Trina Hooper, Contestant No. 5, debuted her community service project on Monday, September 4th. This project runs from September 4th through September 9th, 2023.
Ms. Hooper, who is sponsored by the National Lotteries Authority, is conducting this initiative under the theme “Blissfully Green” Green Thumbs for green zone. A Green economy is one that results in improved human well-being and social equity, while significantly reducing environmental risks and ecological scarcities. Hence, the primary goal of this project is to focus on and develop a sustainable food system that can fuel and sustain the environmental, economic, and social well-being without destroying or exhausting our natural resources in North Leeward.
As a result, Ms. Hooper who is no stranger to this topic and farming sees this project as an excellent opportunity to foster, more so inspire, and educate her North Leeward people about organic farming, as well as to promote the importance of utilizing community lands to build community and backyard gardens that can contribute to household food security. These gardens provide direct access to food that can be harvested, prepared, and fed to family members on a daily basis. By doing this, collectively we can all promote a healthy lifestyle.
On Monday September 4th, 2023, was launch day of the Green Economy Project. This was done through a presentation on composting, organic farming, and recycling at the Rose Bank Community Center with the assistance of Agricultural Specialists.
A community garden was also established with the help of local farmers in the community to emphasize the importance of “growing what we eat and eating what we grow.” Day two of the project continued with educating students about the Green Economy and its importance.
This was dubbed “Reduce, Reuse, Recycle.” The project’s third day began with “let’s get planting.” Fruit trees and vegetable seedlings were planted at Rose Hall Government School. Day four of the project saw the planting of fruit trees at Troumaca Primary and Secondary Schools. Day 5 of the project was dedicated to recycling and targeted the community’s primary schools.
This allowed students to be engaged in creating a unique item that may be utilized in their classroom or even at home by using basic items used and discarded in the environment. Day six, saw the conclusion of the Green Economy project with a Market Day at Rose Bank Square.
