Dangriga Urban Farmers Market Day

Coming in March

You will be able to order online. 

You will also be able to arrange for delivery or pick up (location will be provided soon). 

Picture of items will be added here and posted onto our Facebook page shortly. 

We will have a wide range of locally grown and processed foods, plus crafted items for you to choose from.

Don't miss out. 

Your body will thank you for showing it love and care.

Creative Home Garden Ideas

 How to create a planting pot using cement and sand

An experiment by Karen & Esieni - started 6:00p.m. October 28, 2020

(inspired by videos seen on YouTube)

Materials

• 2 plastic containers with designs (one should be smaller by an inch at least)
• Cement
• Sand 
• Containers for mixing
• Small shovel
• Transparent tape for sealing outside of both containers

Ratio of sand to cement used

14 parts sand

7 parts cement

Water (add to desired consistency)

 

Sand                                Cement                                Mixture (2:1 ratio)

Adding water to mixture

Adding water to pure cement to line the inside of the larger container (this will give a smooth finish to the outside of the pot)

Three one-inch PVC pipe are added for drainage

Filling the sides (between large and small container) to create the shape of the pot

Making sure there are no air bubbles and that the sides are packed properly. Shake often (do this gently)

finished product. 👍

We are leaving this to set for 24 hours minimum. 

We will see how it goes. 👀

After 12 hours. Looking good.

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After 24 hours

We took the sand from inside the small container. We removed the tape and tried to remove as much of the concrete that was pushing out as possible.

This is how the product looked just before removal of the outside and inside containers.

We were too excited to spend time going long cut. We cut away the containers (we got them from the local store for $3.95 and $2.95)

One thing we did wrong was to fill the space all the way up to the top of the inside container. 

This made it difficult to pull out. The top had a grove and some of the concrete lodged unto it.

Yes!

The last part here was to locate the place where the three PVC pipes were inserted at the bottom. This will be a job and a half to do. 😄 

We will fill it with paper or foil next time for easier digging.

We decided to give the top of the pot a design.

Shaping out the top - we put some hibiscus leaves on top.

We will remove these in the morning.

We are proud of our finished product so far. 

Do challenge yourselves to try this project. 

You can decide on different designs and shapes. 

Final product before painting

Colors - White (sides), Green (leaves on top)

Final product after painting. 

My herbs are waiting to be placed in their new containers. 👍👍👍

The next step will be for us to transfer a plant into it. 

Excited!!!

 

Second Dangriga Urban Farmers' Market Day Event - postponed

 

Postponed until further notice

Request to postpone received from Municipal Government - October 28, 2020

 (*due to rise in COVID-19 cases in the district)

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DUF Second Market Day Event
October 31, 2020 starting at 6:30 a.m. & ending at 12 noon

Full social distancing protocol will be enforced

- Only 10 persons will be allowed around each tent at any one time.
- ALL persons must wear mask
- Sanitizers will be made available for cleaning

Interaction facilitation - to prevent crowding

- All items will be properly labeled. 

- Descriptions/recipes will be available where appropriate.

- Prices will be placed on all items or a price list will be made available. 

See you there!

Look forward to the next event in November - the weekend before Garifuna Settlement Day & in December - the weekend before Christmas.

Continue to stay safe and eat healthy

 Food for thought

How did our ancestors preserve fruits/food in season and in plenty?

Let's start the discussion...join us online...coming soon.

If you have some ideas, do share with us

Fruits/food available here in large quantities (in season) that people leave to spoil a lot of times.

Star apple

Molly apple

Wax apple

Black berry

Goose berry

Velvet apple

Golden plum

Sorrel

Okra

Corn

Avocado

Spinach

String beans

Green leaft vegetables

Tomato

Peppers

Plantains (ripe and green)

Cassava

Bread fruit

Banana (ripe and green)

Yams

Ginger

Herbs (assortment)

Citrus 

May plum

Hog plum

Craboo

Sea grapes

Mango

Guinep

Sapodilla

        

        Kindly add to the list

Preserving Avocado Naturally

There is no need for your avocado to spoil on you anymore. 

🥑It is avocado season in our area. Make best use of it.🥑

Make it into guacamole and save it in the fridge. If you want to have some for an extended period of time, freeze it.

Avocado is packed with nutrients needed to maintain a healthy body.

Here is how to make guacamole: 

(Well - my version - based on my observation and research)

Note that I did not provide measurements. I like to work freestyle. 

You can decide on the proportions of each ingredient as you experiment.

*If you would like some guidance, kindly leave a comment below.

Ingredients 

Avocado

Garlic

Lime

Salt (to your taste)

Cilantro

Tomatoes

Jalapeno pepper

red onion

Materials/equipment

Ziploc bags or foodsaver bags or roll

Food vacuum sealer (optional)

Peal avocado and add the first 4 ingredients.

My able helper doing his thing. I must thank him for sharing in my enthusiasm. 

Enjoy!!!

 

First four ingredients only (the avocado is diced). 

This can be stored (frozen) for as long as you like. 

All ingredients on the list are added (the avocado is mashed using a potato masher). 

Store this for a shorter length of time since it carries more ingredients. 

(Freezing will allow it to last for months)

a. If you plan to save your guacamole for an extended length of time (I would recommend a maximum of 6 months), this is the time to package and freeze it.

To use, simply remove from freezer and leave out for at least half an hour. You may also put it into a bowl of warm water to speed up the thawing. If you want to save time, take it out at night and put into the cooling part of your fridge until the next day when you will use it. 

Stir it up once thawed. If you have frozen it without the second list of ingredients, add these in, mix, and move on to prepare the dish of your choice. 

b. If you plan to use it within one to two weeks, continue to add the remaining ingredients. You may also freeze the mixture at this point.

Do not throw away any fruit. 

Check in with the Dangriga Urban Farmers for ideas.

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Do not throw away the seeds too.

DUF encourages you to plant all seeds you collect after consuming local fruits. 

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See below two ways to plant an avocado seed

(1)

Plant directly into soil in a planting bag for easy transfer. 

(I do this when I plan to plant a tree somewhere else.)

(2)

This is a new method I recently learned about. It works fine too.

Suspend seed over a cup of water using 3 tooth picks. Change water every two weeks or when you see a significant change in colour of the water.

I learned that the avocado seed has health benefits. 

I have never used it. 

If you have ideas, please share.

Stay safe. Keep healthy. Practice social distancing.

God Bless. 

Dangriga Urban Farmers Market Day Update

Dangriga Urban Farmers (DUF) Market Day

July 18, 2020

THEME

To plant! To grow! To eat! To live!

MISSION STATEMENT

To promote home gardens while fostering healthy eating habits and lifestyles; instilling a sense of independence and accomplishment that can impact the community we live in.

 

OBJECTIVES

Ø  to provide practical “how to” solutions to healthy food production and sustainability

Ø  to develop strong support systems among membership

Ø  to engage in continuous training in order to keep up with current agricultural trends

Ø  to encourage community interest

Ø  to provide technical assistance in developing home gardens

Ø  to help to market products

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Congratulations Dangriga Urban Farmers.  We did it together...strong in unity.

Thanks to all DUF members.

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We give thanks to our Creator for all things. 

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We extend a sincere thank you to all persons who assisted to bring this vision to reality. 

Thanks also to all who came out to view, support, encourage, share ideas, and purchase some items from us.

 

We highly appreciate all suggestions and assistance.

Special thanks to:

Mayor Humphreys and his administrative staff

Mr. Malcohm Zabaneh 

Kent McKenzie (Ninja Mac) 

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This Market Day marks the first of many more to come. 

We will be sharing more information including the schedule of our community activities shortly.

Stay tuned and feel free to join and/or to follow us online.

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Thanks to the groups that joined with us yesterday. 

We solicit your continued support in this venture and challenge you to keep on doing a great job. Together we build our communities. 

We encourage more local entrepreneurs to join us 

Interacting with community members

DUF evaluating the event at 2p.m.

Preparing for the next event...

Thanks again to the larger community.

We look forward to see you at our future events. 

Do call, message, or visit us if you have question and suggestions for us.

Faith, Hope, Love.