Ins & Outs of St. Vincent and the Grenadines - 2023

47 ST. VINCENT SHOPPING&SERVICES Fresh Farm Produce in a Box Lucky Valley Farm - Owners Renate and Robert Balcombe contact customers by email with their produce list – orders must be placed by Tuesday every other week and delivery is on Thursdays to Kingstown or to the ferries for delivery to the docks in Bequia, Mustique and Union Island. The Balcombes offer limited vegetables, tropical fruit in season and frozen fruit pulp, fresh goat’s milk, local honey, unprocessed coconut oil, grass fed beef, pork, mutton, goat and even fresh cut flowers! Contact them via email: renaterobert@gmail.com Tel/WhatsApp: (784) 454-8512. Ranee’s Food Supplies - Their farms are located in Mesopotamia, St. Vincent. Their integrated farming practices reduce the use of synthetic methods. They offer fresh produce to their customers on a weekly basis. Open Mon-Fri 9am-3pm. Follow them on Instagram @raneesfoodsupplies. Join their mailing list to see what’s available. Contact them via email: raneesfs@gmail.com Tel/WhatsApp: (784) 532-1287. Shopping in Kingstown The new covered market in Kingstown is a good place to start, and Saturday mornings are busiest. Brimming with life and authenticity, the market doesn’t merely provide you with fresh produce, but with a real Vincy experience – every purchase is a transaction with a person, and each person has a comment or story to share, if you have the time. And if you’re not sure how to prepare and cook something like breadfruit, just ask! Chances are you’ll get several recipes from the vendors. The adjacent Cruise Ship Complex has docking facilities for yachts as well as large passenger ships. Here you will also find a number of shops carrying a range of local art and craft. The regular ferryboats that link St. Vincent to the Grenadine islands provide a key supply chain that allows stores in St. Vincent to offer a convenient inter-island delivery service of a wide range of fresh product, groceries and luxury items, including wines and spirits. Shopping here definitely needs more planning but it can be fun. It’s a great chance to live like a local! Shoppers can conveniently place their order via telephone or email and pay by credit card. Once the goods have been packed into boxes, the order will be put onto the next ferry and the client notified of its expected arrival, ready for collection. While hours of business vary from store to store, they generally open from 8am until noon, 1pm until 4pm on weekdays and half day on Saturdays. Banks normally open Monday to Thursday from 8am to 2pm and on Fridays 8am to 5pm. The Joshua Centre What was once St. Vincent’s airport in Arnos Vale, has been transformed into the island’s first major shopping centre. Browse through the well thought out shops and services including hardware, pharmacy, bank, phone supplies, boutique clothing, cosmetics, locally-made beachwear, local art and souvenirs, leather goods, household effects and more. Refuel at the food court for convenient dining or indulge at the fine dining restaurant. The Joshua Centre is ideally located 10 minutes from Kingstown and 15 minutes from the new Argyle International Airport. Indeed, Arnos Vale is fast becoming a popular commercial area of St. Vincent, surrounded by other key businesses like CK Greaves Supermarket located just across the road.