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Field Notes: The Bay Grape
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Field Notes: The Bay Grape

An interesting plant found growing along the seashore is the Bay Grape, or Coccolbis uvifera. Although it is a native plant of Bermuda, it is also found in Southern Florida, along the continental American Coasts and the West Indies. It is assumed that this plant originally reached Bermuda by the seed floating across the sea. This is, or course, theoretical, but there is evidence to support such a theory since the original and most abundant thickets of the Bay Grape…


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Made by Bermudians: UMAMI Bermuda Spice Co.

Celebrating its fifth anniversary, UMAMI Bermuda Spice Co. has quickly become a staple in every home chef’s pantry. Founder “spiceologist” Rinelle White is ensuring her customers have the tools to put “clean, delicious, gourmet(esque) food” on the table. As the…


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Field Notes: African Lily

This article was taken from our archives. It first appeared in the August 1955 issue of The Bermudian. It appears here exactly as it did originally.   Toward the end of May, a lovely flowered member of the lily family…


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Seasonal Ingredient: Bermuda Avocados

Hurricane season often brings with it an accidental harvest of Bermuda avocados. Blown off trees by high winds, these local fruits are so prevalent that homeowners come out of the storm to find their yards absolutely littered with them. The…


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What to Pick and Plant this September

Recent storms (Franklin and Idalia) may have battered us somewhat but our island flora is still blooming bright. And later in the month our growing season approaches so that once again we can think about what flowers, vegetables and herbs…

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Field Notes: Allspice

This article was taken from our archives. It first appeared in the August 1953 issue of The Bermudian. It appears here exactly as it did originally.   A small slender evergreen tree dominating the hillsides in Warwick is the Allspice…