harvesting coconuts

We harvest coconuts from hundreds of palms on the property. These nuts are them processed into fresh, organic coconut oil for use in the resort's restaurant. It's part of the Magic of Paya!

Paya Bay Resort, Roatan, Bay Islands of Honduras.

husking coconuts for organic coconut oil

This morning I spotted Gerson, a member of Team Paya, husking coconuts that will be used to make organic coconut oil for use in the resort's restaurant. Learn more about the traditional method of making coconut oil.

Paya Bay Resort, Roatan, Bay Islands of Honduras.

This video explains why the coconut palm is considered the Tree of Life.

it's mango season!

This photo captures a colorful box of luscious, organic mangoes delivered this morning to the kitchen. Paya Bay Resort, Roatan, Bay Islands of Honduras.

golden

Mutton peppers from my father's garden...

...many of which will become...

Lurlene's Angelic Mutton Pepper Sauce. The image above is a draft of the label for Mom's unique, made-in-Roatan, "secret recipe" mutton pepper sauce. The pepper sauce enterprise is one of my parents' current hobbies/micro-enterprises.