RANDY ECONOMY: MY WORLD: Tuesday: Green acres, here I come! Heading to the farm land of Jacob's Ladder in Haddon, St. Ann

Tuesday, July 20, 2010

Tuesday: Green acres, here I come! Heading to the farm land of Jacob's Ladder in Haddon, St. Ann

Three large swine roam the streets of Downtown Kingston on Sunday over on Harbour Street. Yep. It is their world, we just happen to be here. What an amazing site.
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By Randy Economy
www.Economy4ABC.Blogspot.com
July 21, 2010
9:51 a.m. (CST)

Kingston, Jamaica

Good Morning. It is a beautiful partly cloudy day here in Kingston.

Today I will be escorted to the Mustard Seed Community of Jacob’s Ladder at 11 a.m. by Mr. Otis Tracey.

Jacob's Ladder is located in Haddon, St. Ann (around 2 hours from Kingston as the crow flies) and sits on 100 acres of beautiful farm land.

The property was donated to Mustard Seed Communities by the bauxite company Windalco.

In Jamaica, there are no facilities - governmental or otherwise - available to take care of individuals with mental and physical disabilities after the age of 18.

Today I will be meeting with the staff and directors of Jacob's Ladder to document their amazing work. More than 500 young adults with mental and physical disabilities now call Jacob's Ladder their "home.:"

Eventually 100 cottages will house more than 500 full time residents and staff at Jacob's Ladder. It has its own agricultural system, tasty fresh vegetables, fruit tree crops, an animal husbandry (goats, pigs, cows, etc.), and fish ponds for in-house food needs.

JL also generates income by selling excess produce in the domestic markets around this island nation.

So far, according to Msgr Gregory Ramkissoon, of the MSC, there are nearly 40 cottages completed and just under 50 residents living at Jacob’s Ladder. The narrow country and hilly roads to Jacob's Ladder are narrow and go up and down some of the most breathtaking roads in Jamaica. I pray for no traffic. It is a nightmare drive when a Sigalert happens on this "Highway to Heaven," so I am told.

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2 comments:

Steve Kolander said...: Those pigs look like the size of cows!! Oh man, I got a hankering for some bacon right about now!; Tuesday, July 20, 2010 8:25:00 AM
Anonymous said...: In the picture title ("It is there world..."), it should be "their" instead of "there."; Tuesday, July 20, 2010 11:35:00 PM

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