Mexico: The production of romeritos in San Andrés Mixquic is ready

Published Mar 30, 2021

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The article highlights the production of romeritos, a type of quelite, in San Andrés Mixquic, Mexico, for Easter, with 80 hectares cultivated and ready for Lent. Manuel Jiménez Reséndiz, a farmer, has dedicated his life to preserving this tradition, with plans for future planting supported by the Government of Mexico City. Despite challenges like the pandemic and economic setbacks, the love for the land and sustainable agriculture keeps farmers like Jiménez Reséndiz motivated, and they continue to sow other vegetables like broccoli, celery, and lettuce. The article emphasizes the importance of consuming vegetables, especially broccoli, for health and encourages supporting local agriculture by buying romeritos, which helps strengthen the local economy.

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POLITICAL VERTIGO. “Fortunately, we already have a list. Starting this Monday, March 29, the production of romeritos for Easter has been good weather and this allowed us to have good sowing to start marketing. Now we only ask citizens to come to the town of San Andrés Mixquic, to help us consume these products, ”says Manuel Jiménez Reséndiz, producer of San Andrés Mixquic. Manuel is one of the agricultural producers of the Tláhuac mayor's office who have dedicated his life to the countryside, especially to preserve the tradition of planting the romeritos in this demarcation since in Xochimilco there are very few. “I have approximately 300 packages of 40 kilos that, in total, are about 12 tons, which can be found for sale in the Central de Abasto and of course here in the ejido of San Andrés Mixquic since even if it is not with me, There are many colleagues here who are cutting and even people can choose the best price ”, he says. The Commission of Natural Resources and Rural ...

Source: Inforural