Big thanks to the Universiity of Southern Florida students who came to Treasure Beach last week and traveled each day to the Our Lady of Hope Orphanage located in Spur Tree, Manchester to plant an organic garden.

The students got an education on Jamaica's red dirt, organic farming and planting the seeds which the orphanage children will now tend.

Special thanks to Erik and Janet MacPeek for facilitating this program and to Frankie Genus for providing organic farming advice and for his commitment to overseeing the project as it grows.

You can view photos here or by the link in the Photo Gallery

Big Up, Frankie. Always wonderful to see your smiling face, especially when you're giving wisdom.

Glad to hear that the deep knowledge of plants that Frankie has is being shared. His work at Ital Rest was and is an inspiration on my path to undertanding and practising organic agriculture. A great project for the children's future independence and thriving.

Thanks to Reggie at USF Honors for the following photos.

Great photos! Kudos to all who gave their time, and for going organic! Just curious, is the soil red because of iron, and does that make it more suitable to certain crops?

Anyone check Pulpy in Great Bay to see how his experimental compost heap is doing?

He has transformed an old burning heap into what will be his natural fertiliser.

Ashes, grass cuttings, kitchen non meat scraps, goat, sheep and cow manure, washed seaweed, a touch of lime, a sprinkle from an old compost heap, charcoal to sweeten, a cover from soaking downpoars, water in the dry, a stick to measure internal temperature and the spirit of a gardner. Not to forget, the magic cave dirt.

The currency he would need now are some words of encouragement and any good advice.