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Why Nutmeg Defines Us

A Grove Older Than Independence
The island cooperative traces its sorting methods to the 1940s, passing craft knowledge through three generations of graders.
Hand-Grading as Living Heritage
Workers sort each seed by feel and colour in wooden trays, a practice no machine has replaced with equal care.
The Flag Bears What We Produce
Grenada remains the only nation whose flag carries a nutmeg, chosen at the 1974 constitutional convention to honour the island’s chief crop.
GRD
Second Largest, First in Craft
While Indonesia leads in volume, Grenadian nutmeg commands the highest price per kilogram on the world market.