Sea Moss Fiesta food festival set for Fond d’Or National Park

In an effort to strengthen Saint Lucia’s meals safety and enhance vitamin throughout the nation, the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries, Meals Safety, and Rural Improvement is spearheading a number of meals festivals aimed toward encouraging native manufacturing and the consumption of wholesome meals.

One of many actions that type a part of the initiative is the 2022 Sea Moss Fiesta, scheduled for October 16 on the Fond d’Or Nationwide Park. The exercise is open to all events who want to showcase their creativity and market sea moss merchandise to the general public.

Communications Officer, Mr Philip Sydney of the Ministry of Agriculture offered particulars on the exercise. “You can be stunned to see the varied derivatives from sea moss,” he mentioned. “The varsity youngsters are going to be there, and there shall be a contest among the many colleges if all goes properly. There may also be a sea moss recipe ebook as a result of we wish to showcase the contributors’ signature merchandise, and hopefully, that ebook shall be obtainable on the day.”

The Sea Moss Fiesta is the fourth exercise of its variety to be lately hosted by the Ministry of Agriculture. It was preceded by the Mango Pageant, the Banana Pageant, and the Breadfruit and Breadnut Pageant.