Summary of HGA in The Royal Gazette daily newspaper

Posted on December 3rd, 2008 by HGA Admin

Here are a collection of articles from Bermuda’s daily newspaper (online & print): The Royal Gazette

Home-Grown solution saves shopping extravaganza—Reneé Hill
December 3, 2008: The Home-Grown Alternatives shopping extravaganza will celebrate its 13th year on Saturday – but the celebrations almost didn’t happen.

Founding organisers Mary Tatem and Christine Wellman had decided to give this year a miss, but enthusiastic crafts people and others convinced them otherwise and they were able to pull together a dedicated committee which is helping to make Home-Grown Alternatives 2008 a reality.

Home grown alternatives for Christmas—Reneé Hill
November 30, 2007: The popular Home Grown Alternatives Christmas Market will be held tomorrow at St. Paul’s Christian Education Centre, in Paget. Organisers Mary Tatem and Deirdre Furtado told The Royal Gazette there will be 24 participants this year. “These artisans will display and sell their own unique crafts, some of which have been designed and made especially for this event,” Mrs. Tatem said. “We have old favourites (returning) like Ann Coakley, who makes nativity scenes and ornaments, while Burton Jones has his Bermuda cedar products and Carla Marquardt’s stained glass ornaments and unique fish sculptures are to be expected.”

Bermuda-made products for sale—Reneé Hill
November 30, 2006: Wendell (Shine) Hayward will be opening the 11th Home Grown Alternatives craft fair this Saturday at St. Paul’s Christian Education Centre in Paget. The Education Officer of the Arts seems like a fit host for the popular event which has grown by leaps and bounds since it was start in 1995.

Ten years of offering Home Grown Alternatives—Reneé Hill
December 1, 2005: This year marks the tenth anniversary of Home Grown Alternatives. The annual shopping event began when two friends, who were both craftswomen, decided to answer the need of local crafts people for a venue to sell their wares. Mary Tatem and Christine Wellman knew there was a market for local products and the decade-long success of their project has proven how right they were.

Try a home grown alternative—Reneé Hill
November 18, 2004: Home Grown Alternatives are back this Saturday for the ninth year in a row. The pre-Christmas sale of locally produced art ware, pottery, earthenware, stoneware, hand-painted t-shirts, decorative tiles, sea-glass jewellery, Bibles, papier mache creations, glass blown ornaments, rum cakes, hand rolled beeswax candles, hand made dolls and a host of other delights will be some of the features of the day.

Chance to Buy Bermuda—Roger Crombie
November 22, 2002: TOMORROW’S Home-Grown Alternatives (HGA) “made in Bermuda” will provide local shoppers with the seventh annual opportunity to Buy Bermuda as the Christmas season approaches. The seventh annual HGA will be held at St. Paul’s Christian Education Centre in Paget, starting at 10 a.m. and continuing until 4 p.m. Ruth Thomas will officially open the event. A series of draws will include prizes of gifts, a weekend at Stonington Beach, dinners and gift vouchers.

Artisans to show their wares
November 21, 2002: Home-Grown Alternatives (HGA), a shopping extravaganza for quality items either made or embellished by local artists and craftspeople, has become a firm part of the Bermudian Christmas tradition, and this year’s event again takes place on Saturday at St. Paul’s Christian Education Centre in Paget.