TUGUEGARAO CITY, Cagayan (PIA) - - Fresh produce of local farmers in the province, as well as their flowers and plants, are now available in over 33 malls under SM Supermalls through SM Sunday Market.

The SM Sunday Market is a joint initiative of SM Supermalls, SM Cares, and the SM Foundation Inc. (SMFI) which spotlights its Kabalikat sa Kabuhayan (KSK) program.

The SM Sunday Market, which is open from 7 am until 2 pm, aims to help hundreds of local food producers by providing them with high-traffic locations at SM malls nationwide to display and market their products to weekend shoppers, employees, and tenants.

At SM City Tuguegarao, local produce displayed at SM Sunday Market are lettuce, tomatoes, spring onions, cucumbers, pepper, bitter gourd, mangoes, calamansi fruits, squash flowers and fruits,pineapple, cauli flower, potatoes, corn, eggplants, among others.

Since 2020, SM Foundation has helped 28,500 local farmers from different municipalities nationwide by equipping them with modern and sustainable farming skills.

The SM Sunday Market is also in time with the observance of Lenten Season of Roman Catholics where meatless choices are in demand as part of their devotion.

On the other hand, aside from SM City Tuguegarao, the Sunday Market is currently serving the community at: SM City Urdaneta, SM City Baguio, SM City Cabanatuan, SM City Tarlac, SM City Olongapo Central, SM City Pampanga, SM City Clark, SM City Baliwag, SM Center Pulilan, SM City Marilao, SM City Taytay, SM City Lucena, SM City Bacoor, SM City Dasmariñas, SM City Trece Martires, SM City Tanza, SM City Rosario, SM City Santa Rosa, SM City Calamba, SM City San Pablo, SM City Batangas, SM City Lipa, SM City Naga, SM City Legazpi, SM City Puerto Princesa, SM Center Ormoc, SM City Sorsogon, SM City Iloilo, SM City Cebu, SM City Butuan, SM City CDO Uptown, and SM Lanang Premier. (MDCT/PIA Cagayan)