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Pau Hana Friday, July 20

By on July 20, 2012 in Pau Hana Friday

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Kauai White Pineapple

Island Orchid at Hukilau Lanai. Daniel Lane photo

Island Orchid at Hukilau Lanai. Daniel Lane photo

Yeeehaw! It’s the season for luscious Kauai white pineapple! These babies are low-acid, sweet, and so tender, you can eat the core. Tim O’Connor of Olana Organic Farm says, “White pineapple is peaking right now. There’s lots of beautiful, super-sweet large fruit.”

Kauai white pineapple from Olana Organic Farm, Alana Farm, and Hole in the Mountain Farm is only available at farmers markets. Click on their links to see which markets each farm is at. North Country Farms also has white pineapple available at the Saturday Namahana market. Continue Reading →

Redefining CSAs and B & Bs on Kauai

By on July 15, 2012 in From Seed
North Country Farms. Daniel Lane photo

North Country Farms. Daniel Lane photo

“For years, we did three farmers markets a week,” says Lee Roversi, organic farmer and founder of North Country Farms. “Then Hurricane Iniki came, and for a long time, there were no markets.”

On September 11, 1992, Hurricane Iniki struck the island of Kauai at its peak. With winds of 145 MPH, the category 4 hurricane devastated most of the island, destroying over 1,400 homes, severely damaging over 5,000 homes, causing close to $2 billion in damages, and taking six lives. Continue Reading →

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