Spondias purpurea aka Governor Plum or Red Mombin, is another member of the cashew family which grows in Guyana. Plum season is usually...

Pomelo – Pummelo Citrus maxima or Citrus grandis, chinese grapefruit, shaddock, pomelo, pummelo, or pompelmous is one of the few...

This dish can be eaten with roti for a meatless meal. We also use it as the sour for pholourie. Mango, sourie, gooseberry, fat pork and...

The early birds at The Rs Farm are after the fruits... Sometimes they win.

"I think I know this? What is this?" "Congo Pump" came the reply. Those words caused a 60 year old visitor to shudder. The dried leaf...

Not a berry. Not quite a cherry... Phyllanthus acidus, aka gooseberry in Guyana is known by many other names: the Otaheite gooseberry,...

Lantana Camara is known as Sweet-sage or Wild Sage in Guyana. Sweet Sage is native to the Caribbean, Central and South America. In other...

Saki monkeys at The Rs Farm are a tad camera shy but we do see them and when they're alarmed we sure hear them. Known here as the...

This is Citronella (Cymbopogon nardus). It is dark green, broad in size, has reddish stems and a strong smell when crushed. Citronella is...

This member of the five finger family is called Sourie in Guyana. Averrhoa bilimbi is also known as bilimbi or cucumber tree. Bilimbi...

A giant among the woody plants of the Genus Tabebuia and family Bignoniaceae, the poui comes in yellow, pink and white. The trumpet...

I'm pretty sure this is not what the backyardigans had in mind but this is what it looks like to go for a hike in our backyard. We are...

The birds love it and so do we!! The ripe berries make a nice addition to morning cereal or smoothie. More information from 'Medicinal...

Young unripened, jackfruit is frequently used as plant-based meat alternative... did not see that coming. We definitely need to do a...

"We are rooted to the air through our lungs and to the soil through our stomachs. We are walking trees and floating plants" ~ John...

"The Bromeliaceae are a family of monocot flowering plants of 51 genera and around 3475 known species native mainly to the tropical...

Some days we just sit and enjoy the birds. Here a few of the regulars. Squirrel bird, Squirrel Cuckoo (Piaya Cayana) Lined Seedeater...

At The Rs Farm we really love the passion fruit family. Allow us to introduce you to Barbadiene (as it's known in Trinidad and Tobago)....

What comes to mind when you hear the word Thyme? Green seasoning, dry seasoning, garlic pork, pepper pot, fish broth... food that taste...

Pomegranate, Granada, Grenade, Punica granatum, Apple of Grenada Pomegranate the "apple of many seeds". We've tried to count to...