March 2, 2006 – Agriculture Fair officials bestowed bragging rights to dozens of participants who can now claim to be best in their field. Held over the Presidents Day weekend, the event drew 45 farmers' market vendors; 81 food and refreshment vendors; 45 livestock exhibitors; 75 exhibiting vendors and 39 government and nonprofit exhibitors to what was hailed as the best "fair ever".
For the first time, St. Croix and St. Thomas went apron to apron in a Vienna Cake competition. St. Croix cooks took top honors. High school students competed in johnny cake cook-offs and farmers showed off their rabbits, goats, pigs and cattle. Here is the list of winners of the 35th annual Agriculture and Food Fair.
Ag Fair Honorees:
Crop Farmer of the Year – Oswald Jackson
Livestock Farmers of the Year – Dale and Yvette Browne
Ag Fair Grounds Honoree – Henry Carter
Livestock Pavilion Honoree – The Late Frits E. Lawaetz
Food Pavilion Honoree – Melbourne "Bamboula" Petersen
Farmer's Market Honoree – Veronica M. Gordon
Ag Fair Poster Artist – Joffe George
Fair Wear Competition
Elementary Level
Nallika Payne
Junior High Level
First Place – Ashley Veira
Second Place – Uniqua Malone
Third Place – Allahmarah Brodhurst
Senior High Level
First Place – Jendayi Setori-Collingwood
Second Place – Adisa Christopher
Third Place – Takesia Martinez
College Level – Melinda Petersen
Open Level – Patrice Claxton
First Annual Dominoes AgFair Competition
First Place Team – Earl Jones, Simon Joseph, Vernon St. Jean
Second Place Team — Jeremiah Bougouneau, Augustine Emmanuel, Nicholas Gursen
Third Place Teams — Victor Martinez, Jose Torres, Francisco Rivera, Kamilah Williams, John Jarvis
Vienna Cake Competition
First Place – Keith James (St. Croix)
Second Place – Bradley Christian (St. Croix)
Third Place – G. Luz A. James (St. Croix)
Participants
Laverne Bates (St. Croix)
Veronica Boyes (St. Croix)
Lena Greaux (St. Croix)
Renita Johannes (St. Croix)
Sue Lakos & Janice Tutien (St. Croix)
Ingrid Lettsome (St. Thomas)
Raymond Matthew – (St. Croix)
Henry Richardson (St. Thomas)
Ed Thomas (St. Thomas)
Celestino White (St. Thomas)
Youth Johnny Cake Cook-Off
Junior High Level
First Place – Daniel Deleon – Elena Christian Jr. High
Second Place – Shenique Jeremiah -Good Hope School
Senior High Level
First Place – Cherise Burton – St. Croix Educational Complex
Second Place – Charnele Burton – St. Croix Educational Complex
Food Competition Winners
Janet Brow and Marion Plante
Bullfoot soup
Souse and potato salad
Stewed chicken
Lobster Salad
Sweetbread
Butter cookies
Pineapple tart
Limeade
Lorroley Hall
Kallaloo
Seafood kallaloo
Salmon balls
Sweet potato pudding
Saltfish and dumplings
Lilliana Belardo
Crab and rice
Eleanor Pemberton
Pounded seasoning
Peppermints
Eleanor Sealey
Dumb bread
Red grout
Stewed plum
Laverne Bates
Vienna cake
Jane Meyers
Pepper sauce
Guavaberry
Friedensfeld Moravian Church
Red peas soup
Fry fish and fungi
Pumpkin fritters
Dundesla
Midland Wesleyan Church
Maubi
Golden apple drink
Peanut sugar cake
Catherine Joseph
Benyé
Lucy Cochrane
Green tamarind
St. Luke AME Church
Roast goat
Ginger beer
Renita Johannes
Carrot cake
Black cake
Rita Chiverton
Milk fudge
Lyra Tonge
Lasenger
Ginger sugar cake
Corlis Nathaniel
Arroz con pollo
Layer cake
Tiffany Rodgers
Honorable Mention
Fruit cake
Livestock Winners
Senepol Family
First Place – Annaly Farms
Second Place – Castle Nugent Farms
Senepol Senior Male
First Place – Annaly Farms
Senepol Junior Male
First Place – Castle Nugent Farms
Second Place – Castle Nugent Farms
Senepol Senior Female
First Place Annaly Farms
Second Place Castle Nugent Farms
Senepol Junior Female
First Place Annaly Farms
Beef Family
First Place – Frandan Farms – Samuel Moore
Beef Senior Female
First Place – Frandan Farms – Samuel Moore
Second Place – Frandan Farms – Dr. Ralph de Chabert
Beef Junior Female
First Place – Frandan Farms – Samuel Moore
Beef Senior Male
First Place – Frandan Farms – Samuel Moore
Beef Junior Male
First Place – Frandan Farms – Samuel Moore
Second Place – Robo Farm
Dairy Pair
First Place – Windsor Farm – Junior entry
Second Place – Corn Hill Dairy – Senior entry
Third Place – Windsor Farm – Senior entry
Fourth Place – Corn Hill Dairy – Junior entry
Dairy Senior Female
First Place – Windsor Farm
Second Place – Corn Hill Dairy
Dairy Junior Female
First Place – Corn Hill Dairy
Dairy Junior Female
First Place – Corn Hill Dairy
Second Place – Windsor Farm
Dairy Senior Male
First Place – Corn Hill Dairy
Second Place – Windsor Farm
Third Place – Sight Farm
Fourth Place – Troutman Farm
Dairy Junior Male
First Place – Windsor Farm
Second Place – Sight Farm
Third Place – Corn Hill Dairy
Goat Family – Local Breed
First Place – Henry Nelthropp
Second Place – Sejah Farm of the V.I.
Third Place – James Hamilton
Goat Female – Local Breed
First Place – Sejah Farm of the VI
Second Place – Kenneth Henry
Third Place – Steadroy Mintas
Fourth Place – Henry Nelthropp
Goat Male – Local Breed
First Place – Kenneth Henry
Second Place – Finca Khalil
Third Place – Vente Farm
Goat Family-Import
First Place – Reuben Roebuck -Solitude Farm
Second Place – Frandan Farm – Dr. Ralph de Chabert
Goat Male – Import Breed
First Place – Frandan Farm – Dr. Ralph de Chabert
Second Place – Sejah Farm of the V.I.
Third Place – Reuben Roebuck-Solitude Farm
Fourth Place – Henry Nelthropp
Goat Female – Import
First Place – Reuben Roebuck-Solitude Farm
Second Place – Frandan Farm – Dr. Ralph de Chabert
Sheep Family – Local Breed
First Place – Sejah Farm of the V.I.
Second Place – Bergan Valley Farm
Third Place – Finca Khalil
Fourth Place – Lawrence Boschulte – Solberg Farm
Sheep Female – Local Breed
First Place – Sejah Farm of the V.I.
Second Place – Bergan Valley Farm
Third Place – Finca Khalil
Fourth Place – Lawrence Boschulte – Solberg Farm
Sheep Male – Local Breed
First Place – Sejah Farm of the VI
Second Place – Finca Khalil
Sheep Family – Import
First Place – Vincent Doward – Triple D Farm
Second Place – James Hamilton
Sheep Female – Import
First Place – Vincent Doward – Triple D Farm
Second Place – James Hamilton
Sheep Male – Import Breed
First Place – Vincent Doward – Triple D Farm
Second Place – James Hamilton
Third Place – Bergan Valley Farm
First Place – Lawrence Boschulte – Solberg Farm
Swine Pair
First Place – Samuel Moore
Swine Female
First Place – Eustace Simon
Second Place – S & E Farm
Third Place – Robo Farm
Fourth Place – Samuel Moore
Swine Male
First Place – Samuel Moore
Second Place – Cecil Smith
Rabbit Female
First Place – Samuel Soanes
Second Place – Amber Walton
Third Place – Thomas Farm
Fourth Place – Olivia Walton
Rabbit Male
First Place – Samuel Soanes
Second Place – Thomas Farm
Third Place – Vante Farm
Fourth Place – W'Nika Nickeo
Poultry Commercial
First Place – Cliff Lambert – Cotton Valley Farms
Second Place – Thomas Farm
Third Place – Reinaldo Garcia
Fourth Place – Charles Smith
Poultry Waterfowl
First Place – Lawrence Boschulte – Solberg Farm
Second Place – Robo Farm
Third Place – Finca Khalil
Poultry Fancy
First Place – Coles' Funky Chicken Farm
Second
Place – Tonie Farm
Third Place – Henry Nelthropp
Fourth Place – Cox Farm
Poultry Other
First Place – Tonie Farm
Second Place – Cox Farm
Third Place – Lawrence Boschulte – Solberg Farm
Fourth Place – Thomas Farm
Sweepstakes Award
Thomas Farm
