Autumn agricultural fair in Brest: we saw what farms brought and what citizens choose

At the site of the shopping center "Equator" agricultural fair is in full swing. The counters are lined up, sellers work without pauses, and the flow of buyers does not decrease - people approach, compare prices, choose vegetables, berries and honey, discuss the harvest and make blanks for autumn, the correspondent of sb.by reports.

- Today in Brest started our traditional autumn fair. The volume of products presented at the sites shows that farmers have worked well. The choice is really large – both for the vegetable group and for other goods that were brought by the farms of the region. We have determined the schedule of fairs, and throughout October almost all districts of the region will be represented in Brest with their products. I would like to see more farmers and farmers participating in fairs in urban areas. We have several of them, and we plan to visit each one to assess the situation on the ground and hear people’s opinions. Together with the fair, a cultural program is organized to make it interesting and festive for visitors. I wish everyone would find what they are looking for here.

The site is gradually filled with people: someone chooses seedlings, someone is looking for a specific variety of potatoes, someone just came to see what they brought this season. Sellers tell about the products, give you a taste of honey and apples, advise that it is better to take for storage.

Particular attention was attracted by cranberries - there are really many of them at the fair, and each seller has his own stories about collection and harvesting. Among those who brought large volumes of berries - Nikolai Mashlyakevich from Stolin district, agricultural town Rubel. He is engaged in personal subsidiary farming, and cranberries for his family are one of the main areas of work.

We collect cranberries ourselves, in the woods. If you are lucky and get to a good place, you can manage quickly, and if not, you walk half a day and find almost nothing. We gather the whole family: me, my wife, children. We also grow our garlic - Dutch varieties, onions, nuts. We live in a village, but there we are always drawn to the ground: to plant something, to collect something, to earn somewhere. If we have time, we also collect mushrooms. We participate in fairs every year, try not to miss. People come up, are interested - it's nice to work when everyone's mood is good, he said.

Among the participants of the fair are those who have been growing seedlings for many years. One of them is Valery Stepanovich from Brest, who brought his own family nursery from Brest district to the fair.

- This is our long-standing family hobby: everyone works in their own specialty, but we have been engaged in plants for thirty or forty years. Craving for the land, interest in botany and nature - all this once pushed to cultivate. At the fair, we present seedlings of berry shrubs, seed crops - apples, pears, stones - plums, as well as peaches and nectarines. There are also unusual options - a hybrid of plum, apricot and peach, which is popularly called Sharafuga. Prices are different: apple tree - from 10 to 20 rubles depending on age, blueberries - 10-15 rubles, he said.

- They took dill, garlic, something else for small things - and in the end a whole bag was typed. We are very happy: the market is large, everything is beautiful. The music is playing, the mood of people is beautiful. Thank you for such a fair, she shared.

The fair continues to operate as usual. Manufacturers bring fresh produce, buyers come during the day, and the autumn format of trade remains in demand - here you can buy products directly from farms, with a large selection and affordable prices. Cabbage on the ruble, cranberries - 5 rubles per liter: we looked at what they sell at autumn fairs in Brest