Kids Cuisine

Recently, I went to the Georgia Grown Food Show in Atlanta. I had a lot of fun and met many kind, interesting people. I learned about many different food-related businesses.

The Commissioner of Georgia’s Department of Agriculture, Tommy Irvin, was nice enough to invite me to the food show. The purpose of the event was to teach local chefs and restaurants to use Georgia produce. The Commissioner was very nice and I met some of his staff. The Deputy Commissioner, Terry Coleman, invited me on stage to make a speech. I was so shocked that I couldn’t talk, so my Mom made a speech for me. She shared with the audience that I use fresh all-natural ingredients in my business.

Many businesses had trouble with their crops this year. One of the causes was white flies. They are little white flies that attach to the leaves of plants and drain the water out of the plant. Earlier in the year, Georgia had a hard freeze. The freeze damaged many crops. Georgia has been having a severe drought this year. The drought has been killing a lot of crops.

There were more than 60 businesses at the Food Show. Some of the categories included wineries, seafood, and produce. Most wineries in Georgia use muscadine grapes, which are very large. I was surprised to learn that Georgia has its own kind of shrimp. I had an experience with habanero peppers. Habanero peppers are extremely hot. If you think jalapenos are hot, think again. Jalapenos rank 5,000 on the hot scale, but a habanero ranks at 100,000. I accidentally sampled some habanero hot sauce. My mouth was on fire!

The Georgia Grown Food Show was very educational. We thanked the farmers for their hard work. Now, I understand the importance of using local produce to help Georgia farmers.

Warmly,

Lizzie Marie