Coconut water, jelly or meat? Learn how a coconut ages and how to identify the stages of growth - from young to mature to sprouted. Stephan Subero, our tropical permaculturist at Beyond Vitality Nature Camp, takes you through the stages of the coconut.

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We’re a health and nature passionate family that immigrated to the Caribbean, from Trinidad and Canada. We live a simple and holistic life. In this video we share our reflection of our first year living off the grid in The Caribbean on our permaculture homestead in the rainforest of Dominica. We hav...

Starting a garden comes with many perks among them being harvesting fresh vegetables to supplement your daily meals. If you are contemplating starting a garden, you stand to gain from a myriad of health and fitness benefits that will improve your overall well-being. In this article, we discuss some ...

Right on the day I arrived in Dominica, I came across an intriguing berry on the way to the Emerald Pool. The plant, called Clidemia hirta (commonly - Soapbush or Koster's Curse), grows all around the island as well as in other tropical moist climates. Whenever I found Clidemia, I would pick the ber...

There’s been a real boom in the use of reclaimed materials for DIY pallet furniture projects over the last couple of years, with pallet wood builds leading the charge. This is great news on all fronts – not only are these simple, often beautiful pieces great fun for anyone with a few basic tools and...

Making aloe vera gel at home is very simple and easy! And it’s a wonderful topical remedy for the entire family. Known as Cleopatra’s beauty secret, the aloe vera plant is mystically healing and famously known for its capability to soothe sunburns, but it also boosts immunity, is an anti-inflammator...

Although the very idea of green and sustainable architecture is hardly a new one, we continue to see fresh and interesting examples in real life, seemingly on a daily basis. Main stars of this green breakthrough are certainly shipping containers. We already saw them as the perfect foundation for mod...

For thousands of years, farming has relied on the perfect blend of weather, water, and pests in order to grow healthy crops for the community. Recently, however, vertical farming has appeared as a viable alternative. Vertical farming utilizes abandoned buildings and other vertical spaces to grow pla...

Over the last few years, Beyond Vitality has relocated from Canada, to Venezuela to Trinidad and Tobago, and now, the beautiful nature isle of Dominica. Our community has grown and we’ve had the pleasure of working with individuals from around the globe.

Our approach has always been clearly defined...