Keeping Hope Alive

Jamaica is facing economical and crime problems 

Many feel overwhelmed this is probably how Nelson Mandela felt when he was young almost hopeless but we have to keep hope alive.
This Christmas I did a few small things like buying a Christmas tree locally buying pillows from a local pillow maker and getting my lab coats made here. We have to keep hope alive I know we don't know how to solve this crime but maybe if we buy products from local craftsmen we can help provide money and maybe they will be less likely to steal . Just take small steps Mandela didn't give up even though he faced a burka and impossible situation . We also have the fighting spirit of our Ancestors in on so let's fight for Jamaica

Jamaican prosperity lies in simple things....like pillows

BUY JAMAICAN BUILD OUR COUNTRY

BUY JAMAICAN GOODS, PRODUCE, SERVICES ETC

READ THE LABELS- BUY” MADE IN JAMAICA”

WE ARE PROUD TO BE JAMAICANS

JAMAICA’S PLEDGE- SO THAT

JAMAICA MAY UNDER GOD INCREASE

IN BEAUTY, FELLOWSHIP AND

PROSPERITY

 

This is such a serious thing for Jamaicans for us to change our attitude towards our selves and our products. We have to make a conscious decision to buy local because its soooo easy to buy imports as we are flooded with imports. For example I needed some pillows for our bedroom and as usual you could go to the retailers who import pillows. But I remember when we were kids when we needed a pillow you buy it from the " PILLOW MAN"  that was the local guy who would make and sell pillows.

I saw a guy selling pillows yesterday, the poor guy was heavily laden with pillows I had to wonder if he had managed to sell any that day. I got two soft pillows for J$500 each and I really hoped he got to sell more. Of course the pillows are soft and comfortable like any pillow.

They usually sell soft medium and firm. I was able to get a locally made product that was cheaper than the imported pillows and help to spend the money here locally.

 

Lets really try and do this

Jamaican vacation

Scenes from 

Ocho Rios vacation destination Jamaica

Hibiscus Lodge

Jamaican sweets and treats!

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These are some traditional Jamaican snacks many people can remember their grandmother and great grandmother making these.

Pink and white is a made from grated coconut and sugar and red coloring

Gizzarda is made from grated coconut nutmeg and is placed in a crust made from flour 

Drops made from chopped and diced coconuts and sugar ginger 

These treats are so tasty and healthy two

They don't have the excessive additives and strange ingredients like sweets made  these days 

They are still widely available at virtually all supermarkets and pharmacies 

Let's rekindle the old Jamaican goodness  in these guilt free snacks and support the local people who bake them and they are inexpensive most are under $150 each

Made in Jamaica 

Must be good!!                  Contact me at buildjamaicanpride@gmail.com

Tessanne Chin you have made us so proud

Congrats Tessanne Chin winner of The Voice you have made Jamaics proud with your powerful voice , you have lifted our spirits at a time when we need lifting up.

You talent echoes the spirit of the great Bob Marley , Peter Tosh that has gone on before us and the present talent of Those who are alive both great and small.

We feel the same way that Jamaica left when Bolt broke his first world record, when our 4x 100 teams won the Olympics.

I know you will continue to do us proud. Tessanne our new ambassador to the world!

Grocery shopping - The All Jamaican Way!

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Do when I go grocery shopping I try to buy "Made In Jamaica"

Most "Made In Jamaica" products proudly display the Jamaican flag so I look out for that .

So these were my finds today when I went shopping 

The Gourmet Touch

The Gourmet Touch  makes soups and sauces like Pumpkin Parmesan soup , Carrot and Corriander, Mushroom and Sherry soup, Tomato Basil soup and sauces like Marinara sauce, creamy Mushroom Alfredo, Sun Dried Tomato Pesto, Traditional Marinara.

Now the ingredients that she uses to make these are simple natural, she buys most of them from Coronation Market which is the chief market in Kingston, really no artificial ingredients and the soups and a sauces taste great! The soups are especially convenient and can be prepared in 15 mins. They are in the frozen section. You simply partially thaw and warm it. So it's great for the person on the go and totally filling.

They made in Jamaica logo is there hence it must be good.

They are available at Loshusan supermarket . 

Coconut cream 

Coconut cream also called coconut milk is essential for our Mackerel Run down , rice and peas , coconut curry shrimp , coconut curry lobster and the list goes on ...

Freehill and Renee coconut cream is the real deal , the ingredients for each is simply 100% coconut milk. 

No additives where as the imported coconut powder has artificial preservatives which may not necessarily be good for you such as sodium caseinate , silicon dioxide,dipotassium phosphate

As I say keep it natural , keep if organic .

Freehill and Renee coconut cream is simply thawed then used to cook and they give the meal a rich creamy taste .

Most retail for just under J$80 per packet and are available at most supermarkets . One pack can often be used for more than one dish. 

So eat up, eat healthy, eat Jamaican.

Pure Country Orange Juice

As the name says , Pure.

The ingredients is 100%percent orange juice.

Oranges are sun ripened in our 365 day per year Jamaican tropical climate, and the best oranges harvested to bring this rich source of Vitamin C

Pure Country... Pure Jamaican goodness!

Kremi Ice Cream and Dairy Pack 

Definitely Jamaican favorites 

Rich creamy 

Let's support our Dairy industry 

And be conscious when we buy foreign brands over our own we are supporting foreign jobs in preference to our own. 

Jamaican Spa Body care

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Island Botanicals

Starfish oils

Have a spa experience every day at home with aromatic , natural products

Island botanicals is attractively packaged and have cocoa butter soap , espresso soaps , soap from olive oils, almond. Scrub , sugar mill and a plant called neem soap 

Star fish oils have aromatherapy oils , soaps, scrubs, bath salts and to top off the spa experience aromatherapy candels

So just allow yourself to drift away into the serene world of these tantalizing body treats and treat yourself like a king or queen

All made in Jamaica ,all natural.

Available at most local pharmacies and online

Christmas time!!!!

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Real Jamaican Christmas Trees grown by Christmas tree farmers in the Blue Mountains in St Andrew ,Jamaica

Beautiful lush Jamaican Christmas trees grown in Jamaica not like the knock off fake Christmas trees lol

It's great to wake up in the morning to the fresh smell of an evergreen fir tree just like we used to have in the old time days when Christmas trees were real and not made of plastic :-)

J$600 per foot and if you don't have your own delivery truck they deliver too approx $1500 depending on the distance 

Let's support our local agriculture industry and try to stabilize our dollar build our economy 

They are available at the Village and Mall Plaza in Kingston.

Jamaican skin care products - all natural

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Bluemountainsoapworks.com

Starfishoils.com

Cerasee Soap is made from the herb Cerasee which is used to make teas . These teas are used to cleanse the body, for fever, eczema, high blood pressure, for de-worming . This is a Jamaican folk medicine that was brought to the island and cultivated by African slaves.

The cocoa butter soap is made from cocoa pods grown in Jamaica . It also has palm oil , olive oil, essential oil of vanilla, cinnamon powder and rosemary extract , these are great and so natural for your skin. It's like a daily treat for skin 

Jamaican skin care products Cocoa butter

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Jamaica has some of the finest cocoa species

The most luxurious cocoa butter has been derived from our cocoa butter

Purelene cocoa butter is rich and superbly smoothes the skin

Jamaican skin care products

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Starfish Oils aromatherapy body oil , soaps and body scrub

Blue Mountain Soapworks artisan soap and lotion 

All natural ingredients like rosemary, cocoa, mint , coconut oils no additives artificial colorings . 

All natural ingredients - Made in Jamaica

Blue mountain soapworks

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They make soaps , lotions, bath salts, body creams, shaving creams and their products make your bathroom smell like a spa!!!

Jamaican skin care products- soaps