As part of World Environment Day, several dozen people took part in a pineapple gleaning from a farmer in Lamentin. Objective, to allow citizens to collect fruits and vegetables intended to be thrown away.
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Published on June 5, 2022 at 6:44 p.m.
They were there very early, this Sunday morning, equipped with their gloves, boots and hats for a very special harvest. Rather than throwing away tens of kilos of pineapples and eggplants, Richard Bonfils, a farmer in northern Basse-Terre, decided to open his fields so that the population could come and pick fruits and vegetables not selected for the stalls. .
This anti-waste concept is increasingly being emulated. With prices currently exploding, many are turning more to local production. Here, in addition to favoring local fruits and vegetables, gleaners benefit from unbeatable prices. The products offered are sometimes smaller or slightly damaged, but still good to eat.
This Sunday morning, more than a ton of pineapples were saved from the garbage cans, and several hundred kilos of eggplants found takers.
The pineapple field being more than a kilometer away, Richard Bonfils preferred to make the fruit available to buyers this Sunday. But eggplant lovers were able to pick their vegetables.
A moment that they appreciate, explains satisfied Mylène Loïal, development manager of Glan’Market.
At the origin of this project, the collaborative digital platform to limit food waste in the Antilles-Guyana, Glan Market.
For the managers of the start-up, it was simply unthinkable to leave pineapples to rot, arms folded.
And, it is an additional income for the farmer. Especially since the profession has been facing a drought for a few weeks. For Richard Bonfils, this operation is a success. Beyond preventing waste, this direct contact with customers is beneficial, as he does not hesitate to provide advice and information on his products.
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