Explore a Jamaican farm and herbal garden in Ocho Rios. Discover tropical plants, traditional Jamaican herbs, bush teas, local food and island farming culture. There is a side of Jamaica that you cannot fully experience from a hotel room or cruise ship. You have to walk outside, touch the leaves, smell the herbs, see the…
Visiting Ocho Rios on a cruise? Discover authentic Jamaican food, farming, herbs and culture with a memorable local experience beyond the cruise ship port. The new cruise ship season is approaching, and here in Ocho Rios, Jamaica, we are getting ready to welcome visitors from around the world. For many cruise passengers, a day in…
Experience authentic Jamaican cooking in Ocho Rios. Discover traditional island flavors, fresh local ingredients, farm-to-table food and Jamaican culture at Taste of Jamaica. When you visit Jamaica, tasting our food is one thing—but learning how we prepare it is an experience you can take home with you. At Taste of Jamaica Authentic Tours, our Jamaican…
Today the beautiful cruise ship Carnival Horizon docked in Ocho Rios, and we had the pleasure of welcoming another wonderful group of visitors to our farm and herbal garden in the hills of Jamaica. It was one of those perfect sunny Jamaican days that remind us why summer is such a special season on the…
One of the most rewarding parts of farming is watching nature recover, renew, and surprise you. Earlier this spring, I had to cut back our fig tree quite heavily because it had become overgrown and was no longer producing the way I hoped. At the time, it looked almost bare, and I honestly wondered how…
For the past few weeks, I have been introducing a new plant to our medicinal herb garden tours here in the hills above Ocho Rios, Jamaica, and that plant is Comfrey (Symphytum). To be honest, this is still a learning journey for me because the comfrey plant we now have on the farm was given…
Here on our Taste of Jamaica Tours farm we pride ourselves on farming as naturally as possible, so we always try to use natural insect repellents to help prevent insects and plant diseases. Over the years we have tested many different methods, some work well and some do not, but that is all part of…
On most occasions, sweet potatoes are roasted and served to our guests, so we always make sure to keep a crop growing on the farm. I usually keep a few potatoes in a pan to gather slips for planting. Over the years, I have tried different methods, but the one that works best for me…
Experimenting With Alice’s Dream Tomatoes on Our Jamaican Farm At our farm, growing food is more than just farming. It is part of our daily life, our cooking experiences, and the meals we proudly prepare for guests visiting our cooking tours in Jamaica. Tomatoes are one of the crops we use almost every single day…
There’s a different kind of joy that comes from growing herbs. Unlike some crops that take time and patience before they reward you, herbs give back quickly and often. On our Taste of Jamaica farm, planting basil, sage, thyme, parsley, and escallion became one of the most satisfying parts of our garden, not just because…