Roland left his job in the Netherlands
behind and started something new in the Caribbean region.
photo: hibiscus, medicinal herb from Suriname
Suriname
Roland was in Suriname several times before. He has friends in remote jungle
villages, who grow their own food in the traditional way, without the
use of chemicals. Click this link for a video on their agricultural
methods, f.e. the use of Neem leaves as a natural insecticide.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z3S--OTSInQ
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z3S--OTSInQ
Tomboti
Last October he went there again. After
a long boat trip along the Suriname River, he arrived at Pikin Slee.
The foundation Totomboti has a museum there. They promote both
traditional Saamakkan art and work of artists who live there now.
Also the foundation helps preserve the natural surroundings of the
village, where shamans find their medicinal plants. This jungle is
like a living farmacy!
He also visited friends with
permaculture and organic farms, and the Matoekoe
project helping handicapped children with the products of an organic
farm.
Roland started the connection between
these projects in Suriname and his project at Curaçao. His goal is
to share the knowledge these people have. The name of his project is
(v)ITAL. ITAL is the word for (traditional) organic food in
Suriname, coming from Jamaica, meaning the combination of 'I' (the
human being) and 'nature'.
One more video on organic farming in
Suriname: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5utVFQDT36Q
Curaçao
November 3rd Roland arrived
at Curaçao. He was surprised to see the large garden around the
house of his partner. Plenty of room for an edible garden! Also a
small tree with fruits suprised him, it was just like the handpainted
plate he got as a goodbye gift from the Dutch collegues he left: the
pomegranate!
Roland contacted Salomon of eco-village
SOL too. You will read more on that another time. And you can follow
his Facebook page
https://www.facebook.com/V-Ital-Biologisch-in-Suriname-en-Curacao-706528842781626/
