11-07-2015, 11:45 AM
This thing has been talked about ad nauseum on Facebook. High Times and the Rootz-whatevers really boned out on handling it with the locals.
Just a few days ago Rootz-whatevers announced that they would indeed do 2500JMD day passes for locals - this after months and months and months of selling super-expensive 4 day passes ONLY and maintaining all the while that they were trying to include locals in this event. It has been blatantly obvious that it was purely a tourist event which is fine - but don't pretend its not.
Aside from attendance, the entry fees for the contest were over the top expensive once again making it impossible for local farmers to enter. I read somewhere that there was a good soul or organization that would be subsidizing farmers - I do hope that has taken place. The farmers I know there were feeling pretty darn disrespected.
I do appreciate High Times bringing the event into town during slow season - a nice little hit for local businesses I hope during a time when people are generally pretty hungry.
Me, I got disgusted with the hype months ago and even if I were in town I wouldn't go. But to those that go have a great time and please support your local Jamaican farmers.
Just a few days ago Rootz-whatevers announced that they would indeed do 2500JMD day passes for locals - this after months and months and months of selling super-expensive 4 day passes ONLY and maintaining all the while that they were trying to include locals in this event. It has been blatantly obvious that it was purely a tourist event which is fine - but don't pretend its not.
Aside from attendance, the entry fees for the contest were over the top expensive once again making it impossible for local farmers to enter. I read somewhere that there was a good soul or organization that would be subsidizing farmers - I do hope that has taken place. The farmers I know there were feeling pretty darn disrespected.
I do appreciate High Times bringing the event into town during slow season - a nice little hit for local businesses I hope during a time when people are generally pretty hungry.
Me, I got disgusted with the hype months ago and even if I were in town I wouldn't go. But to those that go have a great time and please support your local Jamaican farmers.
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