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…

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…

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!…