LENNOX and his wife Fern Nestor are household names in Blueberry Hill village where they have a supermarket and a snackette providing groceries and foods at an all-time reasonable price for the people.

Lennox Nestor single-handedly manages the small yet convenient supermarket, while his wife and staff run the snackette.

According to Lennox, he has been in the village for the past 15 years and believes that it is a good and safe place to reside and have a business.

The father of four stated that they do not experience any major flooding because of the sandy soil composition and the people really help out each other, a close-knit community.

He told the Pepperpot Magazine that Blueberry Hill is a real family-oriented village where the people are multi-talented and gifted, but the lack of jobs and opportunities has a strong hold on the people.

The 70-year-old related that the people are trying with what they have and have established small businesses, hoping for returns and earnings.

He pointed out that he worked for 10 years with the bauxite company and wasn’t always at home, but his wife kept things going and she is the driving force behind the business.

Nestor added that the supermarket, Fern’s Variety, is a home-grown small business that has weathered the test of time, but the business survived because the locals support it and they keep their prices below average, so people can afford to shop there, regardless.

The elder added that inside the supermarket they have a glass case with snacks for the morning rush hour, when the schoolchildren come by for a quick bite and in the afternoons at his wife’s snackette, which is in the adjoining building where the children would make their lunch purchases.

Lennox is the father of the owner of Nedd’s Dollar Wings which has a branch in Wisroc and another on the East Bank of Demerara, where you can get the best wings at $100 apiece to go with fries of your choice.

Nestor’s daughter, Tanisha, has recently opened an oasis next door to her parents’ place, Heavenly Treats, a little shop with all kinds of cakes, milkshakes, and ice cream with seating accommodation, an open-air setting with a calming ambience.

“I am very thankful that I was a role model to my children, who have since grown into responsible adults and they are making good use of their lives by having their own small businesses, earning an honest dollar. This is a family with a vision of what eventually a reality becomes,” he said.

Fern Nestor
Meanwhile, Fern Nestor, a gifted cook, manager and just about good at everything, makes use of her time by providing wholesome foods and snacks from scratch for schoolchildren and other customers daily.

She has the help of a staff and collectively they handle the food section of the business, which has a variety of foods to choose from.

The 54-year-old is a friendly, pleasant person who knows how to talk to her customers and she has a way that draws people to her.

“Basically, I cook for schoolchildren and this place provides foods at a reasonable price because I know the hardships of life, economically, and this is my way of giving back to the community, through good food which is often provided free of charge to anyone in need,” she said.

Fern told the Pepperpot Magazine that it is always blessed to give, to receive and that’s her motto in life because a lot of people are in need and food is a good way to reach out to people.

She has had the food business for the past 13 years and even though it is small, it is surviving since she is not doing it for a large profit margin.

“There is nothing good about being hungry, and it is a feeling that is unexplainable and I don’t wish that on anyone and at Fern’s, there is always something to eat; the door is open to all and I am here to serve the people,” she said.