St. Thomas District Ag Fair Extended into Sunday at Bordeaux

The spirited celebration of agriculture in the Virgin Islands began Saturday on St. Thomas. The St. Thomas-St. John Agriculture and Food Fair took place at the We Grow Food Pavillion in Estate Bordeaux where Agriculture Commissioner Louis Petersen announced the event would be extended into Sunday.

The district’s ag fair is a staple event, taking place on the weekend before Thanksgiving for many years. Once staged on the grounds of the Reichhold Center for the Performing Arts, the fair was displaced after the center was damaged by Hurricanes Irma and Maria in 2017. This year, it found accommodation at the traditional site of the Bordeaux Farmers Rastafari Cultural and Agricultural Fair.

Residents and visitors enjoyed a selection of soups, pates, small meals, snacks, and sweets. They browsed through tables filled with fruits, vegetables, and herbs, along with potted fruit trees.

Farmer Badega Agusta said she enjoyed sharing her love of horticulture with friends and neighbors. “They’ve all been grown from seed. They grow very well here; everything here will produce fruit within five-to-seven years,” she said.