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AgraLiving Set Up Children’s Gardening Club
The Agra Living Institute is running a Children’s Gardening Club at the Education and Research Centre at the Botanical Gardens in Paget. The sessions will run every Monday from today [September 11] to December 4 for three to six-year-olds and every Thursday from September 14 to December 7 for seven to nine-year-olds. “At the Agra Living Institute,... Read more of this article
Bermuda Is Love Food Security Panel Discussion
Bermuda Is Love is holding a Food Security Panel Discussion on Wednesday, April 12 at the Bermuda Underwater Exploration Institute, Tradewinds Auditorium from 7:00pm to 8:30pm. A spokesperson said, ” The Panel Discussion will feature Clare Mello of The Eliza Doolittle Society, Chris Faria of Agra Living, Greg Wilson of Food Forest, and Tom Wadson... Read more of this article
Produce Harvested In Programme At Westgate
Eight incarcerated men have been taking part in a sustainable farming programme, and they have now started to harvest produce which is being used in the kitchen, with the participants successfully growing a variety of items including broccoli, carrots, onions, and sweet potatoes in the garden at Westgate. “This is a fantastic initiative and... Read more of this article
Minister On ‘Integrated Agriculture Strategy’
The Integrated Agriculture Strategy – which “will assist with increasing domestic food production” — will now form part of the Government’s Economic Development Strategy, Minister of Home Affairs Walter Roban said, explaining that some of the priority initiatives include a Crop Innovation Study, identification of new land... Read more of this article
BEDC Seeks Agricultural Project Submissions
The BEDC’s Economic & Cooperative Development Unit is “issuing a ‘Request for Interest’ for developing an agricultural cooperative [coop] or collaborative located on Government owned Walsingham agricultural lands in Hamilton Parish. A spokesperson said, “The site consists of a derelict cottage and approximately one... Read more of this article
Board Of Agriculture’s Purpose & Membership
The Government is clarifying that “the Board of Agriculture has a maximum of twelve members, and 50 per cent of those are registered commercial farmers focusing on in-ground crop production, organic type farming, and dairy and microgreen production.” A Government spokesperson said, “To correct a recent statement made to the media by the... Read more of this article
AgraLiving To Hold Farming Workshop On Nov 12
The AgraLiving Institute is set to hold a Sustainable Farming 101 workshop on Saturday, November 12. Founder and Managing Director Christopher Faria said, “We’ve had many people ask us about starting their gardens for the season so we’re very excited to offer this interactive hands-on workshop next weekend. It’s a perfect time to learn about... Read more of this article
Students Growing Produce For Charity
The Interact Club at Somersfield Academy has been working on three gardens on school property, with the produce grown to be donated to the First Baptist Church’s soup kitchen program. The Somersfield Interact Club with the vegetables they planted A spokesperson said, “The Interact Club at Somersfield Academy is on a mission to help the... Read more of this article
Photos, Video, 360: Onion Day At Carter House
Bermuda Onion Day was celebrated today [May 28] at Carter House in St. David’s, featuring historic displays and, of course, onions. Introduced to the island in the early 1600s, the Bermuda onion was first exported to the east coast from St. George’s in 1847. Onions quickly became Bermuda’s major export crop, and by the middle of the 19th century,... Read more of this article
Grow Biointensive Farming Workshop On May 14
An organisation devoted to the grow biointensive method of farming is holding a workshop to give people the confidence to grow food in their gardens. Biointensive gardening requires less water, less fertiliser and less energy and enables people to grow as much food as possible in small spaces. The AgraLiving Institute, led by founder Chris Faria, will... Read more of this article
Local Farmers ‘Dismayed’ About Govt’s Plans
“Large-scale vertical farming will not revitalize growth, the economy or labour on the island because the set-up and operating costs of vertical farms for leafy greens are prohibitive in Bermuda,” the Bermuda Farmer’s Association [BFA] said. The BFA asserted that they were not fully consulted before the Government announced that funds... Read more of this article
Minister Discusses Strategies With Farmers
Minister of Home Affairs Walter Roban visited another local farmer to “continue discussing the increased incidents of theft and security strategies that have proved successful.” “The Minister, who was accompanied by Principal Agricultural Officer Mr. Tommy Sinclair, also discussed the industry’s ongoing challenges facing farmers,”... Read more of this article
