On Sunday, January 22, Kingston’s Roktowa Gallery will be showcasing the artwork of 10 young men who have recently learned the art of photography. 

Upon gaining a new vision and voice through artistic expression, these men have been presented with the opportunity to use their new tools and technical skills to tap into their creativity and improve the quality of their lives through photography. 

Photographers Daniel De Blasio and Kateri Likoudis have traveled to Jamaica to share their passion for photography, in teaching an intensive two week workshop to ten eager students selected to participate from the Paul Bogle Vocational Institute & Trade School in St. Thomas.

The show will be composed of images from the course that best represent each student’s unique creative vision, and will empower them to use art as a stabilizing force in their lives.

Please Join Us

“Seen” 

Exhibition 

Date: Sunday, January 22, 2012

Location: Roktowa

Address: 29 West Street

 (Corner of Tower Street and 3 Blocks up from Ocean Blvd)

Time: 1:00 PM to 4:00 PM

Contact: Nicola Phillips 421-8838

Nicola interviews a work exchange student at the end of her trip!

Dwight was interview by LaRon Batchelor for his SMall Story website

check out the article here

http://mysmallstory.wordpress.com/2011/06/02/the-source-farm-jamaicas-first-eco-village-founded-in-johns-town/

The leading newspaper in Jamaica has published a great article on us!  Check it out....

WOULD YOU like to live in a place where public matters are decided upon by community members, and where everyone is committed to the preservation of the environment? If you so desire, please pack your bags and head to the Source Farm Ecovillage in John's Town, St Thomas.

Read the whole article at http://jamaica-gleaner.com/gleaner/20110423/lead/lead5.html

Jamaica the land of wood and water. Also a tropical island with a 12 month growing season. Fresh mangoes, coconut, papayas, pineapple jackfruit, otaheite apples, yams and banana are part of the bounty of which the island offers . Why then are children eating candy, cool aid and cheese curls for breakfast? Why does Lunch consist of curry chicken back and white rice…where are the vegetables and natural juices?

Children need the proper nutrients, vitamins, minerals, and proteins so their bodies and minds can function at the optimally. All these can be found eating a raw food diet. Research on eating habits of Jamaican families has shown that most of their dietary choices came from pre and post slavery culinary habits. Eating the scraps from the masters tables. This eating pattern has not served Jamaicans well over the decades and has lead to diabetes, hypertension, heart conditions and low IQ in children and host of childhood illness due to poor nutrition.

The Source Farm Foundation is working to educate our community about creating healthy eating habits utilizing the abundance of natural foods found locally and to offer another food preparation style…Eating Raw Foods.

Join us in establishing Raw Food Kids… Jamaica. This initiative is to educate children and their families about the importance of eating a Raw Food diet by conducting workshops with live demonstrations of raw food preparation. We need your help in making this Workshop a reality.

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