Everyday at around noon Gonzalo (on the right in the photo below) and his brother Christian come by the house with their cart filled with great fresh produce.
These guys are great! Gonzalo has four boys with the last just starting preschool a few weeks ago. And mommy is Paola who is also as sweet a person as you will ever find. They tease me about broccoli which is my least favorite vegetable and bring me bunches of fresh acelga (chard) each week. When Joe and I were researching moving to Panama we looked at every picture we could find on the internet that showed the food items that were available. See the pictures below for close up pictures of what Gonzalo sells.
His produce varies each day but most days you can find potatoes, red onions, scallions, cucumbers, beets, cabbage, mandarin oranges, juice oranges, pineapple, cantaloupe, other melons in season, watermelon, tree tomato and naranjilla.
Some days he will have both the choclo and the yellow corn along with a green vegetable that they stuff with cheese and bake.
Fresh mora berries, green peas, peanut butter, sal piedra, crushed peanuts, tamarind, garlic, white onions, long beans and green beans. Tomatoes, green peppers and carrots are also available.
Today he had strawberries, fresh red beans, cilantro, cauliflower, broccoli and radishes. I did see lettuce and white cabbage somewhere in the cart as well.
He also carries raisins, other fruits in season, grapefruit, apples, hot peppers, fresh peanuts, watermelon, yucca, the purple sweet potatoes they call camote, celery and bok choy called nabo here. And if you do not see what you want, ask and he may even be able to get it for you in the next several days.
I depend upon Gonzalo for most of my fresh fruits and veggies. His produce is fresh, reasonably priced and he always has a smile on his face.
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great assortment !! Maybe we can talk him into coming down our street a couple times a week. Would save John miles on his bike 🙂
Mary I am sure he would be very happy to come by your house. Do you want me to talk to him tomorrow and send him to your place??? Nancy
that would be great , thanks
Gonzalo is normally at my house around noon time, so I will explain where you live and hopefully he will visit you tomorrow afternoon…let me know if he comes by..
It’s like the entire farmer’s market rolls up to your door! Awesome!
Kristen, it is fun to see what goodies they will show up with on their next trip. We are so lucky to have all these vendors driving down our road, so happy to see them week after week and great to get such beautiful fruits and veggies for our table. Thanks for reading the blog and for your comment. be well, Aunt n