Here’s a great article on the truly  Jamaican “community tourism” experience that Treasure Beach has to offer.  “Away from the all-inclusive resorts, a quiet spot steeps visitors in the culture with Red Stripe beer, roaming goats and soccer on the beach.” Read more: http://www.startribune.com/finding-authentic-jamaica-at-jake-s-on-treasure-beach/380139271/

February 15 is the next Jakes Farm to Table Dinner on Dool’s Farm in Treasure Beach.  If you haven’t yet experienced dining on the plains of Jamaica’s south coast, don’t miss this one! For my Jakes Dinner experience see: http://www.yardedge.net/good-food/dining-on-the-plains-an-organic-farm-dinner-in-st-elizabeth

Well, it seems the dust has settled and no one has stepped in to rescue/resuscitate Calabash again as happened last year when the government decided to cough up more money so the show could go on. I’m still surprised that such a great idea will be no more. Calabash did

During the recent Independence Weekend holiday we had the good fortune to attend an amazing gathering held on a farm perched high in the Pedro Plains of St. Elizabeth. The Organic Farm Dinner Project is a series of monthly feasts held on a farm (literally in the middle of a field)

Jake’s is located in Treasure Beach, St. Elizabeth, on Jamaica’s south coast about an hour southwest of Mandeville. Part of the Island Outpost family, Jake’s offers visitors a unique semi-rustic experience (most rooms have no a/c, no phones and no TV, although there are CD players and CD’s provided at