Belizean Spice Farm & Botanical Gardens
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About Tom and Tessa Mathew
Tom and Tessy Mathew vacationed in Belize in 1989, they found it to be remarkably similar to their childhood home of Kerala, India. The weather of Belize mirror that of Kerala India where the Mathews were born and raised. Starting a Spice farm in Belize seemed so enticing, Mathews decided to jump in and give it a try. Many years ago, Nutmeg was introduced to Grenada and Cardamom to Guatemala with great success. So, the idea to do something similar was very tempting. With the help from GOB Mathews imported Black pepper, Cardamom, Cinnamon, Clove, and vanilla to Belize. Most of these plants adopted their new home and thrived. Over the years the Spice farm also became a Botanical Gardens by adding a fruit Orchard with exotic fruit trees and an aquatic garden with Lotuses, and water lilies from Thailand and Gigantic Victoria amazonica native to Brazil. Belize Spice Farm and Botanical Garden (BS&BG) was born and grew up to be a favorite tourist attraction for Belizeans and thousands of visitors every year.
