Tag: local
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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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Mission Sint Maarten: Local Heroes Supported
The business community can help Sint Maarten get back on top. But how? P + editor Dennis Mensink joined one hundred local and international entrepreneurs and as they made plans on how best to rebuild St Maarten. His experience was one to live and die for. Unforgettable. He decided to keep a blog. With great…
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Feed our Families program – Social Services, businesses team up
PHILIPSBURG–The Department of Social Services have teamed up with food suppliers and businesses to provide essential food items to needy families in the community under an initiative named “Feed our families.” Under the programme, participating businesses will donate basic non-perishable food items to some 50 families who have been identified by the Department. Food items…
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Introducing the Lowlands Community Garden
The LowlandsCommunityGarden is the first in a network of community gardens being established on our island that will provide delicious, local, sustainably-grown produce to the communities of St. Maarten. Work is underway to transform the derelict 400 m2 steel frame greenhouse on the site we’ve located into the LowlandsCommunityGarden, a working aquaponics community garden and…