Senator Milton Potter is challenging Virgin Islanders to have fun planting seeds and starting home gardens with their families with the Second Annual Plant a Seed Challenge. Each contestant who registers in one of the 4 age categories will receive a bag of seeds and enough soil to germinate the seeds to grow Cherry Tomatoes and/or Bok Choy. Contestants must use the seeds and initial soil provided by the program. The first Seed Challenge occurred last year and over 200 students in St. Thomas and St. John signed up to participate. This year the challenge has extended to the island of St. Croix so that students in the entire territory can participate. The Senator announced that “the challenge is literally and figuratively planting the seed of possibility in expanding agriculture in the Virgin Islands.”
The Department of Agriculture and the Department of Tourism are assisting with providing prizes and resources for participants. UVI’s Cooperative Extension Services provides the planning and technical support for the success of the challenge.
Read the full article on St. Croix Source here.
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