Man of the Soil

This stunning film follows Jerry, a true lion of a man who I was most fortunate to live with and learn from while living in Dominica for several months.  The pace of life in the Zion (as he and others refer to the rainforest which rises above the coastline, ripe with forest agriculture), the lilt of Kweyol (the French Creole of the island) and the rhythms of sustaining oneself from the land come through like a fresh breeze.

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"Man of the Soil" is directed by Pierre Deschamps with assistance from Jym Renault.

The ital stew Jerry is making in the film is a good representation of the favored culinary style of many rural Rastas in the West Indies.  Fresh coconut is grated, soaked and wrung out to yield the delicious, creamy-textured 'milk' that lends the stew its signature flavor.  Nearly any vegetable can be added--roots are especially popular.  As you might say in Kweyol, "U ka twuve wacine la," or "You'll find roots there."

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