Creque Dam Farm
We visited Creque Dam Farm the other day. Its a 250 acre parcel of land out on the west end of the island. They have been in operation about 10 years with a varying degree of success and core members of the group. The volunteers come and go. They offer programs for sustainable farming and also larger groups from the mainland or other countries sometimes rent the entire property for programs. Its a funny combo of hippie commune and the locovore movement.
Took me awhile to get, chicken coop, duh.
This is what the bottom of a bunch of bananas looks like.
They grow beautiful greens, string beans, squashes and tons of
tomatoes.
Jimmi in the bamboo
I was careful to steerclear of Mr. Billygoat who wanders freely.
Bananas ripening on their front porch.
Some of the spices grown there, I did not recognize any.
posted by Junglechina at 3/28/2011 06:21:00 AM
4 Comments:
Great blog Marg. Do you get to eat a lot of local fruits and veggies down there? We've been subscribing to a local farm coop that provides weekly produce to about 50 people in our neighborhood but winter's a rough period as we get mostly cabbage carrots potatoes leeks and onions from last season. I'd imagine that this kind of operation would be much more lucrative in the St Croix climate where the growing season is much longer.
Good will to you and Jim, Jake
You would think the whole place would be lousy with farms but up until a few years ago you could find little if any island grown produce. That is really beginning to change now with varying degrees of success and rather inflated prices too. Many Crucians or downislanders have little veg patches or plants in pots. Water is always a problem, hardly any wells so you are dependent on your cistern and collected rainwater. This year I grew peppers, rosemary, basil and parsley.
A garden makes a place a home. What kind of peppers did you grow, Marg?
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