A Market for Hope
Pat Ganase invites you to visit the fresh food markets in your area, they are places of nature and hope. Influence the sustainability of local farming by buying from green markets. Eat fresh and seasonal fruit and vegetables for good health. All photos by Pat Ganase Santa Cruz, from my earliest memories has always been a magical green valley. From whichever end of the Saddle Road you approached, the green hills embraced the valley through which the gentle river ran. The earliest plantations deep in the area known as La Pastora were cocoa; the far foothills a haze of orange when the madre de cacao (immortelles) bloomed January to March. The Saddle Road, once the leisurely winding connector from San Juan to Port-of-Spain through Maraval, frequented mainly by cruise ship visitors for the serene views, is now a busy thoroughfare. Chaconia in the Undercover Garden Centre Cameilla and Dominic Pierre of Undercover Garden Centre Citrus gr...