I stayed at the pimenta for 3 nights in august and had such a lovely time I have been meaning to write a review ever since. The accomodation is in comfertable cottages amongst the trees. When I arrived in a taxi from cochi that Jacob ( the host) had organised he greeted me with a fresh juice in the common... More

Our bungalow was wonderful -clean large and with surrounding gardens it felt totally rural and peaceful. despite being not far off the main road. the food was fabulous. we did not cook, but we did eat well. The highlight was spending time with the host, Jacob Matthews and participating in the trips he arranged for us. we saw places and... More

I stayed at The Pimenta for three days and thoroughly enjoyed every moment. The organisational and hosting skills of Jacob were exceptional. We were initially welcomed with fruit juice and a lunch at which Jacob joined us. He then took us on a local tour of the area seeing the real Kerala. We visited such places as a Pineapple market,... More

The place is just small and lovely. The cottages are beautiful, with all the comfort you wish. Jacob is a fabulous host: he did everything possible to make our stay at the farm as pleasant as possible. I love his integrity and all his efforts to offer an organic, sustainable green vacation for foodies and curious people! As a personal... More

I spent almost 1 week at La Pimenta in January this year, and im still talking about it to friends. From the initial welcome of fresh juice and fruit, right through the day I left for Kovalam, I was welcomed, spoilt and educated about Kerala, food and general life in the area. Jacob, the host, is professional in his manner,... More

It's been my experience that the best way to learn a new language is to immerse oneself in that language by studying abroad. So I reasoned, the best way to learn to cook food authentically from another culture, South Indian food in this instance, was to learn by studying abroad as well. In my quest to find such a place... More

For a fabulous trip whilst in Kerala we booked 3 days here at Harithafarm. Jacob and staff were most welcoming and the accomodation was awesome set in the forrest. We learnt the basics in cooking and educated on the medicinal side of spices and herbs. My curries are fabulous now, i was doing it so wrong and yet the simple... More

I was on my first visit to India and especially booked this cookery experience but got much much . A great insight to culture /eco modnern day issues is all aspects . if anything i would recommend more than 3 days .The other visits jacob organised were excellent and you got a real feel for ordinary life in a area... More

We met Jakob in the streets of Cochin on our first day there. Having met many pushy people, Jacob just handed us a leaflet of his place, told us to check out his website for more information and went off !!...To be honest we booked a room 2 hours later - without checking the homepage, as we both knew that... More