At the Saint-Martin roundabout, like every Wednesday morning, the market is in full swing: you can find fish, meat, eggs, but also clothing, mattresses, knives... For its small size, the market holds its own. While the intensity of the cold is felt, these colors and smells warm the hearts of customers and strollers a little.
A few meters from the tobacco shop, wrapped in his blue anorak and wearing a black beret, Philippe Barry sells his produce. Fruits and vegetables come mainly from the Pyrénées-Orientales. "A market gardener since 1973, it was my son Philippe who took over the business," explains Jean. A Catalan, born in Perpignan, he cultivates his fields on land located in Salanque. He and his son travel to the department's markets to sell the fruits of their labor: Thuir, Saint-Laurent-de-la-Salanque, Saint-Cyprien, Le Barcarès, and the small market in the Saint-Martin district of Perpignan.
"Except on Fridays," adds Jean with a smile. "Because on Fridays, we go sightseeing, we go for walks." Indeed, in the family, there are no weekends. So every Friday, for him, is a bit like Midsummer Day.
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