PHOTO OF THE DAY: A proud farmer
Dominica News Online - Thursday, February 14th, 2013 at 9:20 AM
Photo depicts farmer, Miguel Lawrence, on his farm in Palm Tree, WoodfordHill
Photo by Jack Charlton
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23 Comments
Great shot of Miguel and his corn! Are they the seeds I sent?
This picture was taken to show that there are farmers in Dominica who would like to offer their expertise in agriculture, but it seems that no one is paying attention or no one is looking for scientific knowledge… not even for the school leavers who are interested in agriculture.
Hey great job Miguel,am sure if cousin Issac was alive and well i would be drinking sorrel and eating roast corn he would surely bring up our share to Wesley for us.Keep up the good work Cuz.
Farming is the lifeblood of the Dominica economy. thanks for keeping the faith.
Sweet congrats
Mr Farmer
great Miguel…..
Loooove this, this a a greaaaaat pic. Sad we do not see or hear much about our farmers. Thank you sir. Honorable profession this is.
This picture was taken to show that there are farmers in Dominica who would like to offer their expertise in agriculture, but it seems that no one is paying attention or no one is looking for scientific knowledge… not even for the school leavers who are interested in agriculture.
THIS IS LOVELY….I WUD EAT SOME CORN TOO…:-)
A husband who farms needed. Call me.
what’s your number?
proud farmer lovely pic.
WOW……….what a sight for sore eyes and I just love this photo and what is signifies about lovely Dominica!
The rich, fertile soil showcases the non-chemical, organically grown food human beings were meant to partake of.
Absolutely brilliant “Mr Farmer” and keep up the excellent you have been doing all those years, and still continue to do even into day’s artificial society of the more “junk food” one consumes, the trendier it appears some people feel about themselves.
So very sad really, but regular publicity in terms of the health benefits and education on the pluses of efficient/consistent ‘Agriculture’ needs to be thought from Nursery/Pre-School, all the way up to the highest levels of educational institutions on the island.
I’ll always remember being very fascinated as to how the soil needed to affectionately dealt with and caressed, in order to create fruitful production for crops and fruits, while a student at this exceedingly well structured “Junior Secondary Programme”, Agricultural Science practical’s and theory classes.
The competition was constantly stiff each week with all students (girls & boys), attempting to uncrown the person who won the accolades the previous week such as, “best vegetables” section, “best fruits” section, “most tidy chicken pens”, “student who sold most produce” and last but by no means least “groups with most eggs sold.”
All these years later when I speak with most of my other fellow students, they too all recount such fund memories of our ‘Agricultural Science’ experiences learned during our ‘Junior Secondary” days in Dominica. Bring back those good old days we say and stop limiting our children educationally. Provide them with all the options to make informed choices, not just the options deemed sufficient or necessary by our society.
One of my biggest regrets is that I didn’t pursue ‘Agricultural Science’ as my first degree like some of my other school mates.
Fortunately, those who pursed ‘Agricultural Science’ as a career path, have not only gone on to do well with their first degrees, but also went on to Masters and Doctoral Programme and are doing very well in terms of contributions they make towards new innovations and advanced technologies in ‘Agricultural Science.’
Dominica is one the perfect places to explore, research, implement new advanced technological studies in the field of ‘Agricultural Science’, and should be maximised through the creation of cohesive working together relationships/educational international fellowships with ‘Agricultural Science’ Universities/institutions around the globe.
A step further would be to see the creation of state of the art ‘Agricultural Science’ laboratories around the island, that can then be used to attract ‘Agricultural Scientist’ such as my friends as well as others with no connection to the island, to choose Dominica as a first destination to carry out their research projects, test new technologies and innovation leading towards certification, and research publications.
So proud of the tenacious and conscientious farmers in Dominica and we just need to keep on highlighting the abundance of benefits Dominica stands to gain from being able to “feed ourselves”, as opposed to spending millions on imported, expensive foreign foods, that are not organically grown like ours, highly contaminated with harmful fertilizers, not to mention inferior taste and quality.
There’s so much scope for progression and advancement in this area, and I know my friends also want to lend their expertise once viable programmes such as I suggested have been introduced/implemented by the ‘Ministry of Agriculture’ in Dominica.
In addition perhaps more ‘Agricultural Science’ scholarships should be offered to students with an interest in the area, to pursue 1st/2nd professional degrees both regionally and globally.
Keep up the good work all the (Male & Female) pioneering farmers of ‘Agricultural Science’ are doing around the island, in many cases with limited resources, yet they continue to excel. Well done to all of you!
As a product of the “Junior Secondary Programme” I along with my past classmates and others who had the esteemed pleasure of going through the programme, are of the opinion that the ‘Junior Secondary Programme’ should never have been disbanded in the first place and needs to be brought back to all primary schools ASAP!!!!!
I am not sure if a farmer holding a backpack sprayer “showcases the non-chemical, organically grown food human beings were meant to partake of.”
I am not sure what he is applying but the fact that he is wearing gloves, boots and mask (look closely in the photo)signals to me he has atleast read the label for the pesticide but I wonder what he would be applying at that time and he has sorrel that looks like it is almost ready for harvest and avocados developing. I know corn requires the application of lots insecticides and likely herbicides early on in its production.
Further to my comment, if you look in the foreground of the photo those areas of brown grass,I am almost certain that was from the recent application of an herbicide.
Shut up and eat ur ramen. When u have a farm, come back and let us know what it is like to maintain it. Idiot
Dear UK/DA,
As the photographer and a friend of Miguel’s I appreciate your comments on the state of agriculture in Dominica. We are trying to conceive a project to, in some small way, improve this situation. Our concept is to start a small agricultural school, perhaps based at the old agricultural centre at Woodford Hill.
Not being in the agricultural business myself, and not knowing much of sources of funding for such a project, we need all the support we can get. Excellent agriculturalists like Miguel Lawrence see a worrying decline in agricultural knowledge here. Agriculture should be the Number 1 sector of the Dominican economy, but is not. What is to be done about this is problematic, but it must start with education and a commitment in my opinion.
Hmmmm….Is that a backpack sprayer for application of pesticides I see in the photo?
Where is miss lawrence up at woodford hill to help migoes ……. Lovely plantation
Trust me Mrs. Lawrence is in the kitchen now. she has done her part and now its his turn.
woodfordhill citizen
very nice
How lovely.
AWWWWWWWWWWWW I’m loving this I could eat some roast corn “rite” this moment. Keep up the farming!!!!!! Nothing like growing what you eat. Happy Valentines DAY Mr. Miguel Lawrence. just send me a basket of local stuff for my valentines day and i’ll be GOOD TO GO.
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