Kishana recalls, “even the seeds were roasted.” The women were also taught about the nutritional value of what they would be consuming and the various parts of the fruit in terms of the nutrition it would provide.
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While there Kishana observed what was being taught to the women in regards to how to use produce such as pumpkin and not let a single part go to waste. She later invited Kishana to accompany her to the Lloyd’s community for a demonstration with the women of the community showing them how to utilize farm produce in making value-added products and several different foods. Brown became her mentor.Īfter leaving the externship Kishana and Ms. Although Kishana was on an externship for Agricultural Science and she was already paired with an Agricultural Field officer, the department heads felt it was important in pairing her with Ms Brown in order for her to observe how produce goes beyond just farming and can be utilized in various different ways. Brown, the Home Economic Officer for the Parish of St Thomas at the time. While on externship for high school in the city, Kishana met Ms. In Kishana’s words, “what is important now is not the best or the finest to eat but to eat what's available when mom is trying to just feed you with what she had or could afford.” That once hefty choice of abundance and variety was now not an option. Not to mention that Kishana no longer had the option to choose from that wide variety in regards to which fruit she specifically wanted from which tree. Although fruits were sold in the city, they were not as fresh as fruits within the farmlands. Kishana went from being able to go from tree to tree, tasting the fruit as she went, to merely eating what was available to her in order to survive. Before, she had the pleasure of being surrounded by various types of trees, many of which grew fresh fruits and a wide variety of the same kind. When it came time for Kishana to go to school in the city she quickly noticed the difference in the scenery. It is what she considered to be an “unspoken language” that she never got the chance to acknowledge until her later life became vastly different. Growing up constantly surrounded by endless nature allowed Kishana to develop a unique perspective on life and what the world has to offer without even realizing it. She specifically grew up within the Johncrow Mountains range, located in the hills of the Blue Mountain where “the world’s best coffee is grown”. Kishana Mills was born and raised in a farming community in Johnson Mountain, Saint Thomas, Jamaica.
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