Simferopol is in central Crimea, a peninsula in the south of Ukraine on the Black Sea. Outside the city, all the way to the coast, huge orchards of all kinds of fruit trees and acres of vineyards, along with strawberry and other fields stretch away from the road. And I saw the products of that rich agricultural landscape in the local market a week or so ago.
At the central market, the green growing season was in full sway. Spotted at the market were tiny new potatoes and young garlic, all kinds of greens, including mint, fresh peas, and the season's first strawberries (women along the roads were also selling fresh strawberries).
A more experienced market shopper told me that there's a direct correlation between the growing season and quality. The first of any seasonal produce, like strawberries or tomatoes, are the most expensive; and as the season progresses, the quality increases and the price decreases (and I assume the reverse happens as the season ends).
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