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Does anyone have information about farming on St. Croix?? Am interested in knowing if there are any vegetables grown on the island and if so in what area?? Is there irrigation available?? Any farmers on this message board?/ Thanks
Posted : March 8, 2006 12:55 am
Southgate Market grows and sells their own produce. I believe they have wells for irrigation.
Jim
Posted : March 8, 2006 7:04 pm
You can contact the University of the Virgin Islands for great advice - they have a rural extension(?) unit and are fabulous people for all sorts of information.
Kelly Gloger of Sustainable Systems Development Inc.( SSDI ) is a fount of local farming knowledge and has great links to the local Farmers In Action group ( Kendall petersen). You can get Kelly's number from SEA (ST CRoix Environmental Association). They work together on many projects. SEA have a web page at www.stxenvironmental.org.
Hope this helps
Posted : March 11, 2006 6:53 pm
Hello there. I read the above and it makes sense to me. Both good places to go. Also, there is the USVI department of agriculture almost across from the University. I have always grown my own veggies, and have tried most things since arriving. I have found that almost all does well, though there are rather large snails that can eat a bed of seedlings in an evening. I don't put plants in until they are on their 4th-5th leaf growth. Then they seem fine. Mellons, all salad veggies, beans, squash, etc. Soil a bit acid. I haven't treated mine, and everything still seems fine.
Hope this is of some help,
Dan
Posted : March 11, 2006 8:43 pm