It’s not all sunshine and beaches here — this week has been particularly rainy! Most times the rain is short burst but since last night we’ve had several huge downpours that last 20 min or more. We had 4” of rain Tuesday night alone, not...
Last Tuesday was a day off the farm for me - so Mom and I went on a shopping excursion to Kapaa. We grabbed latte's from Java Kai (the best coffee shop on the island, with locations in Kilauea and Kapaa) and browsed bamboo, clothing,...
Last sunday we finally got out on our FIRST real hike in Kauai after almost 3 months of being here. We went to the east side of the island, inland from Kapaa / Wailua to Kuilau Ridge, a 2 mi, 650 ft out-n-back trail. The...
We're making good use of having a rental car! We went to nearby Mola'a beach on Tuesday for a bit of lap swimming and dodging rain beneath the ironwoods. We kept the trip short so we could go check out Kilauea Lighthouse (only open Thurs...
This week was jam packed with completing farm work, squeezing in freelance whenever possible and welcoming our first visitor since our arrival -- my mom! With the lack of tourists on the island, rental cars are actually fairly cheap -- IF you know when to book...
Take a bird's eye view of Olana Farm! The property follows the yellow line, with Koolau Rd to the north. [caption id="attachment_908" align="aligncenter" width="1000"] The White family property with mountain backdrop! Here Olana grows pineapple, ginger, tumeric, roselle, and several new beds of beets, onions, beans...
The last couple weeks have been fairly routine with our newest volunteers, Sammie Jo & Marco settling in. We've had a couple group outings, featuring 5-6 of us in the Rav hitting neighborhood events / the beach. Our newest tradition is a Friday night harvest...
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...
I've been working on various ferments since our first weeks here. I made a bottle of Chili Peppa Water, Chili Garlic Paste, fermented Basil Habeñero Pesto, fermented fruit salad, and rice wine vinegar. Rice Wine Vinegar I bought a $3 mini bottle of sake from Walmart and...
This week we were grateful to have light work loads and both of us had Saturday off market duty. We took advantage of Jiva's Christmas gift card and went to Kapa'a Thursday for a day of beaching & town adventures. We grabbed lunch at the...