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Volunteer Vacation At Caribbean Resorts To Assist Older Farmers

By James Post

The Volunteer Vacation offers a balance between volunteering (4 hours on weekdays) and enjoying the island. Volunteers only pay a fee for meals, drinks and services; the accommodation is free. Volunteers are asked to work every morning on weekdays and enjoy a high end activity program, including social contacts with locals, guided rain forest and beach-to-beach walks & hikes, island tours and a catamaran sailing trip. The minimum duration of the program is two weeks and there are no blackout dates. The program is scheduled from mid June thru mid December.

The nutmeg tree program is aimed to solve a social problem. There were more than 6,000 families (on a total population of just over 90,000) that owned nutmeg trees. The proceeds -as small as they are- were practically an old age pension. While it takes seven years before new nutmeg trees produce, it's the long term that counts.

The project also seeks support from sponsors:

NURSERY
Everything from shade cloth to nursery sprinklers is welcome as the nursery needs to be built from scratch.

SEEDS
All vegetable seeds are welcome as long as they are suitable for the subtropical climate. Most in demand are tomatoes, bell peppers, lettuce, pakchoi, cucumber, celery, egg plant, carrots and kitchen herbs.

IRRIGATION SYSTEMS
In some cases gravity fed drip irrigation systems will do, in other cases pumps and sprinklers will be required.

TOOLS
Forks, spades and other gardening tools are welcomed. Chainsaws are required to clear the lands, which are often covered with dead trees. Power tillers would be ideal, although not strictly required to do the project.

There is not only a social problem for the farmers themselves: vegetables now have to be partly imported to satisfy the demand at increased prices. The program helps the farmers back in tune, from clearing their overgrown land to providing seedlings, as well as advice how to produce more economically and motivate them to switch to organic practices.

The purpose of this article is to attract volunteers for this community service project and to request suppliers to assist with materials.

About Paradise Bay Resort

Grenada is a Caribbean tropical island with friendly people and gorgeous nature. Paradise Bay Resort features 9 Caribbean tropical villas on 8 acres amidst 1000's acres and is a sustainable tourism destination. The resort takes sustainability serious in all aspects. They were the first hotel in the world to install a utility-grade windmill and the first to announce a Carbon Free Vacation, whereby carbon dioxide emissions caused by flights, stay and activities are compensated for every guest.

For more information, contact:
James Post
Paradise Bay Resort
(++1) 473-405-8888
Info@paradisebayresort.net
http://www.paradisebayresort.net

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