Ras Kitchen in Jamaica

Anybody ever see this YouTube channel? Looks like a ton of things here simply grow wild, and things I absolutely love.

I mean coffee is hands down one of my favorite things on the entire planet and they have a tree or two of great Blue Mountain coffee that can fill a 5 gallon bucket, let alone the rest of the trees and unripe fruits. I'm an absolutely avid addict that tries organic coffee from new regions constantly and I now have my own 4 plants. Cacao, ackee, fruit trees off the charts, all grows here without much intervention and is easily organic.

I'm surprised not a single person here lives in Jamaica but I imagine it's hard to acquire land there as a foreigner and non-tourist. Besides Cuba, this looks like an ideal place. Would be nice to live in the mountains to take a bit of the beating from hurricanes.

I have family ties to Jamaica and I’ve been there quite a few times and it’s quite beautiful. I do enjoy the Ras kitchen YouTube channel. There is a ton of things that just grow wild there, and I’m always trying new fruits that were just picked from random trees growing around. I believe Ras Kitchen is in the Blue Mountains which is near Kingston. I haven’t been to that side of the Island yet but I plan to. I go to the other side of the island in the Montego Bay Area. The interior of Jamaica is very hilly, and mountainous in general. I’ve never stayed in a resort anytime I’ve been there so I’ve learned a lot about the culture and the way people live. It has a lot of permaculture potential, my ex’s family had a 25 acre farm  near Montego Bay and I had a lot of ideas for things to grow there. Buying property there isn’t difficult, it’s just the prices advertised to foreigners is quite different than what you would find with a local connection. There is an informative YouTube channel by a Ukrainian journalist who lives in Jamaica called Jamaica with Irie. She has videos about Jamaican real estate, and starting a business there also. Hopefully I will be going back soon for a visit.

Sounds absolutely amazing... You can see in their recent video a casual stroll around a footpath, all the naturally wild medicinal herbs and fruits growing.

Clean waters, coast remarkably close to mountains, parts still undeveloped and for those that live there it is naturally developed, so not innately desecrated almost permanently by concrete and plastic, etc, tons of sun for a small solar generator to maintain resiliency against failing power lines and, what is Jamaica reliant on for power? Coal?

I mean it really checks every box I have since Cuba is not an option right now.

Blue Mountain coffee is what got me into specialty coffee, would be amazing to try the unbelievably fresh green beans.

Thanks for the YouTube suggestion, will look now.

I did watch the video I love it, I study herbs and I learn a lot about herbs when I go there. There are people who sell herbs usually bush teas at the local markets. I believe Jamaica uses imported oil for electricity. It would be wise to have a solar setup there, and many people have rainwater catchment. I was surprised how clean the water is there, it all comes from the mountains. The only big industry on the island is bauxite mining but I think there’s only one mine left in the St. Anne’s Parish near Ocho Rios.’

I’m on a tropical quest. I am growing medicinal herbs to sell that are on the smaller side while I collect trees and plants.

I can’t believe I found a susumba/gully bean tree locally plus some berries I hope to pickup soon. I just had delicious ackee for the first time yesterday, jerk style since I’m vegan.

Clean mountain water would help a lot for fishing and sustainability let alone drinking.

I do not know how likely it is or if I will ever even get to step foot on that soil but it must be fantastic.

Jeff,
I'm in South FLorida, too, right near to downtown Ft. Lauderdale.  I'm looking for people for sharing/bartering edible plants, and just being like-minded.

I don't know how to contact you directly, or even if that's an option.

By the way, I grew up in Jamaica, and my father's family was there for over a century. I have fond memories, but would never go back, It became quite dangerous.