Where some vacationers see surf and sand, this sustainable food expert finds local okra, grassfed lamb and the rumblings of an agricultural transformation..  Read the story for more on the island’s shift away from producing sugar crops for export to growing okra and raising grassfed lamb to feed the locals.

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