Tag: eco
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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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Finding Purpose – ECO Learning with CDFHA & Spaceless Gardens
Great Bay— The Department of Community Development, Family & Humanitarian Affairs (CDFHA) in collaboration with Spaceless Gardens is hosting its “ECO Learning program focused on Agroecology” starting on Monday May 30, 2022. The eight (8) week program combines virtual/theoretical and hands on training that focuses primarily on agri-cultural \ home gardening practices . The sessions will…
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ECO Learning with St Maarten Government & Spaceless Gardens
**PRESS RELEASE** Ministry of Public Health, Social Development & Labor Affairs Great Bay— In recognition of “World Food Day, observed each year on October 16, the Department of Community Development, Family & Humanitarian Affairs (CDFHA) in partnership with Spaceless Gardens will offer an eight (8) week program on Agro Ecology starting on November 9,2020. …
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Building great Partnerships is key towards the diversification of our economy and reducing our plastic waste
St Maarten has to power to produce anything, to be innovative and take on the world with an abundance of products and services that are all culturally infused and connected. Products that identify US, our cultural, heritage and connect to a non fiction folks tales that were all part of our day to day lives!…
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Cultural Xpression October 2019 | Agriculture in Parliament
Oct 2019 was a very inspiring month as I got to spread the awareness and importance of agriculture to my fellow men, women and this time also including Parliament. Although this meeting had to take place in May 2019 earlier this year was still grateful it came around in Oct 2019 just in time for…
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Cultural Xpression Jan 2019 Edition
As we begin a new year, Cultural Xpression plans to keep you well culturally informed throughout the course of the year by sharing great exciting topics and inspiring articles. In this month edition we share a bit more about the community outreach challenge membership programs success, the endanger Soursop and the health benefits of Guavaberry.…
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Cultural Xpression Sept 2018 – Eco SXM on Climate Change | Exclusive Interview Sigma
In this months edition of Cultural Xression we get back to touching base with some of our local potential artist that have been putting in work behind the scenes. In September 2018’s Edition of CX we bring you an Exclusive Interview with Mr Lorenzo Gomez aka Sigma, as we get to know a bit more of…
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Cultural Xpression Celebrating 4 Years – Exclusive Interview Mr Stanley Lint
We would like to thank everyone thus far that can out and showed their support to the Community Garden in St Peters how ever little it may be, its because of people like you and those that support Cultural Xpression News Magazine for the past 4 years , is the reason why Agri-Culture has made…
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St Maarten can focus on using recycled items for Agriculture and back yard gardening
Standing behind saving the planet, its always interesting to try new ways of gardening using items that may be reused instead of being thrown away. Even though this is not a new trend, I still love to continue building the awareness towards agricultural development here on our beautiful Island. I am sure you guys have been…
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Basilicum Grow bed completed at Eco Agricultural Learning Center
Dwyane a youngster at the learning center is seen taking the weeds out the Cinnamon Basil Grow bed that was completed at the center. There is a sign at the grown bed that indicated the type of Basil, What its Medicinal uses are and how to Maintain it. As development slowly progresses…