand, of course. No wonder Sebastián gets spring fever every time he drinks his Berry Smoothie.
