Kaat Byrd (sounds like “Cat Bird”). This intern’s name gives you a clue to her character: she is unique, really special. Kaat is curious, open, steady and even sparky, with a bright mind that searches and collects and goes deeply into the nooks and crannies of an experience or an idea. Living and working with…
Author: Yerba Buena Farm Jamaica
Committed to practising and promoting sustainable agriculture, we enjoy organic farming, growing mushrooms, soap making, natural building, top bar beekeeping and more. We offer internship opportunities and welcome guests interested in getting to know the real Jamaica through ecotourism or community tourism.
Haley’s Blog Posting on Smith College’s Website
Haley’s Blog Posting on Smith College’s Website Our past intern Haley’s blog posting on Smith College’s website made us miss her all the more. Good luck with all of the amazing things you are bound to do as time goes on, Haley!
Nice article on Time Travel Plans website
Time Travel Plans featured our farm on their website a little while ago. You can read the article here. This morning, I was chatting with some guests from Holland and another couple from Virginia. I really hope that they enjoy their time in our little town, and leave having fallen in love with Jamaica. I felt…
Haley!
Haley Crockett, our wonderful intern from Smith College, is really an amazing young woman. So energetic and full of positive energy, she made us smile because her happiness was contagious. She enjoyed every meal so much, we got more pleasure from our food while she was here. Haley, you made us grateful for things we…
Trainer Laura Bee Goes to Coronation Market
Laura Bee, a Farmer to Farmer natural beekeeping trainer from Oregon, is here for a month with Les Crowder, one of our return trainers. She took time off from holding workshops to go on our weekly shopping trip to Coronation Market, in downtown Kingston. When she got back to our farm, full of energy from…
Sista P “Spiritual Vibrations” Radio Show on Stylz FM
Sista P hosted Yerba Buena Farm’s natural beekeeping trainers Les Crowder and Laura Ferguson on her “Spiritual Vibrations” radio show on January 16, 2014. Their interview starts at 2:22 in the video. Thank you, Sista P, for taking the time to bring the issue of natural beekeeping to your listeners!
Our Trainers
We are looking forward to the Sunday, January 12 arrival of a new team of volunteer Farmer to Farmer trainers, Les Crowder and Laura Ferguson. They are scheduled to spend a month traveling around the island, leading hands-on value added products workshops for beekeepers through the parish Bee Farmers Associations. We feel so grateful to…
2013 Intern Emily Erickson’s Top Bar Hive
Emily is amazing. After building hives here in Jamaica, she went home and built her own top bar hive. After installing a package of bees before the summer, she reported that the colony settled in to their new home. Congratulations, Emily! We are very proud of you! For another look at the blog Emily kept…
Farmer to Farmer Survey Shows Effect of Our Top Bar Project
This summer, when our Farmer to Farmer volunteer Tom Hebert went around the island to do trainings with parish Bee Farmers Associations, our interns went with him and surveyed the workshop participants to find out how effective the trainings have been from the attendees’ perspective. The results of the surveys are posted on the Farmer…
Megan!
Megan Langner, a UC Davis student with eight years of Langstroth beekeeping experience, just left for home early this week. Just home, Megan, and we miss you already. Megan stayed two weeks longer than the other interns. She was able to experience the fast paced training-heavy schedule of July, with six interns and Tom, our trainer, and…
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