Basseterre, St. Kitts – As per of its Farmers Appreciation Month, the TDC Home and Building Depots in St. Kitts and Nevis will host its Farmers Market on Saturday 1st April 2023.

 

The mini marketplace will open from 9 a.m. until 1 p.m., at both locations on Frigate Bay Road in Basseterre and Pinney’s Industrial Estate in Charlestown. It will give customers and the public the opportunity to purchase a variety of fresh farm produce, including but not limited to fruits, ornamental plants, beverages, among others.

 

Complementing the outdoor activity is the on-going discount sale on lawn and garden supplies, such as seeds, fertilizer, pesticides, equipment, and inputs not only for bona fide farmers but to persons involved in various forms agriculture.

 

The activity forms part of the companies’ Farmers Appreciation Month initiative, which is specifically designed to highlight the efforts of the farming fraternity for their continued efforts, and their contributions in ensuring food safety and security and reducing import substitution.

 

Over the four (4) week period field representatives from the TDC Lawn and Garden Departments have been visiting and interacting with various farmers, along with other persons involved in crop production, to find ways to improve through which the company can better meet and serve their needs.

Picture – TDC Home and Building Depot customer purchasing vegetables from a framers stall at the Home and Building Depots Farmers Market



In celebration of the seventy-fifth anniversary of the Food and Agricultural Organisation (FAO) of the United Nations and World Food Day, the Department of Agriculture et al has recognized the TDC Home and Building Depots with a Food Heroes Award.

The accolade represents the companies’ ongoing efforts to actively support the local farming community by providing a wide range of agricultural inputs, technical assistance, training, and the annual Farmers Appreciation Month Sales Event.

According to the FAO website, “behind our food, there is always someone who produced, planted, harvested, fished or transported it. We take the opportunity to thank these #FoodHeroes who, no matter the circumstances, continue to provide food to their communities and beyond helping to grow, nourish and sustain our world.”

The presentation took place on Thursday 15th October 2020, at the Department of Agriculture’s conference room, as one of the activities to mark the celebration of World Food Day.

Picture: Ms. Nardine Nisbett-Browne, Senior Agro Sales Associate assisting a customer at the TDC Home and Building Depot in St. Kitts