In the past year, more than 2 700 community members were trained in sustainable food gardening and the community food gardens collectively produced a harvest of more than 31 500 kg, providing almost 100 000 meals.
Fresh and organically grown produce from 35 community food gardens will be available for purchase directly to the public at selected Shoprite and Checkers supermarkets on Wednesday, 7 June 2023. To support Market Day, visit the following participating Shoprite or Checkers stores on Wednesday, 7 June 2023.
GAUTENG:
Carroll Shaw Memorial Centre – Checkers Tambotie Mall Randfontein
Dithaka Dikopane Cooperative – Checkers Southgate, Johannesburg
Mahata Mmoho Agricultural Cooperative – Checkers Hyper Vanderbijlpark
Mmakgomo Agricultural Co-operative – Checkers Pretoria North
Siyakhula/Reahola Community Garden – Checkers Grey Owl Midstream, Centurion
* “For the first time since Market Day’s inception in 2017, community food gardens in Lesotho will also be selling their produce directly to the public.
“We’re very excited that Market Day keeps expanding and that we continue to support community food gardens to create sustainable livelihood opportunities in more ways,” says Sanjeev Raghubir, Sustainability Manager at the Shoprite Group.
“By improving food security in the communities that we are a part of, we are almost making these communities more adaptive and resilient to a changing climate,” says Raghubir.
