Mission/Vision
Our mission is to become a world-class organic farm and a educational centre built on the core values living sustainably off the land. Our goal is to present most engaging, informative and impactful educational opportunities through our personal hands-on approach to our farm programme. As stewards of our environment, we plan to share our knowledge with others with respect for and building on traditional practices passed down to us to produce high-quality, organically grown, healthy agricultural products.
KET’S Gourmet Lifestyle Philosophy
Kermit E. Tucker is a Lifestyle Consultant by Profession and along with his wife, Yvonne Tucker has operated KET’S Lifestyle Consultancy for over twenty years. Kermit’s lifelong interest in health and fitness started at age twenty five when he was diagnosed with stomach ulcers. With determination, he changed his outlook about food and became engaged in athletics. This led to his distributorship of nutritional products of Golden Neo-Life (GNLD) along with his wife with extension into the broader Caribbean. His message of a healthy lifestyle extended beyond the shores of Jamaica.
The Tuckers’ passion for Jamaica’s unique and finest offerings has been pivotal to their lives. As a result, Kermit served the Jamaica Cultural Development Commission (JCDC) as a judge in the culinary arts competition across the island. From this experience, he pioneered the establishment the Jamaican Chapter of the famous Confrère a Chaine des Rotisseurs. It was natural that Kermit would establish an organic farm around his yard, being a country-boy at heart, hailing from the hills of Saint Ann. From what started as a hobby has evolved an organic farm which provides nutritious, organically grown herbs and vegetables for the health-conscious clientele, which has benefited from his pursuit of knowledge as well as supportive partnerships in Jamaica Organic Association. These healthy treats can be found in many major supermarkets and are supplied to community persons, church members and business associates. Each order is packaged with a honey-based salad dressing, all harvested from the farm.
The unique KET’S Gourmet Lifestyle’s value proposition to it’s clientele is the absolute emphasis on total health conveyed through its tagline “Nourish and Flourish Life through Leaves” which ensures brand loyalty.
Our History
KET’S gourmet farm was the inspiration of founders, Kermit and Yvonne Tucker, who progressed from what they deemed a hobby and passion for health into full-fledged urban organic farm. In the year 2000, this couple undertook this journey towards being officially certified while producing herbs and vegetables.
Specific to the organic farm, KET’S Gourmet brand has succeeded at providing nutritionally dense and organically grown herbs and vegetables for increasingly health conscious clientele on its one-acre property. Care and attention are given to every aspect of the process to achieve the best results which lead to great client satisfaction. In addition, to the primary activity, the Tuckers have created new product lines namely Tuck-Villa Organic Honey, wine collection of Otaheite Apple Bush Wine, a Banana Sherry and other beverages, a clear indication that the future looks bright with a clear room for growth.
The Tuckers’ desire to address the basic needs of the population in an innovative and modern way of reconnecting humans and nature has taken them on a journey to be fully certified by the Jamaica Bureau of Standards. In the year 2021, the major feat of being designated the first urban organic farm was achieved along a path wrought with many challenges. With the family support behind them and with a passion to show the nation as well as the world how beneficial such products are, they declared that it was worth the effort.