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Major hotels join Beacon Farms/IWC food waste recycling programme
Kimpton Seafire and Hotel Indigo join Beacon Farms/IWC food waste recycling programme (l-r Bohdan Chmyliwsky, Director of Engineering, Kimpton Seafire + Hotel Indigo; Alberto Ramirez Gomez, Chef, Kimpton Seafire; Sandy Urquhart, CEO of Beacon Farms; Jason Brown, Managing Director of IWC) A pilot programme begun in 2023 between Foster’s, Island Waste Carriers (IWC) and Beacon Farms to divert unconsumable food waste from the landfill is scaling up this month as new businesses s
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Dec 11, 20252 min read


CompassTV: Daybreak Tries Farming
Daybreak host Tobi Brennan gets her hands dirty as she tries a variety of jobs at Beacon Farms
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Nov 18, 20251 min read


Now hiring: Agricultural Processing Technician
The Beacon of Hope Cayman Foundation Ltd. is seeking candidates for the position of: Full-time Agricultural Processing Technician The successful candidate’s duties will include but not be limited to: Following company recipes to process coconut oil, sauces, jams, jellies and other products, using basic equipment. Maintaining the cleanliness of the Agricultural Processing Unit (APU) and equipment to ensure sanitary processing conditions. Managing APU inventory records, prepari
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Nov 6, 20251 min read


Compass TV: Beacon Farms growing second chances in Cayman
Sandy, Sasha and Robert join Daybreak to talk recovery for Recovery Month
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Sep 19, 20251 min read


Better soil means more grass for the horses
Farmer and owner of The Equestrian Center Mary Alberga is growing fodder for her horses in the fields on her property in George Town. To...
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Sep 10, 20251 min read


September is Recovery Month
Rendering of The Phoenix House planned as a transitional home for women in recovery from substance abuse September is Recovery Month,...
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Sep 4, 20251 min read


Cayman News Service: Farm offers solution to Cayman's soil shortage
Photo credit: Tyler Stewart Tyler Stewart from Cayman News Service visited the farm for a tour and interview with CEO Sandy Urquhart and...
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Aug 7, 20251 min read


Love Local: Beacon Farms
Cayman Compass "Love Local" magazine celebrating small businesses in the community has a three-page feature on Beacon Farms this year....
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Jul 28, 20251 min read


When Sandy met Sandy: the CMR interview
Cayman Marl Road founder Sandra Hill visited the farm last month to sit down for an interview with our CEO Sandy Urquhart and a tour of...
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Jul 23, 20251 min read


A second shot in life: Beacon Farms inaugural golf tournament raises funds for addiction recovery
Beacon Farms team competing in the golf fundraiser Beacon Farms held its inaugural Golf Invitational on 20 June, raising essential funds...
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Jun 27, 20252 min read


Farm to Fairway: Beacon Farms to hold golf tournament fundraiser on 20 June
The Beacon Farms team is swapping tractors for golf carts as they host their first annual Golf Invitational fundraiser at the North Sound...
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Jun 6, 20252 min read


70 acres of new fields made for Cayman's farmers
Beacon Farms rock crushing machinery at work on a farm in East End Grand Cayman now has 70 additional acres of farmland after Beacon...
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Feb 6, 20252 min read


HIGHVERN supports Beacon Farms
Beacon Farms is a step closer to achieving our goal to produce and sell compost and mulch on a commercial scale thanks to a generous...
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Apr 29, 20242 min read


Community compost initiative
Watch how our partnership with IWC and Foster's is diverting food waste from the landfill to make nutrient-rich, homegrown compost to...
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Mar 7, 20241 min read


Recycling food waste with IWC and Foster's
Beacon Farms is partnering with Island Waste Carriers (IWC) and Foster’s supermarkets to recycle green and brown waste into compost. A...
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Mar 4, 20243 min read


And the winner is .... Beacon Farms
With film awards season in full swing, local documentary Beacon Farms is gaining accolades on the international film festival circuit. On...
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Feb 12, 20242 min read


Beacon Farms comes to Hollywood
The Beacon Farms movie, produced and directed by Caymanian filmmaker Candy Whicker, has won a silver award for feature documentary at the...
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Nov 24, 20232 min read


Pioneering hydroponics in the Cayman Islands
Beacon Farms has been invited by the Cayman Islands Ministry of Planning, Agriculture, Housing and Infrastructure (PAHI) to participate...
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Oct 19, 20231 min read


Meet our new patron
We are delighted to announce that Her Excellency Governor Jane Owen has agreed to become patron of Beacon Farms. We were honoured to take...
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Oct 17, 20231 min read


Celebrity cook-off at Taste of Cayman
Two celebrities went head to head with a basket of mystery ingredients supplied by Beacon Farms at a cook-off held at Taste of Cayman...
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May 18, 20231 min read
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