It's a rainy day in the square. It's 9 a.m., and the Manacor Vegetable Market (officially, Plaza de la Constitución), very close to the center, is nearly empty. On the upper side, the Riera sisters, Bel (1974) and Joana (1975), have already set up their awning and arranged their produce. Like every Saturday since they were old enough to understand. But today isn't just any day, and it seems that both the weather and the atmosphere (customers arrive steadily, but one by one) know it's the last.

The Palma Organic Market is the only 100% organic farmers' market in the Balearic Islands. In fact, according to the Spanish Society of Organic Agriculture (SEAE), this market is the most important in the entire country in terms of the number of stalls and its frequency. The project, which began fifteen years ago and can be visited every Tuesday and Saturday in Plaça Patins in Palma, is experiencing a period of growth while maintaining its essence: a loyal clientele, exclusively local and organic producers and products, and a relationship between buyers and sellers more akin to that of friends or family than to that of business transactions. "It's an example of how a market can thrive in a city while also protecting local and organic products," remarked Marialaura Dolfi of Apaema.