Category: Farm Diary

Today I planted a Milo tree, a native hardwood with many practical uses. It was long forgotten under a nursery table and it had a pretty rough start so…

Today I planted two African mahogany trees.

Today I planted a juniper berry which will be pruned into a small shrub. Juniper berry is a powerful spice and it’s not an actual berry, it’s a more like…

Back in 2007, I watched Bill Mollison’s Global Gardener series on youtube and learned about permaculture. That’s when I decided to get into farming. I…

Today I planted a bay leaf tree, but hoping to just keep it small and bushy. We have a producing clove tree, young cinnamon tree, and the black pepper and…

Today I planted six kava bushes. It’s a native Hawaiian medicinal plant, and it’s called awa in Hawaii. The roots are mashed up and the liquid is strained…

Today I planted a Peanut butter fruit tree. Definitely one of those novelty type trees but I’m curious to find out what it actually tastes like. I heard…

Today I planted two Egyptian riverhemp aka Sesbania sesban which is a medium sized legume tree. I got a small pack of seeds from Paul Massey of…

Today I planted three cacao trees that I got from Bobby. This brings the grand total to 111 cacao trees planted. Right now about 20 trees are regularly…

Today I snuck outside during a rain puka to quickly plant more sugar cane. This rain feels nice and it’s a great day for inside work and figuring out what…