Launched as an initiative to develop a brand new marketplace for Saint Lucia’s feminine farmers to earn additional earnings, Helen’s Daughters FarmHers Market has grown right into a month-to-month occasion widespread amongst a whole bunch of shoppers. Key among the many organisation’s objectives is offering entry to novel, high-value markets to its members. First hosted in June 2022, the market has discovered a house within the courtyard of the Alliance Francais in Pointe Seraphine on the ultimate Saturday of every month. A median of twenty-five (25) feminine farmers use the market as a chance to help themselves and their households.
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Now, due to a continued partnership with Resort Chocolat, Helen’s Daughters is including one other month-to-month market to its calendar of occasions, this time, within the island’s south. Scheduled for the second Saturday of each month, folks all for supporting Saint Lucia’s FarmHers can accomplish that at Challenge Chocolat in Soufriere. Challenge Chocolat is the situation of the Helen’s Daughters and Resort Chocolat Apprenticeship Farm. A FarmHers Market on the southern location was piloted in October 2023 with quite a lot of specialty gadgets up on the market. Transferring ahead, recent produce will even be obtainable.
“At Helen’s Daughters, we firmly consider that what grows collectively, goes collectively. That’s why we’re thrilled to construct on the successes of our FarmHers Market alongside Resort Chocolat and host our month-to-month specialty market on their property in Soufriere. It’s step one towards making this procuring expertise extra accessible to all Saint Lucians. Public-private partnerships just like the one we get pleasure from with Resort Chocolat are serving to to gasoline the event of girls in Saint Lucia’s agricultural house. We’re inviting all who can to help our FarmHers this, and each second Saturday at Challenge Chocolat. It’s the place is do 90% of my month-to-month grocery procuring!,” remarked Keithlin Caroo, Government Director of Helen’s Daughters.
Helen’s Daughters enjoys a constructive partnership with Resort Chocolat. Produce grown on the on-site apprenticeship farm is bought by the resort to be used of their kitchens. Moreover, the resort usually provides its premises to Helen’s Daughters for coaching and member engagement actions. “Resort Chocolat is proud to collaborate and help Helen’s daughters. We hope that by bringing the groundbreaking FarmHer’s market to Challenge Chocolat, we will present the monetary rewards wanted to make this initiative really sustainable for all,” shared James Holah, Resort Chocolat’s Chief Working Officer.
Helen’s Daughters is encouraging Saint Lucians, significantly these residing within the island’s south, to help hardworking FarmHers on November 11 at Challenge Chocolat from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Entry into the venue is free. Accessible merchandise embody recent produce, home made confectionary, vegan snacks and breakfast gadgets, teas, indoor vegetation, herbs, candles, and soaps, all at reasonably priced costs.
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