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One-Day Farmers’ Market a grand disappointment
The concept was developed to ease the glut in local produce.
A number of buyers who turned out in St. Elizabeth on Friday were left disappointed with the one-day market sale to ease the glut of agricultural produce.
Our news team spoke with persons who travelled to the parish from other parts of the island.
They expressed shock that only a handful of farmers turned out to sell their produce.
One patron, who said he traveled from Hanover, this morning, expressed disappointment with the offerings, and said he was going home empty-handed.
“I came all the way from Hanover with the intention to buy a lot of things, I brought a big van, to help the farmers…but there is nothing here. There is nothing to buy, everybody is standing here looking,” said a patron of the market.
The Agriculture Ministry said the event was planned to allow farmers to sell crops which they have in excess, to consumers.
The One-Day Farmers’ Market was held in St. Ann, St. Mary, St. Catherine, St. Elizabeth, Clarendon and Manchester.
The concept was developed to ease the glut in local produce. A number of buyers who turned out in St. Elizabeth on Friday were left disappointed with the one-day market sale to ease the glut of agricultural produce.
Our news team spoke with persons who travelled to the parish from other parts of the island.
They expressed shock that only a handful of farmers turned out to sell their produce.
One patron, who said he traveled from Hanover, this morning, expressed disappointment with the offerings, and said he was going home empty-handed.
“I came all the way from Hanover with the intention to buy a lot of things, I brought a big van, to help the farmers…but there is nothing here. There is nothing to buy, everybody is standing here looking,” said a patron of the market.
The Agriculture Ministry said the event was planned to allow farmers to sell crops which they have in excess, to consumers.
The One-Day Farmers’ Market was held in St. Ann, St. Mary, St. Catherine, St. Elizabeth, Clarendon and Manchester.
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