The Chicken with the Will to Live This little chicken was purchased at the farm store by the boys. They wanted to buy a chicken that would be raised for slaughter and let it live a long life. So, White Fowl came to live with us. What a pampered chicken! Then, one day, a mongoose…
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Thanks to Farmer-to-Farmer volunteer Clare Licher
Farmer-to-Farmer volunteer Clare Licher came to support our Jamaica Essential Oil Distillation Project.
Honey Soap!
Yay! We are making honey soap now. Why not our normal hemp soap? Because we are beekeepers, that’s why! And we just consider the soap to be a value-added product of our beekeeping operation. And we are happy, and the soap is SOOO nice. Here are some pictures for your viewing pleasure.
Thank you to Farmer-to-Farmer volunteer Clare Licher!
Thank you to Farmer to Farmer volunteer Clare Licher Jamaica is blessed with an abundance of essential oil-bearing trees and plants, but the once-thriving local distillation industry died off decades ago. The distillation of essential oils offers local farmers the chance to make use of plant material that is currently unused or wasted, such as…
Robins Bay Bee Club’s First Hive Donation
Former Peace Corps Volunteer Ann Bruce, Farmer-to-Farmer volunteer Tom Hebert and Yerba Buena Farm collaborated to start this natural beekeeping club in 2012. The training apiary was made possible through a grant from the USAID/Peace Corps Small Project Assistance program. This is the only sustainable top bar beekeeping cub in Jamaica. It has been wonderful…
Women Bee Farmers Association Mead Making
In September 2014, we started the Jamaica Women Bee Farmers Association. This organization supports women beekeepers who are interested in making their operations more economically and environmentally sustainable. So far, we have had monthly trainings that covered Top Bar Hive Management, Colony Health Assessment, Value Added Products and Making Honey Wine. The trainings are led…
James!
Hello, James. You left a while ago – months and months ago, actually. Just because I am a lazy blogger doesn’t mean that you weren’t a memorable intern. You kept me laughing, even when getting stung by bees or bitten by ants. Diligent, motivated and hard-working, you took care of business and, I hope, left with…
Yerba Buena Farm Jamaica 