Salads, maize
Beds of four rows of salads at different stages of development, maize at the bottom.
Chiètres, Fribourg canton, Switzerland, late June.
"People want produce from small traditional farms, but most also want to pay less. They believe that vegetables are of higher quality if they are produced in small quantities, yet the opposite is true: a professional grower uses far fewer chemicals than an amateur in an allotment. People also believe that what is sold at market is produced in small quantities, traditionally � this is often not the case."
Jean-Luc Ruegsegger, vegetable seller, Sugiez, Fribourg canton, Switzerland
in " Planting patterns ", p. 151