Author: St Maarten Agriculture
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SMFC Farmers Market Sat April 19, 2025 – The Road to Sustainability
St Peters, – We often hear the word Sustainability when it comes to promising us the St Maarten people a better future. But, do we and those that have the duty to lead us in to a prosperous all inclusive future, truly understand what the word ‘’ Sustainability’’ really means ? Let’s take a lil…
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SMFC presents next Market Date Sat Aug 10, 2024 and transformation of Farmers Market to Garden Space
St Peters – The St Maarten Famers Cooperative as always would like to thank the general public first and foremost for showing their continuous support to the Farmers Market Project .. The Farmers Market is slowly growing to be a place where community members meet, greet and dialog about concerns that surround their communities while…
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SMFC’s Next Farmers Market set for July 27, 2024
St Peters – The St Maarten Farmers Cooperative, Once again would like to thank the general pubic for showing its consistent interest and support towards our community farmers market. Community members once again got a chance, took pleasure and enjoyed getting their hands on a range of local and regional produce, plants, gardening supplies, juices,…
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SMFC ANNOUNCES NEXT MARKET DATE & Thanks the community for a successful launch event
The St Maarten Farmers’ Cooperative (SMFC) extends heartfelt gratitude to the community for their overwhelming support and attendance at the grand opening of our Farmers’ Market and Distribution Center on June 29th. The event, held on L.B. Scott Road in St Peters, was a resounding success, with a fantastic turnout and enthusiastic participation from both…
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St Maarten Farmers Cooperative (SMFC) Invites Public to First Major Project Event
**St Maarten, June 24, 2024** – The St Maarten Farmers Cooperative (SMFC) is proud to announce its official launch, marking a significant milestone in the island’s agricultural sector. The SMFC is dedicated to pooling the resources of its members to enhance the production and distribution of locally grown fruits, vegetables, ornamentals, flowers and agro-processed products.…
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CX March 2024 – Get up and Stand UP
Its truly been awhile since covid that my writers block would not seem to vanish. Just the circumstance at times allow you to drift into a state of mind that if your not careful, you can loose your path along the way. Not that I have lost my path, but really lost the motivation to…
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Money Grows on Trees
St Peters – Its been an amazing past 8 months putting this project together. Every step of the way, everyday you face a challenge that allows you to exercise your mind and actions toward finding the right solution mentally, physically, spiritually or financially. You can never tell the challenges you may face until you take…
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Get up and Stand Up with R4CR!
St Peters – The 1973 Hit Song Slogan by the great Bob Marley and Peter Tosh, today plays one of the greatest roles towards motivating many community oriented activist. The phrase GET UP, STAND UP, stimulates our minds and souls to ACT ! Act on behalf of nature, cultural preservation, injustice, prejudice, workers rights, quality…
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The amazing Health benefits of Annatto the Super Food
I’ve Been growing Annatto for a while now in my garden. I Love the way the plant grows so vigorous and full of life and color. Annatto also regionally known as achiote, achiotillo, bija, urucum, atsuete and especially roucou by our Caribbean brothers and sisters. It can be found in some of the popular snacks…
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It’s been a decade of farming, seems like yesterday !
Well, cheers to an awesome first week of the new year. This week was filled with revelations on how this will be a great year… Can’t say I did not do much this week, as it was sure no a vacation mode week for me. Matter fact, I cant tell ya when last I really…