The TDC Home and Building Depots in St. Kitts will be hosting its 3rd Annual Farmers Market as part of their Farmers Month initiative.
On Saturday 19th March 2015, from 9 a.m. until 1 p.m., the retail outlets’ parking lot service as a mini marketplace where local farmers will make available for sale fresh farm produce, as well as, ornamentals for customers/clients, who patronize the stores; either on the Frigate Bay Road in Basseterre or at Pinney’s Industrial Estate in Charlestown.
Complementing the outdoor activity that will be held in the parking lot is the on-going discount sale on lawn and garden supplies such as seeds, fertilizer, pesticides and equipment not for only bona fide farmers but to persons involved in agriculture.
Farmers Month is organised to show appreciation to the farming fraternity for their support of the company, while recognizing the efforts of farmers for their contribution to sector with emphasis on food security and import substitution.
Over the four (4) week period field representatives from the TDC Agro Divisions have been visiting and interacting with farmers, along with other persons involved in crop production to find ways by which the company can better serve and meet their needs.