Thirty to forty young people, most between the ages of 13 and 25, spent two weeks this summer on Pastor Adrien Bannis’s farm in Castle Bruce, learning agriculture not from a textbook but from the soil itself. The camp, which concluded this week, is part of an ongoing effort by Bannis and his family to […]
The clearest version of that strategy is root crops. “If a hurricane blow, you don’t have to go back and plant again,” Bannis said. “You just continue to take care of it.” He named sweet potato, dasheen, tania, and yams specifically.
Roseau, Dominica – (December 19, 2018). Melinda Lowe is the grand prize winner of Taste of Dominica. Ms. Lowe has won a Mas Domnik 2019 Experience for 2 which will include tickets to shows, costumes and spending money. According to CEO/Director of Tourism “It is fitting that the grand prize of this food festival is a […]
Port of Spain, September 6, 2018 – How to better assess vulnerability in coastal communities to inform adaptation in the Eastern Caribbean fisheries sector? This was the central question addressed at a regional workshop in Barbados recently with government and civil society stakeholders, including the Caribbean Network of Fisherfolk Organisations (CNFO), Caribbean Regional Fisheries Mechanism (CRFM), […]
Haitian-Canadian Marc-Elie Lissade is making good on his mission to promote Haitian and french-creole cuisine across North America with his latest win at the 2018 Carifestival “Taste of the Caribbean” contest. The summer festival is held annually in Toronto and attracts thousands of patrons. Chef Lissade is currently on a culinary tour of North America […]
FAO Regional Representative calls for more action to safeguard the world’s soil resources 30 July 2018, Buenos Aires – Improving the health of the world’s soils is essential to produce nutritious and accessible food for all, FAO Regional Representative Julio Berdegué told Agriculture Ministers during last week’s G20 agricultural ministerial meeting in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Noting […]
The United Nations agriculture agency and the Government of Ecuador launched Wednesday a practical guide for workers in the banana sector – the most exported fresh fruit in the world, both by volume and by economic value – to promote healthier and safer work conditions. “The banana sector serves as an essential source of employment and […]
Jamaican baker Valerie Bryan did her island proudly and captured first place for her version of Caribbean Christmas cake, or “black cake”, at the first annual Caribbean Women’s Society (CWS) Christmas Cake competition. According to CWS President Camille Kerr, CWS is a grassroots, non-profit organization focused on improving the quality of life for the Caribbean-Canadian […]
