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All Set for Agrofest

One of my favourite yearly events is rapidly approaching and I cannot wait. Mark your calendars, Agrofest 2012 kicks off on Friday, February 24, and concludes on Sunday, February 26. This year’s theme is Renewable Energy – Powering Agriculture To Success.

Let's Practice Proper Pruning

It is the wet season and also the hurricane season and we see trimming of trees being done fairly widely around the island.

It should be remembered though, that trees should be placed at safe distances from buildings in the first place and the habit and the size of the tree should be known before it is chosen for a location.

A Camp With a Difference

Sylvester and Joyce Branch launched their four-week summer camp, “Camp Eden”, at the end July.

The holistic camp, with the theme All Things Bright and Beautiful, was aimed at encouraging participants to appreciate the beauty sent from god in nature. Every morning the camp began with prayers and the hymn “All Things bright and beautiful, all creatures great and small”.

Meeting our Poultry Needs

Barbados’ annual consumption of poultry meat has been estimates at around 15 million kilogrammes. Local production of poultry meat for 2010 was estimated at 14.1 kilogrammes which demonstrates our potential to supply the demand.

How nutritious are our Crops?

I recently received two interesting emails relating to the nutritional value of foods.

The first noted that the Ministry of Agriculture was about to produce and distribute charts showing the nutritional value of local produce to schools and others. The email also quoted from Ins And Outs of Barbados a list our Top 10 Healthiest Foods: 1. Fish, 2. Ground provisions 3. Local herbs and spices, 4. Honey, 5. Barbados fruit, 6. Goat milk, 7. Local vegetables, 8. Pork and Black Belly lamb, 9. Molasses and local yellow sugar, 10. Water.

A Stimulating Trip

I have just returned from a most refreshing two weeks in Canada. Refreshing not only from the point of view of the cool weather after the sweltering heat I have endured over the last few months, but also refreshing from the point of view of the attitude towards farmers in Canada versus here in Barbados.

Culinary Tourism

It has been said time and time again that we must reduce our food import bill. One way to do this is by a certain effort to “Eat Bajan”. The recent Eat Bajan day was one such initiative.

Control Cowitch Before it's too Late

For those of you who are not familiar with this plant, it is commonly known as cowitch (Mucuna pruriens).

Its pods, when mature, are covered with fine hairs which are spread by wind and cause severe skin irritation. The chemical compound responsible for the itch or mucunain and serotonin.

Container Gardens to the Rescue

It always slips my mind, but when we know it so well: torrential rains and most crops don’t mix.

Take lettuce for example, local leafy green, a quick and convenient way to get some vitamins on your plate.

More Benefits of 'Miracle Soursop'

Overwhelmed!

That’s how the readers’ reaction last week’s Save By Miraculous Soursop left me after they expressed their deepest shock on reading and digesting that new knowledge.

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