{"id":2335,"date":"2015-07-21T19:03:05","date_gmt":"2015-07-21T23:03:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ugagreenway.wordpress.com\/?p=2335"},"modified":"2023-01-03T15:30:17","modified_gmt":"2023-01-03T20:30:17","slug":"malta-locally-grown-foods","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/site.extension.uga.edu\/greenway\/2015\/07\/21\/malta-locally-grown-foods\/","title":{"rendered":"Malta – Locally Grown Foods"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

While in Malta I had the opportunity to see several locally grown foods. I visited an eco-friendly family farm that grew tomatoes in a greenhouse. After growing season they sterilized the soil by flooding the greenhouse and allowing the heat of the sun to kill the pests. This farm, like most farms in Malta, is small. Farms in Malta are often less than 2 hectares (4.9 acres), so they need to be very efficient and produce a variety of crops. The farm I visited also processed and sold products made from local produce, including lemon marmalade, olive oil, honey, fig jam, sundried tomatoes, and lemon liqueur.  Their company is called Sunripe (https:\/\/www.maltasunripe.com\/<\/a>).   In 2010, agriculture workers account for about 10.6% of the economically active population. In the United States less than 2% of the population are engaged in agriculture.<\/p>\n\n\n\n