Jai Santoshi Mata Vegetable

If you go to the Swatantryavir Sawarkar Mandai in Dadar West, specifically in the G.I.D.C. Por Ramangamdi area, you will find Jai Santoshi Mata Vegetable. We get here very early in the morning, usually while it is still dark out. The trucks arrive with crates of whatever is in season. We spend the first few hours of the day sorting through tomatoes, spinach, and potatoes. It is cold in the mornings and the floor is always a bit wet from the washing. Our hands get stained from the earth and the leaves, but we are used to it. The market is a loud place with everyone calling out prices and moving carts around. We have a specific spot where we set up our crates every day. People come by looking for the freshest stuff they can find for their dinner. We do not use any fancy packaging. Everything just goes into bags. Sometimes we have a bit of a laugh with the other sellers when things are slow. By the afternoon, we are usually quite tired, but we stay until the last of the produce is gone or the market closes. Jai Santoshi Mata Vegetable is just a family thing. We have been doing this at the mandai for a long time. It is hard work on your feet all day, but it is what we know. We just try to get through the day and get home.