Market Research Fieldwork Begins...

So far we have interviewed 8 Purchasers (ie. hotels, restaurants, grocery stores) on specific fruits, vegetables & root crops to understand their local needs and in turn, help bring these products to market with local farmers.  One of the Purchasers we interviewed was Belmont Estate - previously a plantation & now an operating organic farm with a restaurant that is a wonderful setting for meetings, conferences or, weddings.  They grow cocoa beans, some vegetables and, goats.  Here's pictures of cocoa beans being dried, the Factory they partner with (The Grenadian Chocolate Factory) &, the end product that is very yummy.

 

Took a trip to Carriacou - a Parish of Grenada, much smaller (population 6,000), & a less rugged island that is a 90 minute boat ride to the north.  This is a picture of Hillsborough - the largest town on Carriacou, a fishing trowel being built and to the north about a 20 minute boat ride away is Petite Martinique - another island (or Parish) under Grenada.  In the distance you can see the many Grenadine Islands of St. Vincent.  So many little islands dot the sea... it's no wonder there is piracy in this area of the world.