HORTA: locally sourced ingredients, more vibrant flavors on your plate

The difference can be tasted right away. At Gandum, some of the ingredients come from our garden, harvested nearby, at the right time, with a simple goal: food with more flavor, more freshness, and fewer unnecessary "trips."

When a tomato doesn't have to travel across the country, it doesn't need to be picked green. When herbs are picked on the same day, the aroma is there. And when the cook knows where the ingredient comes from, they cook differently.

What does this change for you?

• More vivid flavor: riper harvest + less time between the field and the kitchen = more intensity on the plate.

• More real freshness: leaves, herbs, and vegetables that arrive without days of industrial cold storage.

• More variety throughout the year: the vegetable garden dictates the menu according to the season, with natural changes (rather than "always the same").

• More confidence: you know where it comes from, how it is handled, and who touches the food.

What this means for the planet (no vague talk)

• Less transportation and packaging: fewer miles, less plastic, less logistics.

• Better soil health: A well-managed vegetable garden can improve the soil over time, rather than depleting it.

• Less waste: harvest what you need, when you need it, with more control over quantities.

• Short supply chain: when we don't produce here, we buy as locally as possible — and that keeps value in the territory.

In the end, it boils down to this: if you come to Gandum to eat well, the vegetable garden is one of the reasons. Not because "it sounds good," but because it really changes the result on your plate.