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Farm Happenings at Ridge to Reef Farm
Beans, beans!
Holy moly, what happened to dry season? My bed is damp, I haven't irrigated in a week and things we used to harvest every other day now could probably be harvested twice a day. I am by no means complaining, the hillsides are still lush and green, our cistern is full and our plants aren't facing the1 read more »
A whole lotta green
You guys remember all that rain last week? We're already feeling the effects of that, both positively and negatively. Lots of rain means lots of green. New growth on trees, new growth on crop plants, and new weeds. We planted a lot last week which worked out well with the amount of rain we got, but1 read more »
It ain't all flowers
I think a common misconception of organic farming is the belief that we all run around barefoot through fields of flowers and all of our produce is just naturally gorgeous and requires no inputs and everything just works out because we work with nature. Maybe on some farms that's the case, and if t1 read more »
Protect your plants
It seems like we do an awful lot of plant protecting over here on the farm. We install deer netting around all of our fields, we spray certain crops to avoid pest and disease damage, we patrol around the jackfruit and breadfruit trees looking for mango stem borers to squish... But one of my favorit1 read more »
Free the pineapples
This past week was full of a variety of different tasks for our staff, but everyone's least favorite activity across the board is weeding our pineapple fields. Since pineapples are a perennial crop, we don't have to pay much attention to them throughout the year, unlike most of our annual crops tha1 read more »
A little permaculture in action
As some of you may know, we do try to implement a fair amount of permaculture design over here on the farm. Permaculture can look like a lot of different things on a lot of different farms or operations. At Ridge to Reef we utilize permaculture design principles in how we plant our fields.
The goal1 read more »
Rain, rain don't go away!
While we all love our share of the sunshine and those gorgeous, dry, clear days we oftentimes get this time of the year, I freaking love rain. So much. Especially when you spend a whole week and a half planting field after field and then it just rains for three days straight. Not much beats that. A1 read more »
Planting party
It's about that time of the CSA season when we begin planting pretty heavily again, and boy what a week it's been already. Our staff kicked butt last week and got one of our larger plots turned over to be planted and it sure feels great to get that much produce in the ground. I think I've tried 5 s1 read more »
Simple pleasures
This week I've been really focusing on the simple pleasures in life, the little things that make it easier to maintain positivity throughout the day. With everything going on in our crazy world and our busy lives I try to focus on these small joys, such as the simple beauty of honey bees pollinatin1 read more »
About the farm
Ridge to Reef Farm is the only certified organic farm in the USVI. We specialize in organic fruits & vegetables for our farm shares and farm to school program. To maintain our certificate, the most strict plant growing standards on the planet, we are inspected regularly to guarantee our customers receive organic, healthy, and safe food without cutting corners. We seek to feed our islands and inspire its visitors. By protecting our watersheds with organic and peaceful practices, we help heal the land around us and the sea below.
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