NEVIS, West Indies – The Nevis Tourism Authority (NTA), the Nevis Island Administration’s (NIA) Ministry of Agriculture, and the Nevis Mango Festival, in partnership with Dr Carissa Webster-Lake, proudly participated in **Hook & Harvest**, a culinary celebration held in Anguilla on Sunday, November 16, 2025. The ticketed farm- and sea-to-table experience featured a 10-course tasting menu crafted entirely from locally grown, reared, or caught ingredients, bringing together farmers, fishers, chefs, and regional stakeholders to champion sustainable food systems and healthier Caribbean communities.
As part of its ongoing commitment to sustainability and resilience, the NIA made a meaningful contribution to the event by donating 130 fruit trees, supplied by the Ministry of Agriculture. Each patron received a tree, reinforcing the event’s core message of eating—and planting—locally. This collaborative gesture underscored Nevis’s dedication to promoting food security and reducing non-communicable diseases across the region.
The Nevis delegation was led by the Nevis Island Administration’s Hon. Eric Evelyn, Minister within the Ministry of Agriculture, alongside Nevis Tourism Authority CEO Andia Ravariere, Director of Sales & Marketing Phéon Jones, Director of VIP & MICE Shelisia Glasford, and guest chef Aalyah Caines, who represented the Nevis Mango Festival. Chef Caines delighted guests with a selection of mango-inspired dishes, offering an enticing preview of the flavours that define the Nevis Mango Festival while fostering meaningful cultural exchange with Anguilla. To further showcase Nevis’s culinary creativity, Chef Caines introduced two signature festival creations: