A Trini in Barbados
Regenerative agriculture is taking root in Barbados, and Trinis are part of the revolution. Pat Ganase takes a tour with Rheanna Chen who will soon return to Trinidad. (Photos courtesy Pat Ganase) Rheanna Chen left Trinidad in 2018 for Italy. She was headed to the University of Gastronomic Sciences in Pollenzo to pursue her Masters in Gastronomy, World Food Cultures and Mobility, in her continuing mission to heal the world through food. It was the path she charted with her first degree, BS International Agriculture Development at the University of California at Davis; and continued at the Green Market Santa Cruz. Rheanna chooses cassava pancakes at the Farm House Cafe By the time she was ready to return from Italy in 2020, Trinidad’s borders were closed against Covid-19. The route became circuitous – through France to Martinique. She applied for an opening in Barbados and took that job. Program Coordinator, Slow Food Barbados, provided yet another window of o...