Topic: Agricultural Grounds

A Children’s Convention on May 20 was among the highlights of the Adventist Church’s eight-week Child Month activities, staged in conjunction with the Department of Children and Family Services.

Grand Cayman farmers are looking up to create a vegetable supply that needs little land, water and soil.With limited space and feasibility for row crops, farmer Davy Ebanks started experimenting with vertical farming four years ago.

The Agriculture Show celebrated its golden year with a diverse display of local farming, food and culture at the Lower Valley Agricultural Grounds. Kurt Tibbetts described the event as a cultural mainstay and Grand Cayman’s single largest, annual event.

Vendors, farmers, organizers, agriculture officials and sponsors, as well as some young helpers, were on hand at the Agricultural Grounds on Tuesday as preparations for the golden jubilee of the annual Agriculture Show got under way.

The gates of the Agricultural Grounds in Lower Valley will open at 6 a.m. for the early risers who want to head to the annual Agriculture Show on Ash Wednesday. There will be entertainment, plant sales, demonstrations, competitions and more.

We often reserve our editorial space to discuss the biggest news of the day. And today – Ash Wednesday – there’s nothing bigger going on in the Cayman Islands than the Agriculture Show.