#jamaicanquisine

[endemicja]

Stay tuned for some exciting new designs/art stemming from conversations with @44milesjewellery - an artisanal Jamaican business with a story tied closely to this project's location of focus. We place a spotlight on the sea grape & invite you to learn more about it in the coming weeks when we release our work!! . We embarked on a long journey into what is familiarly known as Jamaica's 'bread basket' parish - St. Elizabeth! "[The parish] currently produces 22 per cent of the national domestic food needs, through fruits and vegetables, poultry, beef and tubers" (@jamaicaobserver, June 18, 2014). enDemic pondered the topic of food accessibility, security, and origin, and came to meditate on the idea of unconventional/unexplored sources of sustenance in the Caribbean setting. . "St. Elizabeth is one of Jamaica's largest parishes ... much of the land in the parish is dry grassland called savannahs, wetlands, forests and scrub woodlands. The land is used mainly for agriculture for growing sugar cane and for pasture" ('What is St Elizabeth Jamaica known for?', Askinglot, January 2020). Through the thoughtful use of graphics and photography we would like to draw attention to another one of the parish's, Jamaica's, & the Caribbean's resources - overlooked plant life.

[dutchrockamusic]

#feedthepeople #jamaicanquisine