One of the many hidden surprises in the Caribbean, Grenada has much to captivate one when visiting there.
Harvesting Cinnamon
One of the nicest things about Grenada, at least for Americans is their extreme friendliness towards us. For anyone who can remember , their government was taken over by extremists in the 1980s. As a result their lives changed tremendously and many were forced to live as they had to , not as they wanted. Many were driven from professions they loved into less desirable and productive work.
The United States, under President Reagan, stepped in and helped return the country to normalcy, since then the Grenadians have enjoyed peace and relative prosperity.
One of the main exported commodities of Grenada is it’s natural abundance of spices. Nutmeg, cocoa, and cinnamon being among them.
Drying Cocoa Beans
Parts of the island literally smell like a spice store and plantations abound where the crops are still harvested, much like they were years ago.
It is truly a pleasure to visit these farms and partake not only in the harvest, but having the opportunity to purchase the spices direct from the source.
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