Archive for tag: hawaii life

14OctoberOctober 14, 2019

Abiu

Abiu

We have two abiu trees on our property. We planted them near our coffee trees to provide shade, not only...

by KalopaMakaiFarmin Around the Farm, News, ProductsTags About, farm blog, hamakua, hawaii, hawaii farm, hawaii homestead, hawaii life, homesteading, organic, sustainable living1 0

4AugustAugust 4, 2019

Summer Happenings

Summer Happenings

It’s been a hot DRY summer … three months of no rain kind of dry. We’re fortunate that we have...

by KalopaMakaiFarmin Around the Farm, News, Products, Projects, UncategorizedTags hawaii farm, Hawaii Farm Blog, hawaii homestead, hawaii life, homesteading, organic, sustainable living0 0

1MayJuly 29, 2019

Australian Finger Lime

Australian Finger Lime

We planted our Australian Finger Lime a little over a year ago. We had a few blossoms on it shortly...

by KalopaMakaiFarmin Around the Farm, News, Products, Projects, UncategorizedTags hawaii farm, Hawaii Farm Blog, hawaii homestead, hawaii life, homesteading0 0

22JulyOctober 10, 2018

Cloves

Cloves

by Belle Chaiin Around the Farm, Variety SpotlightTags allspice, cloves, farm blog, hawaii farm, hawaii homestead, hawaii life, homemade soap, organic, pineapple, sustainable living2 0

13AprilOctober 7, 2018

Call Ducks and Geese

We’ve had a lot of rain the last few weeks. While this is certainly a good thing when your sole...

by Belle Chaiin Around the FarmTags Calls ducks, Geese, hamakua, Hawaii Farm Blog, hawaii life, homesteading, organic, sustainable living4 0

24MarchOctober 7, 2018

Ashitaba

We picked up this plant on our last trip to a local nursery. It was described as a Japanese celery,...

by Belle Chaiin Around the FarmTags ashitaba, farm, farm blog, hamakua, hawaii farm, hawaii life, homesteading, organic, super food, sustainable living0 0

11MarchOctober 7, 2018

Mountain Apples

The first time I heard of mountain apples was when I started dating my husband. That was over thirty years...

by Belle Chaiin Variety SpotlightTags hamakua, hawaii farm, Hawaii Farm Blog, hawaii life, homesteading, mountain apple, organic, sustainable living1 0

25DecemberOctober 7, 2018

The Miracle Berry

So I managed to get most of my “to do’s” done before Christmas. The tree didn’t get up until the...

by Belle Chaiin Around the FarmTags coffee, farm blog, hawaii life, miracle berry, mulberry0 0

19NovemberOctober 7, 2018

Coffee picking

We’re in the heat of coffee production. Yesterday my husband and I picked approximately 30 gallons of cherry in 5...

by Belle Chaiin Around the FarmTags estate coffee, hamakua, Hawaii Farm Blog, hawaii life, homesteading2 0