Local community food gardens, supported by the Shoprite Group, will be able to sell their fresh produce directly to the public at selected Shoprite and Checkers supermarkets nationwide today, Thursday, 10 March. This includes the local food gardens of Epilepsy SA’s Free State NW Centre, which will be selling their veggies at Checkers today, and the Phahamang Basadi Community Garden, which will sell veggies at Shoprite Parys.
Market Day was first introduced in 2017 to extend the support of the many community food gardens Shoprite and Checkers partner with.
Twenty-four food gardens will participate in Market Day countrywide, selling fresh and organic produce like spinach, green peppers, tomatoes, cabbage, lettuce and green beans. Through the Shoprite Group’s Act For Change programme, the group supports more than 160 community food gardens and over 2,500 home gardens, which impacts almost 17,000 beneficiaries.
Support for the community food gardens includes an 18-month agricultural training and mentorship programme for community members, and the supply of seeds, seedlings, gardening implements, water-supply infrastructure and shade-netting.
