date:Feb 25, 2013
We are unaffected by the crisis, says Nektarios Marathakis, who stands proudly next to pallets full of his organically grown courgettes, cucumbers and peppers. Recently he travelled over 3000 kilometres from the Greek island of Crete to convince traders and customers of his products at the Fruit Logistica in Berlin. Marathakis is co-founder of the growers union Aspersa, which sells fruit and vegetables from around 140 organic growers in Crete. In the last year our turnover increased by 35 percen