Local farming support
The parish of Saint Elizabeth is known as the “breadbasket” of Jamaica, meaning it produces a significant share of the island’s food.
My Jamrock Project offers you the opportunity to support a local farmer based in Treasure Beach. Depending on the season, they grow peppers, onions, cabbage, chilli, tomatoes, squash and more. Their farm supplies local markets and sometimes nearby schools or small businesses.
Like many small-scale Jamaican farmers, the work is mainly done by hand, with limited resources and little mechanisation. The support of volunteers therefore provides meaningful help in their daily work.
Objectives
Ease
Ease the physical workload of the farmer and their team.
Support
Support the local production of vegetables for the community.
Care
Improve the maintenance and quality of crops through regular work in the fields.
Encourage
Encourage sustainable and environmentally friendly farming practices.
Promote
Promote intercultural exchange and knowledge sharing between volunteers and farmers.
Activities
Prepare the soil, including weeding, digging and preparing planting beds.
Plant seeds and young vegetable seedlings.
Maintain crops through watering, manual weeding and installing supports for plants.
Harvest and sort vegetables for sale or local distribution.
Carry out small additional farming tasks such as maintaining tools, cleaning storage areas and assisting with bringing produce to market.