Jersey should support economy with its own produce
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Jersey should support its economy “rather than other countries” by supplying its shops with local products, according to the organisation that works to protect the provenance of home produced goods
Genuine Jersey has been running for 25 years, has more than 200 producers providing products such as art, dairy and skin care
Head John Garton said people buying Genuine Jersey marked products were “supporting our economy [and] supporting people who live and work here”
“It recycles the local pound, it reduces our carbon footprint, it helps people to eat seasonally so then when the mark is on fresh produce, clearly it’s been grown locally and it’s in season,” he said
As well as exporting globally the not-for-profit organisation wants to focus on reducing reliance on imports to feed islanders
“We want to start to focus now on feeding our own people, a bit more food security, farming in a regenerative way that is good soil health, good food nutrient, good gut health, good mental health,” Garton said
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Garton said the Jersey cow and Jersey royal were the main “shining stars” on the global stage and he wanted more products to join the island’s range
He said: “The oyster industry that we have is fantastic with our high tidal flow, but the changes in Europe after Brexit I think have damaged that export market
“Who knows, that might come back, there’s some <a href="https://todaytrendnews7.com/10-most-under-the-radar-moves-from-2026-offseason/” title=”10 most under-the-radar moves from 2026 offseason”>moves afoot to put some changes there.”
One seafood supplier and the previous environment minister last year described issues with exporting products due to difficulties meeting requirements with European authorities
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