Legislation introduced to rebuild farmer's market

by Jolene Toves

Guam - After seven long years the Farmers Cooperative Association is a step closer to the building of a farmer's market facility. Legislation has been introduced that  identifies and assigns a lot in Dededo for the farmer's public market site.

The facility will include dry and cold storage, feed and material supply, offices for government agencies, a value added kitchen, dining and patio area, flea market stalls, a plant nursery, as well as public restroom and parking areas.

Farmer's Cooperative vice president Ernie Wusstig told KUAM News, "Now it looks like we can move forward and there won't be any more obstacle going back and forth of who is responsible for the lease now that the Legislature has given the farmers the go ahead to do what we need to do, so we can move on," he said.

Wusstig adds that building a home for the farmers will give them more confidence in planting their crops because they have a home for their produce. To read Bill 77 logon to GuamLegislature.com.