Garden and DIY projects in the US Virgin Islands

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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.

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  Types d'aide et opportunités d'apprendre

  Bénévolat

  Aide avec des éco-projets

  Jardinage

  Bricolage et construction

  Entretien général

  Aide informatique/internet
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  Objectifs de développement durable de l’ONU que cet hôte essaie d'atteindre

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  Echange culturel et opportunités d'apprendre

  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.

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  Aide

  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.

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  Langues parlées

  Anglais: Courant
  Espagnol: Courant
  Français: Courant
  Haitian Creole: Courant

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  Hébergement

  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.

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  Autres infos...

  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.

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  Informations complémentaires

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    Accès Internet

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    Accès Internet limité

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    Nous avons des animaux

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    Nous sommes fumeurs

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    Familles bienvenues

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  Possibilité d’accueillir les digital nomads

  We have a broadband WiFi connection in the living space. Good connections!

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  Combien de volontaires pouvez-vous accueillir ?

  Plus de 2

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  Nombre d'heures attendues

  Maximum 4-5 hours a day, 5 days a week