Jerk, Roots and Yam Food Festival - In the News

Caribbean Life reports on the important connections being built across the diaspora to support farmers and agriculture students in Jamaica. Sen. Hamilton staff were on hand to help lend support and mark the occassion.

The Jerk, Roots & Yam Food Festival, [Farm Up Jamaica Executive Director Neil Curtis] explained is an exposition for some of the food produce coming out of Jamaica and other Caribbean nations. The items utilize in the festival will be highly favoured Caribbean foods. The Food Festival is expected to help the Diaspora businesses who buy and sell Jamaican food items as well. These vendors participating in the festival will earmark and promote their food produce and their businesses. The food festival exposition will encourage food vendors to show their best displays, Curtis emphasized.

Read the full piece: Farm Up Jamaica!