Tag: agriculture
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CX June – Dec 2022 | Just could not get the words out
Well pasted 2 years have been the hardest for me when it came to my consistency in writing.. Just could not get the words out the way they usually flowed. At times I thought, hey just throw in the towel on this publication, but for some reason something just keeps pulling me right back to…
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Nutrition, Are you Healthy? – ECO Learning Week 7
As we come to the final week of the ECO Learning Program, I want to express a heart full of love and joy for those that took advantage to gain the additional knowledge on Agro-Ecology. As we come to the end of Week 7 where we covered various topics within the scope of nutrition, we…
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Eco Learning Week 5 – 6 on History on Agriculture in St Maarten and Agribusiness
After 6 weeks we looking good and on schedule for harvest in week 8 with our Salad Mix. Our hot peppers are soon ready for transplanting as well the remainder of our flint corn. Week 5 and 6 on History and Agribusiness were a bit delayed due to heavy rain fall which was actually good…
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Eco Learning Week 4 – Plant Care, Maintenance & Plant Production Systems
4 Weeks later, great progress has been made with participants of the ECO Learning Program focused on Agro-Ecology. Week 4 covered very vital topics such as Plant Care and Maintenance, Plant Production Systems, Fertilizers, Pesticides and Transplant Shock. Now, understanding why we should be planting towards impacting positive climate action, we went ahead and germinated…
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Eco Learning Week 1 Photos – Climate Change & Hurricane preparedness
Week 1 Eco Learning on Climate Change, Creative Purpose, Hurricane and Disaster Preparation completed.. Hats off to group ABCD as they played their part and contributed towards positive climate action by planting Balimbi, Cashew, Eucalyptus and Plantain trees.. This week also covered the importance of understanding the challenges rapid climate change will bring, while, diving…
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Cultural Xpression May 2022 Edition | Small Islands with Big Covid Impacts
This months edition of Cultural Xpression is a continuation of Dec 2021 Edition as we get our content organize to share with you guys. Over the next few weeks your can expect to see the release of June and July 2022 edition of CX It has been a journey mentally to get the ball rolling…
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Finding Purpose – ECO Learning with CDFHA & Spaceless Gardens
Great Bay— The Department of Community Development, Family & Humanitarian Affairs (CDFHA) in collaboration with Spaceless Gardens is hosting its “ECO Learning program focused on Agroecology” starting on Monday May 30, 2022. The eight (8) week program combines virtual/theoretical and hands on training that focuses primarily on agri-cultural \ home gardening practices . The sessions will…
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Way the Cakes Gone ? | Cultural Xpression Dec 2021
Sitting by the roadside location in St Peters this year was a bit different during Christmas season. It was not the first time I really notice it, but this year it was really evident. The air lack the beautiful aromas of what usually came out from our surrounding neighbors kitchens, the smell of delicious treats…
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Cultural Xpression | Recovery and the Pandemic – Jan 2021
It’s been awhile since I got behind the pc to actually get Cutural Xpression back on track.. It’s challenging to not have a stable income, while the economical challenges become over whelming, not only for myself and family, but for many others who today may still are out of work.. I am truly grateful…
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Recovery, Development and the Pandemic on St Martin
By Dr Antonio Carmona Beaz Looking at 2020 in retrospect, the pandemic can be regarded as a great interruption to our daily lives, and long and short-term planning. Although not equitably, COVID-19 has affected the lives of most people and most societies, not to mention the global economy. Trips were cancelled and jobs were lost;…