in the beginning 2009
making our own mulch
planting native plants with Junie
Victor mows the cane road
to the sea
baby kukui nut tree
edible chestnut in the kukui forest
forest growing
forest grown
lilikoi arbors
lilikoi fruit
lilikoi flowers and fruit
kukui forest with cacao crop rows in the distance
delicate cacao plant protected by a grass nest
Gabby and Ganesha
master mower Uncle Glen
concentric circles for tea crop
baby tea in the nursery
planting 200 baby tea plants
weeding 200 tea plants
almost ready for first harvest
our first cow boys: Mauna Kea and BooBoo
really free range chickens
...and eggs
momma and baby ducks
Mauna Kea with snow and observatories
yellow pineapple
fruits on farm
white pineapple
blessing on the farm
incredible
bok choi
farm forming
layers of the farm
local roofers
studio just beyond the barn...can you see it?
cow egrets
beautiful farm
WWOOFers fencing
farmer Janne
Mauna Kea in flight
Mango tree---YUM!
Kalo ( taro) foundation of Hawaiian culture
Rhiannon in the loi (kalo patch)
harvest
the magical transformation to banana
grass fed and well loved
Keola the mascot
magic
serene light on the ocean
lanai beginning
opening up
Uncle Glen creating
new roof
master builder Floyd
from the outside
convection oven in the new lanai kitchen
outdoor kitchen with bowl of tumeric
all doors open to the dining room
outdoor living
the overtone room
Shizuno dancing with anthurium
kids love the farm!
new hale nestled in kukui forest
Floyd's design
hale with barn and greenhouse
Coleen's honu (turtle) in the guest hale
Mark and Martin's garden full of kale
duck partners
Zappa the man
market sign made by Japanese WWOOFers
safe and free
our first international farm to table dinner