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Description
Life on a Caribbean hillside family farm. Our goal is to live as much as possible from our own gardens. We’re not a commercial operation. Farm and garden, building and landscaping projects. We’re in a heavenly valley in
the Northwest hills of St Croix US Virgin Islands. 2 miles down a deep valley road are white sand beaches and the quant town of Frederiksted. We’re planting tropical fruit trees, and gardening food crops, with a house building project well underway. Owners Mathilde and Bruce are seasoned agriculturists, community builders and environmentalists. St Croix is a Caribbean crossroads; food, dance, and music from so many cultures. Our local culture explores its deep ties to Africa alongside a dynamic colonial history that saw the flags of seven counties. Some of the best hikes in the Caribbean start at our doorstep. We need early risers, looking for 4-5 hours weekdays only. A great apartment with kitchen. We’ll help with food buying . We have a dog, two cats and a thoroughbred horse. Outdoor work: carpentry and painting, garden planting, harvest, bed creation.
Types of help and learning opportunities
Charity Work
Help with Eco Projects
Gardening
DIY and building projects
General Maintenance
Help with Computers/ Internet
UN sustainability goals this host is trying to achieve
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
For a kaleidoscope or culture St Croix is hard to beat: Afro-caribbean with French, Spanish, Amerindian, India and US culture medley.. Mathilde is a Haitian cook and knows Caribbean agricultural practices, especially small farm sustainable method. Bruce knows St Croix natural history and hiking and camping and environmental background.
Help
We need hardy people who can get up early to work on a variety of projects before the high midday heat.
The Land: gardening, landscaping, tractor and weed wacking, planting and watering trees, we use Pick ax, machete, weed wacker chain saw, kubota L39 tractor
Building: maintenance of buildings, painting, construction work including masonry and structural and finish carpentry, antique furniture restoration.
Languages spoken
English: Fluent
Spanish: Fluent
French: Fluent
Haitian Creole: Fluent
Accommodation
We have a 400sqft efficiency apartment with queen size and a large single bed with a pull out second single, full kitchen, bathroom with stall shower (maybe hot water soon!) we supply sheets and towels. We will supply groceries for volunteers to cook, and supplement from our cooking when possible. A meditation hut in the bamboo grove, and lots of hammock spots to relax in. We’ll want 5 hours help five days a week.
What else ...
It’s a 20 minute downhill shady walk to endless sand beach. Restaurants, museum, pier, dive shops in Frederiksted town 5 miles from our place. There’s public transport to main town of Christiansted. Hiking from our farm to extensive undeveloped nearby Annaly Bay Area. Just hanging out on the farm is pretty nice.
A little more information
Internet access
Limited internet access
We have pets
We are smokers
Can host families
Can host digital nomads
We have a broadband WiFi connection in the living space. Good connections!
How many Workawayers can stay?
More than two
Hours expected
Maximum 4-5 hours a day, 5 days a week
