Things Bajan on show

FERN Belgrave (with plant) explaining the dos and donts of planting a lime tree to Carolyn Griffith and her husband Stephen,

Sun, June 06, 2010 - 12:00 AM

SEVERAL SMALL ENTREPRENEURS got the opportunity to showcase their locally produced goods at what was being billed as a vendors fiesta on Spring Garden Highway yesterday.

The event was organised by four Government agencies: the Ministry of Agriculture, the Barbados Agricultural Development & Marketing Corporation, the Rural Development Commission, and the Urban Development Commission (UDC).

Under the theme All Things Bajan, vendors offered for sale locally produced fruits and vegetables, plants, clothing and jewellery, food, and preserves among others.

Wendy Burke, public relations officer at the UDC, said it was the first event of its kind to be organised by the four agencies.

"They came together to give exposure to people from various areas of entrepreneurship to come out and vend," she said.

There was also a jumping tent and games for the children, as well as live performances from Barbadian entertainers.

Burke said there were 39 registered stalls and that Barbadians responded positively to the event which began at 6 a.m. and concluded at 10 p.m.
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Posted by Orson Arthur 1 year, 8 months ago: To be honest with you I do not like this new set up.
you are now limited to what you say. The old way you can say what you think. In my opinion less people are going to use this comment area.
Growing of food is a good idea
This is how it was done back in the day