A REVIVAL IN PINEAPPLE FARMING ON ELEUTHERA

“This isn’t the ‘90s anymore. You can make money in farming,” Sabrina Thompson asserts. Growers are launching farms on Eleuthera, sparking a substantial resurgence of agriculture on the island. In the last five years alone, Eleuthera has welcomed roughly 20 new farmers. Many work normal day jobs until they can get their small farms off the ground. 

Similar to One Eleuthera, we hope to have the following:

“With the introduction of year-round growing and harvesting, we will now be able to produce a substantial amount of nutrient-rich vegetables without interruption. A combination of in-ground growing and hydroponic systems will be utilized inside the Oasis to grow leafy greens, kale, carrots, beets, radishes, scallions, zucchini, squash, cucumbers, tomatoes, and more.”

Source: https://oneeleuthera.org/cti/oasis-grow-house/

Farmers and gardeners in the Bahamas have long practiced swidden agriculture to replenish the thin soil layers sitting atop limestone bedrock. These methods recycle the organic materials of the landscape to produce something new and generative.