ocean simply because of the saturation or abundance of the market and the absence of conservation methods. Quietly, with each passing decade of his life as an adult sailor, this passion grew more intense and obsessive as he witnessed it firsthand, and was sometimes the one who gave the order to crew members to dump farm tonnage and produce. international.Īfter retirement, Stoll devoted his intellectual powers, willpower, creative energies and financial savings to food preservation, a persistent passion that first took root during his youth on the family’s coconut farm. At 18, he was captain of his own ship and crew, a profession he pursued for the next forty years, and with which he supported his family and amassed his fortune in Caribbean waters and seas. The second child in a family of six, little Fedna grew up on a sprawling 300-acre coconut farm owned by his family, where a plethora of fruits and vegetables grew almost effortlessly in the humus-rich soil.Īt 15, like four generations of male ancestors, young Fedna took to sea. Called the ‘Cinderella’ county of Guyana, this area is home to the world-famous Kaiteur Falls, prized Lake Tapakuma, which boasts the world’s largest collection of orchids, astounding natural beauty, as well as vast mineral resources and, of course, true, the tastiest pineapple in the Caribbean, the delicious ‘sugarloaf’ variety found in Lake Mainstay. The Captain, as he is known and called by his friends and associates, was a retired international sea captain who was born in the Essequibo region of British Guiana (now Guiana). of tropical fruits for a pleasant enjoyment to the palate. Among the highlights of Stoll’s creations is a unique line of tropical fruit flavored instant cereals that require no cooking at all – just add water or milk, hot, warm or cold, and all the zest of flavors will emerge.

Pure, natural melon powder, orange powder, pineapple powder, banana powder, to name a few, are among Fedna Stoll’s 120+ TropiTaste recipe creations. The distinction of Stoll technology is its 100% natural process and results, without additives and without preservatives.

JFedna Stoll: A Caribbean Inventor with Global AnswersĬaptain Fedna Stoll is the inventor of a unique method of food preservation that makes it possible for the first time to enjoy flavors of tropical fruits and vegetables all year round.

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