{"id":302972,"date":"2022-03-09T04:07:18","date_gmt":"2022-03-09T02:07:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/bloemnewsexpress\/market-day-empowers-20220308\/"},"modified":"2022-03-09T04:07:18","modified_gmt":"2022-03-09T02:07:18","slug":"market-day-empowers-20220308","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/bloemnewsexpress\/market-day-empowers-20220308\/","title":{"rendered":"Market day empowers"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Community food gardeners will have the opportunity to sell their fresh produce directly to the public at selected Shoprite and Checkers supermarkets on Thursday (10\/03). <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This initiative forms part of the Shoprite Group\u2019s market day, which is aimed at empowering gardeners to sell produce from their small-scale gardens. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe first introduced the market day in 2017 to extend our support to the many community food gardens that Shoprite and Checkers partner with,\u201d said Judy Maluleka, community social investment manager for the group. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe market day provides gardeners with a platform to promote themselves to a wider customer base. 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