Vissla’s Upcycled Coconut Stretch Boardshorts
Published on May 20, 2015 The process of upcycling converts waste into want. In making these garments, coconut husks were upcycled into an odor-resistant, fast drying, Cocotex® yarn. They are then blended with Repreve® recycled plastic bottles polyester yarns to create the perfect performance boardshort fabric that you can wear…
Exclusive: Top coconut water maker Vita Coco exploring sale – sources
| Fri Jan 27, 2017 | 10:36am EST By Martinne Geller and Lauren Hirsch | LONDON/NEW YORK Vita Coco, the world's leading brand of coconut water, is exploring a sale of the company that could value it at up to $1 billion, according to sources familiar with the matter. Vita…
What Are the Health Benefits of Coconut Oil?
May 30, 2016 By Dr. Mercola It seems that coconut oil has been getting a lot of press lately and for many different reasons. It has a number of surprising uses, as a food, certainly, but for many other health-related benefits. Some of them are quite surprising. That's why coconut…
Client testimonial
Hi Alex & Ken, Just a brief note of TREMENDOUS appreciation for the outstanding day of plantation touring you and your staff provided for us – just last week!! The professionalism, humility, integrity, patience, welcoming spirit, expertise, hospitality were “5 star!” It was quite profound to see and “to meet”…
Cracking Coconut’s History
January/February 2017 Written by Ramin Ganeshram For AramcoWorld For thousands of years, the coconut palm has entwined itself in history, from tropical coasts to typical shelves in global groceries. Called the “tree of life” by the many cultures that have depended upon it through time, it provides sustenance, succor and…
December 2016 Precious Timber Newsletter
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Yet more evidence of the value of coconuts and the need to increase the numbers grown.
The Coconut Could Be on the Verge of Collapse December 17, 2016 By Dr. Mercola For many years, orange juice was the "go-to" beverage for breakfast. In the 1950s and '60s, it was considered one of the world's most nutritious drinks. Many people had special miniature glasses in their cupboards…
The World Leaders In Coconut Production
As demand for coconut products continues to grow worldwide, the top producers of the fruit struggle to keep up. Coconuts' remarkable levels of resilience means that they can be grown in a wide variety of soils, although they do require a relatively high amount of rainfall. The natural habitat of…
Mud Bath & Welcome Rain
They say a picture is worth a thousand words...so I think this image is easily worth more. Hugo and a couple of his guys were doing their rounds on Tuesday and, after 3 back-to-back days of rain, hit a little snag...some of the tracks had turned to knee deep mud!…