With the demand for organic vegetables rising, the popular Swavalambi sante (market) will now be held at least once a month in the city.
Addressing presspersons recently, A. Krishna Rao, president of the ‘Organic farmer-consumer forum’, said 14 exhibition of organic vegetables and homemade items had been held in the city to a rousing response.
Till now, the markets had been held erratically. With nine sponsors – including S. Pradeep Kumar Kalkura, president of Dakshina Kannada district unit of Kannada Sahitya Parishat – coming forward to host the market for a day in different areas, the schedule till June had been fixed, said Mr. Rao.
The market will be conducted in week-long periods each month in front of Sahitya Kendra.
Meanwhile, between October 26 and June 21, 2015, the Swavalambi sante will travel across the city. On October 26, the market will be held at P.M. Road; November 2, ‘Manju Prasad’, Mallika Layout, Kadri; December 7, Vedam Ayurveda Hospital Road, Pandeshwar; January 4, ‘Swami Kripa’, Kadri Kambala Road; February 8, Shri Sharada Vidyalaya, Kodialbail; March 8, Dattanagar, Shaktinagar; April 19, ‘Taripadi’, Sri Devi College Road, Bejai; May 17, Shri Ramakrishna Bhajana Mandir, Bavitagudde; June 21, Sharavu Ganapati Temple road.