Photo by Philcia George-Pierre
Philcia George-Pierre has been growing vegetables in her yard and her kids are her helping hands, hence the source of this photo.
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Awww , She’z sooo Cute
Nicely Done ;)
JOB WELL DONE Philo!!! ebony is such a princess. Continue eating your veges and fruits of course babes. Stay sweet!!!! XOXO
Take note elders;)
hELLO, EBONY, WHAT A BEAUTY YOU ARE. THIS YOUR AUNT, PLEASE CONTINBUE TO GROW YOUR VEGETABLES. WE CAN SEE BY THE WAY YOU LOOK THAT YOU ARE A HEALTHY, WELL CARED CHILD. TELL YOUR MOM TO CONTINUE TO TAKE CARE OF YOU. WE ALL LOVE YOU AND THE REST OF THE FAMILY.
My backyard garden.
Garth your daughter geting big. Big up my brother
pllease people…….who is going to show her how to eat healthy? give me a break
who are the people sufering with diabetes and hypertension in dominica? what agegroup do they belong to? they are definitely not the 20 yer old nor their 30 yer old. these are the people who were not used to fast food.
dominicans on a whole need to be taught how to eat healthy. our older population would not be suffering with so many diseases related to poor diet if they knew how to eat healthy.
ebony darling ur growing into a true beauty the older u get i see features of both your mommy and daddy……very nice philo…..
Florida. I hope the Prime minister sees that picture and stop destroying our people and nature.
@ Anonymous
Why attack the Prime Minister? What is your reason for doing so? This picture has no relevance to him. How is he destroying our people and nature? Do not be silly.
If you have nothing good and sensible to state, state nothing. Some of you state such nonsense. Be sensible and write something sensible that others could learn and benefit from.
so well said…everything is not politics……fool!!!!
Beautiful nice and healthy little girl. Can the same nice comments be said of Trevor Johnson for a change?
I will be back with a comment after I have stopped smiling.
Can you see the sunshine in her face ? There is still hope
OMG!!! Philo she is such a beauty…Just like her mammy
I LOVE THIS PICTURE. Bel’ tomates!! Ebony so cute!!!
I SEE DCANS BUYING TANG AND HAWAIAN PUNCH BY COSTCO TO SEND HOME< WHEN I WAS GROWING UP HOME, MY MOTHER DID NOT GIVE US TANG TO DRINK THERE IS TOO MANY FRESH FRUIT IN DCA…….GOOD JOB MS PIERRE YOU ARE RAISING YOUR KIDS WELL
It is wise and healthy to grow your own in your back yard. I recall that my mother would grow cucumbers (the vine creeps), lettuce, pigeon peas and red pepper, etc. There is nothing better than home-grown vegetables. It is worth it and inexpensive.
I have informed some of my Dominican friends who reside in Dominica that they should make good use of their property and grow their own vegetables. It can be done but some people either could not be bothered or are too lazy to do so. Take time to do good.
In spring when the weather is mild/warm enough those who own homes grow vegetables. People make good use of their land at that time with the few months of spring, summer and fall – autumn.
Those who reside in apartments and have balconies also grow vegetables. These may be a little more difficult to do but it can be done. Some people have green houses on their balconies.
Fellow Dominicans, those of you who have property at the back of your house, you have year-round hot weather and you should embrace this God-given golden opportunity and grow your own. They are cost-saving.
I have a recipe for green tomatoes; Green Tomatoes Patties. You can make it just follow any Patti recipe and season accordingly. It is delicious.
By the way, this young child looks so happy and healthy. It is a pleasure to see her smiling heartily. This is the manner in which children should be. I wish her and her family well.
Unripe tomatoes and tomato plants contain solanine, which is toxic to dogs, cats and horses. Solanine is toxic even in small doses. In humans, the toxic level is 25mg solanine, which would mean ingesting about 80 grams or 3 ounces of raw green tomatoes. Lethal doses are more around 400 grams of solanine or 1.25 to 4.5 kg of raw green tomatoes.
The tomato plant has an even higher concentration of solanine although dogs should be less likely to consume the plant then a few unripe tomatoes.
Symptoms usually begin to develop within eight to twelve hours of ingestion but in cases where a lethal dose has been ingested, that window shrinks considerably to 30 minutes.
Symptoms include nausea, diarrhea, vomiting, abdominal cramps, burning throat, erratic or racing heart beat, headache, and dizziness while neurological signs include hallucinations, numbness, paralysis, fever, jaundice, dilated pupils, and hypothermia.
If your dog eats a raw green tomato, do not take a chance. Take them to the hospital so that your vet can induce vomiting. If you are more then a few hours from the vet, administer a few ounces of hydrogen peroxide to induce vomiting. If that doesn’t work, try a few ounces of mustard. If your dog has eaten more then one or two raw green tomatoes, expect at least one night in the vet hospital, as your doctor will want to administer activated charcoal to bind the toxins and administer fluids and medication to support the other systems affected.
This is a serious poison folks, for us humans too!
@ Da to d Bone
Your advice sounds good but tell us where did you get this information. We would love to read more about it. We are referring to Dominica and those other countries where tomatoes are imported and are sprayed. Those sprays could be toxic. However, if cooked properly, they could be digested properly. It all depends how much we eat.
I had to drink it with no questions asked and no objection, as my other brothers and sisters when we had the measles. It helped! Just as drinking unsweetened carrot water when we had measles.
No mention was made about dogs and I did not state that green tomatoes should be given to dogs Furthermore anything eaten as fruits, vegetables, etc., too much of them at one time can make us sick. If you drink too much water that, too, can make you sick or fill up your bowels.
Green tomatoes have their health benefit as long as we do not eat too much of them. I did not insinuate that we should eat green tomatoes as is.
One or two green tomatoes of this recipe with ample seasoning cannot harm us. You know, too much of one thing is good for nothing.
Let me further inform you. As a child, when I had measles, my father grated green tomatoes and gave it to me to drink. I would say, “Yuk!”
You know about drinking castor oil, worm medicine which many of us, if not all of us could attribute to during mango season and prior to returning to school at the end of school holidays.
Some of us discuss those days and laugh about them which bring back fond memories of our youth days in Dominica. Those were the days my friend.
My father would say: “The worst-tasting medicine is the best.” When we contracted those illnesses, he was very good at giving us those drinks.
Today, as an adult, I am still healthy and I do not take medication. I do not have medication in my home, only Vitamins. Thanks be to God primarily, so far so good. I pray that He will help me to avoid medications which also have side effects.
It is said “the medication we need is in our kitchen cabinets and not in our medicine chest.” By this you should know what I mean.
Pertaining to human consumption, It appears to be similar that mice, rats are tested. Mice and rats are not human beings. I do think it is silly that researches test those creatures which we all detest in order to compare them to human beings and for their consumption. So much for science and research. I will stick with natural foods of the soil, root vegetables and other foods as rice and pasta. Once again, they should be eaten in moderation, small meals and not large ones.
What is solanine and is it toxic ?
A bitter poisonous glyco-alkaloid, C45H73NO15, derived from potato sprouts, tomatoes, and nightshade and having narcotic properties formerly used to treat epilepsy. It is made of the alkaloid solanidine and carbohydrate (glyco-) side-chains.
Structure of solanine : blue : solanidine backbone (alkaloid structure), red : carbohydrate residues
It can occur naturally in the any part of the plant, including the leaves, fruit, and tubers. It is very toxic even in small quantities. Solanine has both fungicidal and pesticidal properties, and it is one of the plant’s natural defenses. Potatoes naturally produce solanine and chaconine, a related glycoalkaloid, as a defense mechanism against insects, disease, and predators. Potato leaves and stems are naturally high in glycoalkaloids.
Commercial varieties of potatoes are screened for solanine levels, and most have a solanine content of less than 0.2mg/g. However potatoes that have been exposed to light and started to green (see greening) can show concentrations of 1 mg/g or more. In these situations a single unpeeled potato can result in a dangerous dose.
Solanine poisoning is primarily displayed by gastrointestinal and neurological disorders. Symptoms include nausea, diarrhoea, vomiting, stomach cramps, burning of the throat, headaches and dizziness. Hallucinations, loss of sensation, and paralysis, fever, jaundice, dilated pupils and hypothermia have been reported in more severe cases.
In large quantities, solanine poisoning can cause death. One study suggests that doses of 2 to 5 mg per kilogram of body weight can cause toxic symptoms, and doses of 3 to 6 mg per kilogram of body weight can be fatal.
Symptoms usually occur 8 to 12 hours after ingestion, but may occur as rapidly as 30 minutes after eating high-solanine foods.
Most solanine occurs in the skin or just under the skin of potatoes. Peeled potatoes have been found to contain 30-80% less solanine than unpeeled potatoes, and green potatoes should always be peeled if they are to be used at all. Solanine and chaconine are also present in potato shoots.
Deep-frying potatoes at 170 °C is effective at lowering glycoalkaloid levels, boiling is ineffective, and microwaving only somewhat effective.
Source : http://ntp-server.niehs.nih.gov/htdocs/Chem_Background
yes ebi!! let the grown ups see you picking your vegies n feel guilty about their frequent trips to KFC
Picking it doesn’t mean eating it. lol. I hope she eats them too.
trust me them kids take their growing and food serious. it well instill into them
Oh how important it is to EAT HEALTHY! most importanly.. Eat what yo grow, for many reasons, economic and health reasons. We in Dominica sooo blessed. It is ok to import to a certain extent but we really dont need any more ingredients for our pots. we have all what we need and plenty to share. I LOVE THIS PICTURE! i hope it gets some of us thinking that eating is important. Our bodies are suppose to carry us, not lead us!!!
I didn’t see any deaders in the picture! That is eating unhealthy, lay off the flesh all those who truly seek a healthy diet and lifestyle!
nice,nice, the tomatoes back home taste so different from these store bouth things in North America
Then try growing them on your window ledge. I have grown a great amount of veggies on my fire escape and window ledge, also herbs, which i chop and freeze and they last throughout the winter
such lovely tomatoes dominican i say eat what you grow.stop eating all that imported food,thats what causing usto become ill.
nice…show our children how to eat healthy…
That’s y I love the rural areas of dominica like grandbay,they are poor but they eat healthy,
This is in Les Pointe Shatta……Stop being negative my brodah.
so only rural areas can grow ital for the vital shatta? this is far from rural
What an ignorant statement…
Wow. You people never cease to amaze me! Everytime this guy makes a comment you get hyped and offer replies. It’s a mind game and you’re feeding right into it. He posts a comment, sits back and wait for the foolish Dominicans to reply because they will. Oh yes, they will! It’s the same game Trevor Johnson plays. Lol at my people.
very nice pic… loving the tomatoes and the beautiful smile
Pretty Ebony
SHE HAS MY DAUGHTERS NAME, SHE IS INDEED BEAUTIFUL, I LOVE HER SMILE AND HER SKIN
pweetttyy
What a sweetie!!!! That child is sooooo cute
Philcia watch that cutie like a hawk.
DOMINICA…………….EAT FRESH
THATS WHAT WE CALL ORGANIC NOT THE GIMIC IN THE US
What a pretty little girl. You can see she has been eating her healthy
How nice…. she has a lovely smile…