Green Thumb

February 21, 2024

The Blue Economy

The ‘Blue Economy’ is an emerging concept that encourages sustainable exploitation, innovation, and stewardship of our ocean and its lifegiving ‘blue’ resources. Our oceans are important, […]
January 17, 2024

2024 Dry Season outlook

With the 2024 dry season being declared on January 10, a mere few days later bush fires could be seen along the sides of the highways […]
January 4, 2024

Here’s to a healthy new year with Papaya and Rosemary

A happy and healthy New Year! We are once again welcoming a new year of our lives. This year for the Green Thumb column, we will […]
November 17, 2023

November showers bring rapid growth

At the beginning of the 2023 Rainy Season, we experienced more hot and humid periods than wet ones which brought temperatures reaching up to 35 degrees […]
October 5, 2023

Processing cocoa beans to make chocolate

Trinidad is known to have the world’s best cocoa beans. Cacao, (Theobroma cacao) also called cocoa, is a tropical evergreen tree grown for its edible seeds. […]
September 6, 2023

My favourite plant? Caladiums!

Recently, I was asked by one of my students, “What is your favourite plant and why?”. Without hesitation, I eagerly answered: Caladiums! Yes, it’s not a […]
August 2, 2023

Help children develop ‘food empathy’ during the vacation

The July-August vacation is always a good period to teach your children new skills or refresh them in some of the life skills that are much […]
June 29, 2023

A whole lotta ‘Luffa’

Can you remember your grandmother using a weird cylindrical husk to wash wares and even shower with while you were growing up? These memories recently flashed […]