Amazingly, we landed on a farm that not only ecompasses feeding volunteers, but also follows a "farmily first" harvest policy. In that vein, one of my duties here at Olana has been helping / orchestrating the kitchen garden. It goes hand in hand with my...
Last weekend we finally got around to a stroll through the farm grounds to take photos! Olana Farm is a 3-acre piece of land about 3 miles east of Kilauea, on Kauai. Tim O'Connor (Jiva) bought the land 20 years ago: an empty pasture on...
We had a busy busy week! We did a lot of new planting on freshly cleared & shaped beds: beets, pak qing, and lettuce. [caption id="attachment_615" align="alignnone" width="562"] Jiva caught a pic of us for the Olana instagram![/caption] Our downside of the week was that Helen +...
We have been here for 3 weeks and 2 days, and our first beds are getting so big! Can't believe how fast they grow. ...
We've been told these bananas will RUIN all other Chiquita varieties for you -- Hawaiian Apple Bananas are a little sweeter and smaller and we finally got to try them today! And the other exciting thing is that we have bunches on the farm that...
Papaya trees! I love their bi-colored, funky shaped leaves. We harvested a ripe papaya about 2 weeks into living here! Was truly delicious!!!!! [gallery columns="2" size="full" link="file" ids="360,359"]...
