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