Island
What lives, grows, and is practiced here.
Caribbean Plants
Sea Grape
A coastal sentinel whose round leaves and tart fruit have stitched the islands to the sea for centuries.
Caribbean Plants
Hibiscus
The deep red calyx that becomes Christmas sorrel — bright, cooling, ceremonial.
Food Heritage
Sorrel Drink
Steeped hibiscus, ginger, and clove — the Caribbean's most ceremonial cool drink.
Cultural Wellness
Bush Bath
Fresh leaves steeped in warm water — a Caribbean bath taken to release tiredness, grief, or unseen weight.
Cultural Wellness
Morning Rituals
Tea before speech, a swept yard, a glance at the sky — quiet ways the Caribbean enters the morning.
Oral Traditions
Moon Traditions
Many island elders still plant, cut hair, and harvest by the moon's phase.
Caribbean Landscapes
The Sea
Salt water as boundary, medicine, mirror — the Caribbean's first and longest companion.
Caribbean Landscapes
Volcanic Soil
The mineral-dense soils of volcanic islands grow some of the Caribbean's most flavorful food and plant medicine.