Pt.1 - Who are we? Green Festival Better Caribbean Exhibit
- May 10, 2016
- 4 min read
We can not possibly answer this question with one blog, but for now here's a peak into 7 more of the businesses which are participating in our Better Caribbean Green Festival Exhibit.
In this article - Light Body Wholistic Clinic/Organic Earth Juice Bar, Carlesa's Enterprises, Azipho's Creations, Earth Mother Botanicals Ltd.,O's Flour and Nature Way Pure (Coconut products).
Light Body Wholistic Clinic /Organic Earth Juice Bar
Certified Green Business with the Green Business Barbados Program (Future Centre Trust/IADB)
Sustainability features – Composts on site. Recycles plastic and glass. Uses a small scale solar panel and energy storage unit. Uses compostable/sugarcane food containers. Charges $0.10 if her customers request plastic bags. Sells reusable shopping bags. Uses LEDs. Currently exploring ways to power all of their operations with solar technology.
What I found interesting about her story? This business will celebrate their 20th anniversary and she is still always opened to finding news ways to reach people with her offering. She is also on a mission to use solar in her operations because of the high electricity costs of using dehydrators. These costs have discontinued her production of kale chips and have limited her production of other raw food snacks.
Products at Green Festival – Sun Shakes (Cassava, Moringa, Coconut, Chia, Matcha, Spirulina and more). Rawnola. Tinctures.
Offered in Barbados store (Pelican Village, St.Michael) – Caribbean inspired Live/raw food. Cleanse consultation and prepared juice packages. Post cleanse Sun boxes( 1 week of raw food). Tinctures and teas. Fresh juices and nut milks. Raw deserts and snacks. Caribbean raw/vegan food products.
*Questions about products? Contact her in store – 1-246-426-7521 or via Facebook
Learn more in her in our feature article here.
Radio - Voice of Barbados
Instagram – @organicearthjuicebar
Carlesa’s Enterprise
Youth Entrepreneurship Scheme (Barbados Government)
Sustainability Features – Makes pasta by hand. Uses abundance of produce which often goes to waste – green banana. Exploring the use of sustainable packaging and energy efficient equipment for operations
What I found interesting about her story – The owner of this business has a background in information technology and agriculture. She first explored jewelry making before developing her green banana products. Her pasta is made in a 5 step process and she is exploring ways to make this process more energy-efficient and productive through the equipment she uses. Currently she is only able to make 5 bags of Green Banana pasta at a time.
Products at Green Festival – Green Banana Flour and Pasta
Offered in Barbados – Same products on a pre-order basis.
*Questions about products? Contact her via her Facebook Page
Learn more in her in our feature article here.
Azipho’s Creations
Business host for Sustainability and Development in Barbados Study Abroad Trip. Learn more here.
Sustainability Features – Products made by hand. Uses recycled aluminum and hypoallergenic copper for jewelry. Currently exploring the development of a joint recycling program in Pelican’s Village, Bridgetown Barbados.
What I found interesting about their story – Not only does this family business consist of three main types of products – jewelry making, leather crafting and seamstress craft from African and Caribbean prints but they also repair/refit/fix shoes/jewelry regardless of if it is an Azipho’s creation.
Products at Green Festival – Copper, Aluminum Jewelry (lock jewelry included), African print burlap clutches.
Offered in Barbados – Wider variety of craft and products including hand - made leather sandals.
*Questions about products? Contact them via their Facebook Page.
Earth Mother Botanicals Ltd.
Sustainability Features – Plant-based products, locally or regionally sourced ingredients. Certain botanical ingredients are grown on site and where possible sourced from within a 1 mile radius in local community. Currently exploring how to reduce their plastic packaging footprint.
What I found interesting about their story – This business was started after one of the founders developed a herbal solution for lice as she was affectionately known at the “Earth Mother”. Since then they have continued to expand their product line and have sold their products throughout the Caribbean.
Products at Green Festival – Green Earth Salve
Offered in Barbados (retails in pharmacies and supermarkets) – Wider variety of botanical products including insect repellent, brown sugar scrubs, lotions, soaps etc.
*Questions about products? Contact them via their Facebook page
O’s Flours
Sustainability Features – All ingredients are sourced locally and they are exploring how to convert all of their lighting in their industrial park location to LEDs. All products are gluten-free..
What I found interesting about their story – This business has a 5 step process for creating their flours which are packaged on site. They peel all produce by hand on location as well.
Products at Green Festival – Sweet Potato, Breadfruit, Coconut and Cassava flours, Fry and Bake (Sweet potato) mix and pancake mixes.
Offered in Barbados (retails at supermarkets and stores throughout Barbados) – All products mentioned above along with Extra-virgin Coconut Oil.
*Questions about products? Contact them via their Facebook page
Nature’s Way Pure
Sustainability Features – Coconuts are husked on site and coconut oil is made by locally made press locally made.
What I found interesting about their story – This business owner was one of the first businesses to retail coconut flour in Barbados but on seeking her certification she was told that her flour should be labelled at coconut flakes. She creates a variety of products from coconut and most recently she has developed a coconut butter. Coconut butter is currently imported to Barbados from the U.S. on a limited basis at a price 4 times the U.S. cost to consumer in Barbados
Products at Green Festival – Coconut Chips in 6 varieties – Ginger Lemon, Bajan Spice, Tumeric, Cinnamon Rush, Lime & Salt and Plain.
Offered in Barbados (retails at 4 outlets of major supermarket chain and at the Holder’s Farmer’s Market every Sunday) – All products mentioned above along with Coconut butter, Coconut flour, Extra-virgin Coconut Oil.
*Questions about products? Contact them via 1-246-825-5748
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