Fiddlewood Farm

The rains have done their work and brought the pastures back to life! And the Girls appreciate that. Fiddlewood Farm will be at Southgate Corner Farmers Market on Saturday from 9 to 11 with all the delicious flavors of locally made chevre: Cranberry, French Herb, Black Pepper, Garlic Chive and Perfectly Plain. We also will have our Melt in Your Mouth Caramels for your sweet tooth.

Multiple security checkpoints in place

This should be mandatory for all livestock farmers. It is reprehensible that we watch many livestock farmers destroy their properties year after year with no accountability.

Calling all farmers, growers, educators, and agricultural professionals in the Virgin Islands!

Join us for Building Healthy Soils: A Caribbean Soil Health Series, a free virtual series designed around the realities of farming and soil management in the Caribbean.

Across three workshops, six instructors with expertise in soil science, conservation, agriculture, and soil health will share practical ways to:

🌱 Read what your soil is telling you
🔎 Assess soil health using simple, accessible field tools
🌿 Turn your observations into conservation and management practices for tropical farms

📅 September 22, 24 & 29
⏰ 6:00-7:30 PM AST
💻 Virtual | Free & open to all

The series is especially designed for the U.S. Virgin Islands community, while welcoming anyone interested in building healthier Caribbean soils.

🔗 Register by scanning the QR code or here: https://psu.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_1pwo7G_OTpSylk-htYkj0A
Presented by Arte-Suelo-Ser and the Caribbean Soil Museum, in collaboration with USDA.

The Working Girls

No food recalls at Southgate Corner Farmers Market! Only the best locally grown products. That includes delicious Fiddlewood Farm G*at Cheese and G*at Milk Caramels. We will have all the flavors of Chevre: Cranberry, French Herb, Black Pepper, Garlic Chive and Perfectly Plain, from 9 to 11 Saturday.

Making milk is hard work

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