Ministry of Information, Culture, Youth & Sports

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The extension of the school garden at the Buff Bay High School has been chosen as the Labour Day project for the parish of Portland.

The project, which will involve the planting of crops including pepper, callaloo and tomatoes, fruit trees, and the establishment of a plant nursery, is intended to give practical expression to the National Labour Day theme: 'Eat what we grow and grow what we eat'.

The school compound will also be beautified and a fence erected around the premises.

At a public meeting held at Lynch Park in Buff Bay on Wednesday (May 14), to discuss the scope of the work to be undertaken, chairperson of the National Labour Day Secretariat, Doreen Clarke, implored the community members to give the project their full support. She noted that the initiative, which would not only benefit the community, would also go a far way in ensuring that Jamaica is successful in its effort to attain food security.

According to Mrs. Clarke, the committee chose Buff Bay High School for the parish project, as it was felt that that site would enable the initiative to be more extensive and have a greater impact on the communities served.

She noted that at Tranquility All-Age School, which was considered for the national project, forestry and fruit trees would be planted, while there were plans to establish a greenhouse at the school.

Mrs. Clarke implored members of the community to protect the national project and informed that work will continue after Labour Day, if necessary, to ensure that it is fully completed.

Agriculture Minister, Dr. Christopher Tufton, has implored Jamaicans to grow more of what they eat, as part of efforts to cushion the effects of the global food crisis.

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