date:May 07, 2014
The escarole season in France is in the Autumn and Spring (end of March, beginning of April). Jean Luc Tron, producer for Les Belles Salades de Provence says that this year, ''the season is early due to the lack of cold weather''.
Jean Luc Tron produces between 100,000 and 130,000 heads of escarole which are mainly for the domestic market, although he does export ''small batches'' occasionally to Germany whilst other French producers export to Switzerland.
Escarole farming requires a lot o