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1st February 2023

In The Vegetable Stall (1885, National Galleries Scotland) by William York Macgregor, one of the Glasgow Boys, the vivid rhubarb stands out against the dark, earthy vegetables, the wooden stand, and the baskets. It is now a classic image of local produce, a world away from washed, measured, calibrated, over-packaged supermarket fruit and vegetables.  

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