Category: Farm Diary

Today I planted a very special tree that I got from Joe called Rosita de Cacao which is a fragrant flowering tree that is not botanically related to…

I have no idea what I planted today. Our friend Mary asked if we wanted this tree but she didn’t know what it was. There was a tag in it that said ‘HOME’…

There are two trees that I really wanted to plant for a while and I recently I found both! First one is nutmeg which is essential for baking and pastry…

The other day I noticed that one of the popoulu plantains I planted mysteriously fell over. So today I planted another healthier one to replace it. Upon…

Today I planted an Arbequina olive tree that Miller spotted while we were at the Pukalani stables farmers market. It’s a relatively small Spanish olive…

Today marks 199 days of planting and I planted two monkeypod trees (Samanea saman). These massive trees have distinctive wide umbrella shaped crowns and…

While I’m out planting trees, behind the scenes Hilary is diligently helping us keep the farm well organized and maintained. Hilary’s been living in the…

I planted a Langsat (aka Longkong, Lanzones) on day 135 which is a tree from Southeast Asia that produces delicious and refreshing fruits. Since it can…

Look who stopped by the farm today… it’s Tim! We did some catching up today while cracking cacao pods. Tim used to live with us on the farm for about…

We poured our first chocolate bars into new molds we got recently. These bars are big boy size, half poundahz, 8 ounces, 226 grams made with our very own…