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“When we started there were no more than two or three stalls, set up in an little outlying square. But over time the Foça Earth Market has grown. And changed.” Gül Girişmen piles up jars of lemon and quince jam as she de- scribes the evolution of the market. After moving to Foça to escape Istan- bul’s restless rhythms, it was Gül who ignited the spark that in 2012 led to the creation of the market.“The idea is simple,” she continues. “To give small-scale producers the chance to sell directly, without middlemen.” The market has become a unique op- portunity to restore the relationship of familiarity and trust between those who produce and those who want to consume “locally and seasonally,” as the market’s motto goes. And now, having reached its second birthday, it is aspiring to become an aggregator of new economic, cultural and education- al dynamics, with a project to preserve and cultivate native seeds launched together with elementary schools and the local prison.112233© IVo danChEV