Saturday breakfast at the Cafe by the ruins is one of the things I look forward to every time we go to Baguio. Aside from the yummy food, I really love going to the organic market outside the cafe. The fruits and vegetables are all products of
LaTop (La Trinidad Organic Practitioners), a cooperative of over 100 farmers practicing organic farming in the Cordillera region.
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| Gooseberries |
LaTop offers a wonderful selection of produce. They even have things that are not usually grown here such as gooseberries, blueberries, brussel sprouts etc.
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| star ranking |
Each product has a grade (from 1-6 stars) depending on how it was grown. I don't have the exact details right now but I do recall that a higher number is always better. I'll post the complete explanation once I find the leaflet that I asked from the vendor last year (hope I find it :D). I remember leaving that leaflet on one of our
floor stand mounts but now it is just missing. Hopefully, I will find it soon!
Anyway, the good news is that we do not have to go all the way to Baguio for these veggies because they are now available at SM! This week I got baby carrots, red beets, ginger, red radish, french beans and blueberries.
Now to find a recipe that uses red radish :)
