Island Food Community and local food day
This term a JICA volunteer handled the presentation to the SC/SS 115 Ethnobotany class at Island Food Community of Pohnpei.
Berry, at the table takes notes.
The JICA volunteer noted that the FSM faces a health crisis in a number of nutritionally linked areas. Diabetes, heart disease, high blood pressure, cancer, vitamin A deficiency in children.
She covered the benefits of going local, eating yellow flesh bananas and pandanus. She also covered the CHEEF benefits: cultural benefits of local food, health benefits, environmental benefits, economic benefits, and food security associated with local foods.
Local taro.
Future citizen looks longingly at a favorite food.
Breadfruit salad.
Egg plant, kangkong (Ipomoea aquatica), and cabbage.
Kangkong, cabbage, and fried fish
Artistic vegetable and fruit arrangement
A Kosraean favorite: fafa. Pounded soft taro covered with coconut juice cooked down until it carmelizes.
Fafa children are happy children.
Berry, at the table takes notes.
The JICA volunteer noted that the FSM faces a health crisis in a number of nutritionally linked areas. Diabetes, heart disease, high blood pressure, cancer, vitamin A deficiency in children.
She covered the benefits of going local, eating yellow flesh bananas and pandanus. She also covered the CHEEF benefits: cultural benefits of local food, health benefits, environmental benefits, economic benefits, and food security associated with local foods.
Local taro.
Future citizen looks longingly at a favorite food.
Breadfruit salad.
Egg plant, kangkong (Ipomoea aquatica), and cabbage.
Kangkong, cabbage, and fried fish
Artistic vegetable and fruit arrangement
A Kosraean favorite: fafa. Pounded soft taro covered with coconut juice cooked down until it carmelizes.
Fafa children are happy children.
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