In the far eastern community of Miches, the Ministry of Tourism is backing the implementation of a novel program of small fruit farms that will welcome visitors interested in learning about the food being served at their all-inclusive resort buffets. The program is supervised by Deputy Tourism Minister Luis Simo, who heads the International Affairs Department at the Ministry.
Simo explains that the small farms feature production of popular tropical fruits such as bananas, oranges, passion fruit, and limes. He said the farms have also planted several varieties used in the homeopathic practices of local medical cures for common ailments, in coordination with the National Botanical Gardens. Visits to rice farms is also a possibility. There the tourists can observe the production of artisan rice, the known “arroz de pilón” that results from taking rice straight from the paddy into a large wooden pestle and pounding it with a meter long mortar to remove the husks.
Moreover, the program is also carried out in coordination with experts from the Ministry of Agriculture.
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El Nacional
10 March 2020