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Local musicians at Waipa’s Kalo Festival will return this April. Daniel Lane photo The Waipa Foundation invites you to their first ever Music Festival on Saturday, April 13th from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. “E komo mai!” Says event coordinator Kalen Kelekoma. “Join us for the day at Waipa’s beautiful Halulu Fishpond, along Hanalei Bay….

Our bees need protecting. Daniel Lane photo   Last Thursday, four beekeepers and five environmental and consumer groups filed a public interest lawsuit against the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on its failure to protect pollinators from dangerous pesticides. The coalition, represented by attorneys for the Center for Food Safety (CFS), seeks suspension of the…

Roy Yamaguchi tells me how he encouraged farmers to grow for Roy’s restaurants. Daniel Lane photo.   I’m a big fan of Roy Yamaguchi. He makes gorgeous food that tastes delicious, and he’s a nice guy. I had the honor of meeting him, and we talked about the challenges of sourcing from local farms and…

NEWS: Four stages of noni growth. Daniel Lane photo Hawaiian Health Ohana If you’ve perused these webpages for awhile, you likely know that I am a huge fan of noni. As a freelance writer, I write. A lot. Awhile back, my right forearm was seriously complaining and I couldn’t type. I had deadlines, so I…

Lisa and Sun at their farm Kumu Aina which means “land as teacher”. Daniel Lane photo The gardens at One Song are abundant and overflowing with potential players for the season to come. Farmers Lisa Fuller and Sun have opened up 1/4 acre of growing beds in the field and Lisa’s very excited about having…

Rambutan sale at Banana Joe’s. Jude Huber photo   Right now, Hole in the Mountain Farm has some of the most beautiful, extra large, deliciously ripe rambutan, and have made arrangements with Banana Joe’s Fruit Stand in Kilauea to participate in a specially priced rambutan sale. The sale will continue until the harvest is completed,…

Ripe noni is soft and translucent. Daniel Lane photo     Noni fruit is a medicinal food that Polynesians have been using for centuries. In fact, it was so highly prized by the original settlers about 2,000 years ago, they brought it with them when they homesteaded in Hawaii. Noni is one of 24 plants…

A bride and groom during sunset at The Beach House. Photo courtesy of The Beach House. NEWS: Kauai Made Food Hub The former Big Save in Lihue is being converted into a food hub which will include retail space, a commercial kitchen and a meat processing facility. The county developed a plan that will use…

Image courtesy of Malama Kauai. The national FoodCorps is recruiting service members throughout Hawaii who are passionate about healthy food, farms, and kids to help connect our keiki (children) to real food and help them grow up healthy. FoodCorps, a national organization addressing childhood obesity and food insecurity in underserved communities, operates in 12 states,…

Monkeypod Jam is made in Mauviel’s classic hand-hammered copper pots. Daniel Lane photo NEWS: Monkeypod Jam We’ve been fans of Monkeypod Jam since June 2011, when we did an article about them for Midweek Kauai. It seems we’re not alone. In the March/April edition of Hawaii Magazine, a Reader’s Choice issue celebrating Hawaii’s Best of…

Raine Servantes looks after tomatoes in the greenhouse at Wilcox Elementary School in Lihue. Daniel Lane photo NEWS: School Gardens in Hawaii A 2012 study conducted by the Hawaii Farm to School and School Garden Hui found that there are 168 school gardens across the state with 21,577 participating students, 830 teachers, 1,500 volunteers, on…

Rambutan, fresh off the tree. Daniel Lane photo.   Wednesday, March 27 Value-Added Innovation for Hawaii Growers: Making the Family Farm Profitable Kalaheo, National Tropical Botanical Garden, free This workshop helps growers hone their skills at adding value to their products and services. Competing with cheap imported agricultural goods, many Hawaii farms have a difficult…