Caicos Conch Farm — Providenciales, Turks & Caicos

A Few Tips on Visiting the Only Conch Farm
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Our guide, Danver, describing various parts of the Conch

Located on the southern end of Leeward Highway, the only Conch Farm in the world is easy to find. You will eventually hit a dirt road for a short while, but don’t let this discourage you from visiting.

This was our second visit, first being in 2007. Unfortunately, the grounds are a bit in disrepair since the hurricane of 2008.

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It takes a good four years to make a conch

Conch farming is not as profitable as one may think. It takes several years to grow a worthy conch.

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A graveyard of conch shells. Once used it is no longer viable to transfer to another conch

The tour through the farm is a bit pricy, but worth the $12 dollars per person. Danver, our guide, is extremely thorough on his knowledge and delivery style. We learned quite a bit about the history and the process of Conch farming.

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Danver point out the intricacies of the conch and farming

Today, the Conch Farm is also a “Fish Farm,” as they are branching out for economic survival.

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We did see plenty of fish being raised.

The most interesting part was when Danver was able to have several friendly conchs stretch their bodies out from the conch shell. We now know what a female and male conch look like!

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The block “worm” that is hanging out is the male’s reproductive part

If you are interested in tasting good Conch Chowder, we recommend Graceway Gourmet market as they have a delicious Bahamian Conch style soup for only $4.29.

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This was excellent Conch Chowder

Caicos Dream Tours has a half day trip out to Half Moon Bay. Part of the journey is to actually dive for conch. A meal would be eventually served with the fresh conch.

There is really no taste to conch, but it is the texture which people enjoy.

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Friendly people at the Conch Farm in Providenciales, Turks & Caicos

 

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