Dear Source:
Having lived as a snowbird on St. Croix for 21 years (Sugar Beach), it's totally baffling to me why we do not commercially produce St. Croix-grown fruits and vegetables. I've been assured by experts that it can be done, and yet the government hasn't gotten the message. This could be one answer to providing the government with many extra dollars to pay its bills and honor its commitments.
I recently spent three weeks in Sicily – and witnessed a huge coast-to-coast harvest of fruits and vegetables of every description and variety. Almonds, dates, olives, wheat, citrus … on and on it goes, all over the island.
Can you suggest why we are not doing as even Antigua and St. Lucia have done? Does our government not understand that it can be done, and it can be profitable and provide work for many island residents? I do not understand this. Can you shed some light on this for this frustrated condo owner?
Sam Pasco
West Hartford, CT and St. Croix
