The La Reine Farmer’s Market is a cultural and culinary delight on St. Croix! Local farmers and fishermen set up stands on Saturday as early as 5am just south of La Reine Chicken Shack and the bus stop.

At the La Reine Market there’s an abundance of fruits, vegetables, herbs, honey, eggs, plants, baked goods, cold brew coffee, kombucha, bush tea, fresh fish, and artisan items. You’ll find the usual island produce, like cucumbers, bananas, tomatoes, avocados, papaya… And you’ll likely be exposed to something new, like dried sorrel flowers for making tea, mesple, egg fruit, soursop, sugar apple, and so much more!

Other farmer’s markets on St. Croix

If you love visiting local markets, there are other great opportunities on St. Croix.

• Sejah Farm sells produce six days a week from their farmstand right on their farm.
• The East End Farmer’s Market is a small gathering of vendors on Saturday morning near Cheeseburgers in America’s Paradise.
• ARTFarm sells produce and flowers on the South Shore seasonally, usually Wednesday afternoons and Saturday mornings.
• Ra’s Sonrise & Daughter Stand Farm is located mid-island, near Sajah Farm.
  
• And there are several roadside market stands all across our beautiful and bountiful island.

Don’t be shy! Our local farmers are some of the most gracious people you’ll find. As long as it follows a friendly greeting, they’re happy to answer your questions about the farmer’s market finds on St. Croix!

Celebrating 30 Years
In celebration of Centerline’s 30th anniversary, we’re sharing 30 Things Centerline Loves About St. Croix. Each week we’ll share something new — and we hope you’ll chime in on social media by telling us what you love too! Our big 3-0 is in March 2020, when we’ll also be giving away a St. Croix vacation.

A couple months ago we shared why we love sunsets in Frederiksted — and The Travel recently named St. Croix as #1 of 20 Destinations With The Most Stunning Sunsets — but we also love sunrise at Point Udall. As the eastern-most point in the United States, on St. Croix we are the first to see the sunrise in the U.S.

One of the most popular mornings to see a sunrise at Point Udall is New Year’s Day. Hundreds of people make the voyage out east to celebrate the first day of the year, arriving at all hours leading up to first light. The sunrise gives a spectacular show of colors before the sun even crests the horizon. Then, with the first sighting of the sun, the crowd erupts with cheers.

If you’re not here for the New Year’s celebreation, a sunrise at Point Udall is still worth the trip. We recommend that you go a good 30-40 minutes before the actual sunrise time to take in all the colors. And don’t let a few clouds stop you — you’ll still get a beautiful show!

Sunrise this time of year is around 6:45am. Use timeanddate.com to plan your Point Udall sunrise excursion.

Celebrating 30 Years
In celebration of Centerline’s 30th anniversary, we’re sharing 30 Things Centerline Loves About St. Croix. Each week we’ll share something new — and we hope you’ll chime in on social media by telling us what you love too! Our big 3-0 is in March 2020, when we’ll also be giving away a St. Croix vacation.

St. Croix Christmas Festival — also called Carnival — is undoubtedly one of our favorite times of year. It’s held between Christmas and New Year’s each year, but he festivities stretch for nearly a month. You can find details about various activities on the St. Croix Christmas Festival web page and USVI Festivals Facebook page.

The Carnival Village in Frederiksted opens the day after Christmas and has an exciting line-up of music, including gospel, reggae, latin, soca and more. This year’s Village is called “Stanleyville” in honor of Stanley and The Ten Sleepless Knights, a musical icon on St. Croix. The Village also has plenty of food and artisan vendors, carnival games and rides, and other activities.

J’ouvert is a big part of Carnival celebrations throughout the Caribbean and St. Croix is no different. The word means “dawn” or “daybreak” in French, which is when people take to the streets to tramp, or dance, to calypso and soca music.

All activities build up to the Carnival children’s and adult parades in the streets of Frederiksted. Dance troupes in vibrantly colorful feathered costumes, majorettes, steel pan bands, moko jumbies, horses, and others provide an afternoon of entertainment.

If you’re on island during the St. Croix Christmas Festival, we highly recommend taking part in one or more Crucian Carnival traditions!

Celebrating 30 Years
In celebration of Centerline’s 30th anniversary, we’re sharing 30 Things Centerline Loves About St. Croix. Each week we’ll share something new — and we hope you’ll chime in on social media by telling us what you love too! Our big 3-0 is in March 2020, when we’ll also be giving away a St. Croix vacation.

We are so pleased that Stanley and The Ten Sleepless Knights is being honored for 50 years in the music business during the Crucian Christmas Festival this year. There will even be a carnival village named Stanleyville during the festivities.

Stanley and The Ten Sleepless Knights plays Quelbe, an energetic combination of vocals and instruments including the flute, triangle, gourd rasp, banjo uke, keyboard, conga drums and drum set. Their repertoire is also descrbed as gospel, Spanish, reggae, jazz, and calypso. It’s literally impossible to stand still with TSK playing!

Two holiday favorites are Guavaberry and Mama Make Your Johnny Cake.

2020 sure is a year of milestones and we’re so glad that Stanley and The Ten Sleepless Knights are part of Crucian history.

Celebrating 30 Years
In celebration of Centerline’s 30th anniversary, we’re sharing 30 Things Centerline Loves About St. Croix. Each week we’ll share something new — and we hope you’ll chime in on social media by telling us what you love too! Our big 3-0 is in March 2020, when we’ll also be giving away a St. Croix vacation.

Today we celebrate Denise’s 13th anniversary with Centerline! Denise started out as a Rental Agent and is now the Front Desk Supervisor at our Christiansted office.

My favorite part of my job is getting to meet new people everyday and listen to the excitement in their voice when they tell their stories as to what led them to our beautiful island.

Denise’s Top 5 St. Croix Suggestions

1. Eat something local everyday.
2. Take a Buck Island excursion.
3. Go on a guided tour through the Botanical Gardens.
4. Enjoy a beautiful sunset on a beach in Frederiksted.
5. Definitely make it to the Cruzan Rum factory.

When guests check in, Denise’s words of advice are, “Keep left, stay safe and enjoy yourselves!” And at the end of their stay when they they don’t want to leave, her reply is “there is always room for one more!”