This Christmas, “offer Castro Marim”. This is the name of a campaign, promoted by the Municipality, to encourage the consumption of local products and the use of proximity markets.
Within reach of a click“ best salt in the world”, says the municipality.
This "is an economic sustainability strategy that did not start today, but which gained ground and strength in this context of the pandemic, since the care and rules to avoid contagion forced us to review consumer habits and behavior", stressed the vice-president. -Chairman of Castro Marim Filomena Sintra, referring to the online sales platform.
But for those who are close by and want to see the village in color live and in color, the Castro Marim Local Market has its doors open every day, from 9:00 am to 13:00 pm and from 14:30 pm to 17:30 pm.
«Also housing the Tourist Office, it is the ideal starting point to discover the territory and also the perfect place to get traditional travel souvenirs. On sale, you can find salt and fleur de sel from various producers in Castro-Marina, handicrafts (basketry, bobbins, etc.), honey and sweets, spices, made by mixing herbs from the Lower Guadiana territory, handcrafted preserves, spirits from the Algarve , such as figs and medronho, sweets, cheeses, sausages, soaps, among many other items that express the identity and pride of Castro”, says the municipality.
And, if you want to surprise someone this Christmas, the Local Market now offers you the “Secret Friend” service, through which you can anonymously send one of the products for sale, or even a giftbox.
With the difficulties inherent in small businesses, in terms of visibility and promotion, the aggregation of several producers and artisans in a single space, physical and virtual, also presents new opportunities, both in safeguarding ancestral craft techniques, and in the flow of production, internationalizing and exponentially increasing your sales audience.
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