Category: Farm Diary

Today I transplanted some oyster plants that were growing out the gravel pathway. It must have sprouted from seeds and it’s been growing there for almost…

Chris is really into his Gongfu tea ceremony which is the art of skillfully brewing and enjoying high quality teas. Today we were very lucky to visit Ben…

Today I planted a chempedak aka Artocarpus integer which is related to jackfruit and breadfruit. I planted one earlier in the year but in order to get…

Today was a very strange day. First thing in the morning Hilary and her friend Mike went kayaking and returned with an ahi and a large ono. Did I mention…

Today I planted what I’m hoping is myoga which is a type of ginger from Japan and Korea. In Japanese cooking it’s used mostly as a garnish. You can eat…

Today I planted another dragon fruit. I was at the Hilo farmers market the other day and I wanted to eat a dragon fruit. The lady at the booth wanted…

Today I prepared a variety of local starches with the Ulu Co-op’s Elima sampler. It’s 12 oz. bags each of precooked ulu, sweet potato, kalo, pumpkin, and…

Today I planted five kalo (taro) around a cacao tree that I need to hide from the rose beetles. This one is Lihilihi Molina which was Queen Emma’s…

I planted an Alcantarea imperialis today which is the largest in the bromeliad family. When fully grown this bromeliad will form somewhat of a trunk and…

I planted another dragon fruit but this one is from the Mala’ai culinary garden at Waimea middle where Julia used to work as a FoodCorps service member….