my takeaway from Jamaica was remembering i’m just a girl with a bow in my hair,
however one day my hair will fall out and the bow will disintegrate. all that will be left will be that of what i make of this life. my life in this form on this planet and always
to be love at every given moment

images of my first time trying jerk chicken … my mind was blown but no more animal will be going in this animal upon my arrival in the states

when worlds collide 🇯🇲🇮🇹
rigatoni with callaloo and peppers in ocho rios

After working with cobb in our natural building portion of class we went on to work on different plaster methods. I created my own based out of cactus juice , lime, ash , and little bit of sand.

girl dinner

yesterday we had the experience to visit pure chocolate in jamaica and make our own chocolate bars !

mama durga 😍

DAMMM look at these hard working students.
we successfully built a dam system for the source farm in St. Thomas at their research center “GWG”

just a girl and her bow moving bamboo in the middle of the jamaican jungle
#womeninagriculture

two goats , one picture

ate up this crazy fish at Cynthia’s in St.Thomas anoche

woke up at bath house channeling my inner euro

Yesterday was our first day of natural building with cobb . and now i am obsessed ahhhhh ! i was sitting in class thinking of all my dream eco-home structures with garden roofs hosting italian herbs.

Lise making me crazy for this vermacompost system . She is so boss lady and has worked so hard with us to demonstrate how to work with , create , and save vermacompost in her various different systems .
#jamaica #vermacompost

These pictures are from a few days ago . But we had the wonderful opportunity to visit Mount Pleasant Chocolate and plant our own cocoa trees on the property and learn to ferment the inside of the cocoa pods.

Today at Durga’s Den I worked with Lise and my classmates to build these beautiful raised beds . We did the double excavation style of tilling , digging out the soil and placing it on the section next to it . We then planted onions , lettuce , and tomatoes in the beds

Today I focused on observations of space in regards to permaculture design . This was my chosen spot by this beautiful palm tree . The sounds here are crazyyy from the birds to the car horns each is so unique

First Experiences in Jamaica :
We are staying at Duga’s Den in Ocho Rios with our amazing hosts Lise and Michael. Lise is a gem and is showing us her vermacompost system with red wiggler worms.
Lise has various systems of composting including pits and toliets.
#womeninagriculture #vermacompost