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Tafara Farm Jamaica

Valley Treasure TrailFind it, then tick or colour it in

Follow the trail through the plantings. Find the real crop at each stop, then tick or colour the circle. Reach the end for fresh fruit and a cold coconut.

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Leafy Greens

Kale · Lettuce · Pak Choi

Follow the green rows. Which big leaf is the Callaloo?

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Herbs & Bush Medicine

Basil · Oregano · Rosemary

Rub a leaf and take a sniff. Which one is Rasta thyme? Dig for the golden turmeric root.

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Peppers & Aromatics

Peppers

Careful, some of these bite! Count the peppers, but don't taste the chilli.

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Vegetables

Tomatoes

Find the reddest tomato on the vine.

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Fruit Trees

Avocado · Banana · Coconut · Dragon Fruit · Guava · Mango · Papaya · Passion Fruit · Pineapple · Plantain

Under the tallest trees the fruits hide. Spot the spiky Soursop and a heavy Breadfruit.

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The Fruit Plate & Fresh Coconuts

Ticked them all? You reached the end of the valley. Claim a plate of just-picked fruit and a cold fresh coconut.

Tafara Farm Jamaica · Top Hill Retreat District · +1 876-812-2486

Tafara Farm Jamaica · A living Caribbean valley

The Valley GuideWhat grows, and what it does

Every planting here is food and medicine both. This is the knowledge our elders carried: eat close to the earth, brew the bush, and let the land keep you well. Walk slow, spot what grows, and know what it holds.

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Leafy Greens

Kale · Lettuce · Pak Choi

SpotDeep-green callaloo rows, peppery arugula leaves, and trays of tender microgreens.

The goodGreen blood food. Callaloo carries iron, calcium and folate, the greens our grandmothers cooked to build strong blood and clear skin. The bitter greens wake up the liver.

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Herbs & Bush Medicine

Basil · Oregano · Rosemary

SpotBrush the leaves and follow your nose. Thick-leaf Rasta thyme (Spanish thyme), aromatic basil, and the knobbly ginger and turmeric roots hiding underground.

The goodThe valley's medicine cabinet. Rasta thyme brewed traditionally for a cough and cold; ginger tea to settle the belly and warm the body; turmeric, the golden root, taken for stiffness and inflammation; thyme and oregano, everyday kitchen antiseptics our people always kept close.

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Peppers & Aromatics

Peppers

SpotFragrant seasoning-pepper bushes (aromatic, not fiery), clumps of scallion, and bell and hot peppers ripening red.

The goodThe green-seasoning base of every good pot. Seasoning peppers and scallion carry the flavour; sweet peppers are rich in vitamin C; a little pepper heat to move the blood and open the chest.

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Vegetables

Tomatoes

SpotTomatoes reddening on the vine; the bean rows coming into season.

The goodVine food. Tomatoes for lycopene and vitamin C; green beans for fibre and folate.

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Fruit Trees

Avocado · Banana · Coconut · Dragon Fruit · Guava · Mango · Papaya · Passion Fruit · Pineapple · Plantain

SpotSoursop's spiky green fruit; heavy breadfruit; papaya clustered at the trunk; star-shaped carambola; coconuts riding high in the palms.

The goodThe canopy pharmacy. Soursop leaf, a traditional calming tea for rest and nerves; papaya to ease digestion; noni, the old-time tonic; breadfruit, the filling provision; fresh coconut water, natures own electrolytes; citrus and berries for vitamin C and a happy gut.

Tafara Farm Jamaica · Top Hill Retreat District · +1 876-812-2486Ital is vital · The land is the first healer