Introducing Jeffrey Town Farmers Established 1991 Registered 2003 Community based company with on average 40 members Mangers of Multimedia Centre including.

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Introducing Jeffrey Town Farmers Established 1991 Registered 2003 Community based company with on average 40 members Mangers of Multimedia Centre including Jet Fm 88.7 Hosts of St. Mary Breadfruit Festival

Our past achievements Dairy project which lasted for more than five years we laid more than three miles of 4 inch pipe for the community to get water. Goat rearing project, lasted for three years. Maintenance of the Jeffrey Town Clinic which has now been rebuilt.

Our more recent activities ICT4D Jamaica and IAF through LIFE. These two project are put together as we used IAF funds to build the basement and house the equipment supplied by the combined ICT project in 2006/7. The original siteGround breaking

Official Opening Feb 14, 2007Signing contract with UNESCO for the radio Support from Peace CorpsUsing our building basement.

Composting

Gabion works at Wallingford

Training

Planting trees

Radio Launch 2008

Adding alternative energy to the Jeffrey Town mix

Organic Farming Site in partnership with JOAM

2010 The “Me and mi baby” series Environmental Foundation Jamaica staff retreat The making of “Conversations” And a new Mission Statement 220 hours of voluntary service every week. Training partnership with Commonwealth of Learning and CARIMAC.

Prizes Michael Manley Award for Community Self Reliance 2006 BEST Community in St. Mary overall and in six categories Jamaica’s Environmental Action Award for Best Environmental Community 2010, plus Sustainable Agriculture and Youth Leadership in environment.

2011 starts here! Olivia Derrett, National Farm Queen promoting Grace. Climate change mitigation, Water Management project with Canada Fund Agreed Winners 1 of 4 at Taiguey Foundation CTA competition.