A Celebration of Community — Free Hill, St Ann
Our community culinary celebration took us Saturday last to Stush in the Bush, located in Free Hill, St Ann. It was the first visit for many, even those from the parish. After the unique superlative dining experience laid out by principals Lisa and Chris Binns, however it would not be their last...
Almost 2,000 feet above sea level, nestled between an array of rolling mountains is the community of Free Hill. Not far from Sturge Town, it is one of the first free villages in Jamaica and a close-knit, family community. In fact, according to Chris Binns, whose family are original dwellers, “The first few miles into the village is actually still built on these original family connections; houses are built and lands divided on that original family settlement.” The community is a small farmers' paradise with Free Hill farmers producing everything from carrots, dasheen, yellow yam, sweet potato, banana, plantain and cabbage. Currently, there is also a vibrant group of young farmers producing high-quality mixed lettuce, kale, spinach, and culinary herbs like parsley, cilantro, rosemary, dill, mint and spinach to supply the eager north coast hotel markets.
“Growing up in Free Hill in the'70s,” continued Binns, “all males older than you were your uncle, and females your auntie, and they looked out for you like you were their very own child. Indeed it was the village raising the children. It was so close you had to be wary of choosing a girlfriend from the community because you know what they say: 'cousins boil good soup'.
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Royal Caribbean Beyond the Beach: Jamaica | Stush in the Bush
This is not a quick snack in the break room. These are the people behind Stush in the Bush, a farm-to-table love story that starts with a girl from Brooklyn, New York, a boy from the heart of Jamaica, and ends at an intimate culinary experience in St. Ann's Bay. Embark on the journey that co-creators Lisa and Christopher Binns take to create a fresh, unique menu every day. When the first two ingredients in every dish are love and affection, you taste the passion in every bite.
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The Table Talk Food Awards 2016 Chairman's Award - Stush in the Bush
She’s the Stush one and he, the Bush (man). Together the handsome couple of Lisa and Chris Binns have made magic in the hills of St Ann or, according to Lisa, the perfect marriage of ital and chic.
Farming on Zionites Organic Farm, home of Stush in the Bush — on land bequeathed to him over 200 years ago by his grandaunt Mama Walker — Chris has created an enchanting oasis in the community of Free Hill, St Ann.
Lisa at Stush in the Bush
Jamaica as you’ve never seen it before | In collaboration with Royal Caribbean
This hidden paradise in the Jamaican jungle will teach you to love food like you've never had before.
The Happiness Chronicles | Jamaica, ft. Stush in The Bush with Culture Toronto
Every pursuit we take on is partly just part of our search for happiness. From Toronto to Jamaica, the search continues! In this video we interview Chris from Stush in The Bush on the keys to happiness. If you are looking for happiness or more of it, we hope that something in this video helps :)
Sherif mentioned this poem:
“Song of the Reed”
BY RUMI
As translated by Coleman Barks:
Listen to the story told by the reed,
of being separated.
Since I was cut from the reedbed,
I have made this crying sound.
Anyone apart from someone he loves
understands what I say.
Anyone pulled from a source
longs to go back.
At any gathering I am there,
mingling in the laughing and grieving,
a friend to each, but few
will hear the secrets hidden
within the notes. No ears for that.
Body flowing out of spirit,
spirit up from body: no concealing
that mixing. But it's not given us
to see the soul. The reed flute
is fire, not wind. Be that empty.
Hear the love fire tangled
in the reed notes, as bewilderment
melts into wine. The reed is a friend
to all who want the fabric torn
and drawn away. The reed is hurt
and salve combining. Intimacy
and longing for intimacy, one
song. A disastrous surrender
and a fine love, together. The one
who secretly hears this is senseless.
A tongue has one customer, the ear.
A sugarcane flute has such effect
because it was able to make sugar
in the reedbed. The sound it makes
is for everyone. Days full of wanting,
let them go by without worrying
that they do. Stay where you are
inside such a pure, hollow note.
Every thirst gets satisfied except
that of these fish, the mystics,
who swim a vast ocean of grace
still somehow longing for it!
No one lives in that without
being nourished every day.
But if someone doesn't want to hear
the song of the reed flute,
it's best to cut conversation
short, say good-bye, and leave.
Behind the Scenes with Stush in the Bush
Discover what Lisa & Chris Binns at the Zionites Organic Farm have prepared for the guests of the Constellation Retreat, Jamaica 2015.
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Ep59 Why This Brooklyn Girl Quit Her 20 Year Teaching Career to be a Chef in Jamaica – Lisa Binns
Lisa Binns is a Brooklyn girl born and raised and she was a teacher for 20 years in the New York public school system but she just reached a point in her teaching career where she wanted to do something different, she just wasn’t sure what she was going to do next so she put it out there into the universe and it conspired to help her find her new path. “It is a complete 180 because 360 just lands your right back where you were.” 7 years later, she’s is now a Chef and Founder of Stush in the Bush, where rustic meets gourmet in the hills of Jamaica. Her and her husband Chris started and have built an organic farm and a curated experience for their guests but at the base of it all is a love story. Their story built around the love of their land, of each other and the beauty of the experience. “Think about, what are the things that move you? What are the things inspire you?” In this episode we discuss... What took her to the point of ending her 20 year teaching career in the New York public school system. The steps that she took to transition from teacher in the States to Jamaica. What new skills she had to acquire during the transition. What should guests expect when visiting Stush in the Bush. How the business model has evolved in the last 7 years. What does a typical week look like now. Her current view from the hills of Jamaica. The entrepreneurial mindset of Jamaicans. Show Notes StushintheBush.com
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Royal Caribbean video on Lisa and Chris
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