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Beekeepers and Public Interest Groups Sue EPA Over Bee-Toxic Pesticides

By on March 26, 2013 in Advocacy
Our bees need protecting. Daniel Lane photo

Our bees need protecting. Daniel Lane photo

 

Last Thursday, four beekeepers and five environmental and consumer groups filed a public interest lawsuit against the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on its failure to protect pollinators from dangerous pesticides. The coalition, represented by attorneys for the Center for Food Safety (CFS), seeks suspension of the registrations of insecticides that have repeatedly been identified as highly toxic to honey bees, clear causes of major bee kills and significant contributors to the devastating ongoing mortality of bees known as colony collapse disorder (CCD). The suit not only challenges EPA’s handling of the pesticides, but also raises concerns over the agency’s practice of “conditional registration” and pesticide labeling deficiencies. Continue Reading →

Roy’s Coffee, A Royal Kona Sellout

By on March 24, 2013 in From Seed
Roy Yamaguchi tells me how he encouraged farmers to grow for Roy's restaurants. Daniel Lane photo.

Roy Yamaguchi tells me how he encouraged farmers to grow for Roy’s restaurants. Daniel Lane photo.

 

I’m a big fan of Roy Yamaguchi. He makes gorgeous food that tastes delicious, and he’s a nice guy. I had the honor of meeting him, and we talked about the challenges of sourcing from local farms and feeding a lot of hungry people. But this morning, as I drink a disappointing cup of Roy’s coffee, I wonder what’s gone wrong.

You may already know that Yamaguchi is an icon in Hawaii. In the 80s, he and 11 other chefs created Hawaii Regional Cuisine (HRC). Before HRC, mom and pop restaurants served the “peasant” food of Hawaii, which is based on plantation-style food. Thousands of people immigrated to Hawaii from places like China, Japan, Portugal, Korea, and the Philippines to work on plantations, and the best of their cultural dishes are enjoyed in restaurants today. Continue Reading →

Pau Hana Friday for March 22

By on March 22, 2013 in Pau Hana Friday

NEWS:

Four stages of noni growth. Daniel Lane photo

Four stages of noni growth. Daniel Lane photo

Hawaiian Health Ohana

If you’ve perused these webpages for awhile, you likely know that I am a huge fan of noni. As a freelance writer, I write. A lot. Awhile back, my right forearm was seriously complaining and I couldn’t type. I had deadlines, so I used my left hand! Lucky for me, I’m pretty ambidextrous. I may have even been left handed before school put me in the right hand box. Anyway, I posted a picture of me writing with my left hand on my personal Facebook page because I thought it was kind of funny. My friend Ryan Wooton of Kauai Kunana Dairy suggested I use Hawaiian Health Ohana’s noni lotion. They squeeze a lot of udders for their yummy goat cheese, and that’s what they use. Now, this is no lie. I spread some on and it took away the pain. Completely. And it hasn’t come back! When I did a story about owner Steve Frailey in MidWeek Kauai, I learned that noni is 75 percent as effective as morphine at removing pain and that noni heals the problem, with no side effects.

Now, you have a chance to learn about noni at Steve’s organic farm. Hawaiian Health Ohana now offers Farm and Wellness Tours at their Kaakaanui Plantation in Moloaa. The centerpiece of the tour is the whole, raw food Steve makes from the noni grown on the plantation. “Let Food Be Thy Medicine,” from Hippocrates certainly is appropriate in this case. Kaakaanui is USDA Certified Organic, and Steve will be showing you the “best farming practices” he and his family have developed over the last 30 years here on Kauai. You will get a behind the scenes look at one of the more interesting examples of food becoming medicine, as well as a taste of wellness on Kauai.

The tours are Monday, Wednesday and Friday at 10 a.m. and advance reservation are required. The normal cost is $40, but for the rest of March it’s $20 per person. Call 888-882-6664.  Continue Reading →

Farm Fresh Goodies from One Song Farm

By on March 19, 2013 in From Seed
Lisa and Sun at their farm Kumu Aina which means "land as teacher". Daniel Lane photo

Lisa and Sun at their farm Kumu Aina which means “land as teacher”. Daniel Lane photo

The gardens at One Song are abundant and overflowing with potential players for the season to come. Farmers Lisa Fuller and Sun have opened up 1/4 acre of growing beds in the field and Lisa’s very excited about having the room to grow.

“We’ve been trialing 7 different kinds of romaine lettuce, 6 new kinds of beautiful and different head lettuces, 2 new small head napa cabbages, some new robust mustard greens and 2 new kinds of kale,” says Lisa. “All seem to be doing well and it will be hard to choose who to put on the standard list.

Sun is steadily pot testing all of the seeds we saved at the Moloa’a farm and the germination has been fantastic, 100% for many. Quite amazing considering our rustic environment and storage. So those current generations of plants from our own seed will be making their appearance on our market table as well.

Organically grown romaine lettuce from One Song Farm. Daniel Lane photo

Organically grown romaine lettuce from One Song Farm. Daniel Lane photo

We’ve begun the seed saving season with some fun varieties of lettuce, cilantro, and we’re coaxing an open pollinated cabbage to grace us with a long seed growing season with (hopefully) success at the finale. Now, that would be something…

We continue to bring produce to the Saturday Namahana farmers market at Kauai Mini Golf in Kilauea from 9 a.m. to noon. We’ve begun bringing some produce to the Healthy Hut in Kilauea as the garden is beginning to REALLY produce. All of our lettuce trials are hitting the table now so come and get it! Napa cabbages have been a big hit, too, and our green head cabbage has become a staple. And you can also taste our beets, beet greens, Lutz beet greens, perpetual spinach, Malabar spinach, 3 kinds of kale (curly, red Russian, lacinato), chard, dasheen, tat soi, da cheong chae, arugula, collards, Portuguese leaf cabbage, and the major kid pleaser, ice cream bean pods. That’s all I can remember at this writing but more is coming as the season turns.

Good to see all at the Seed and Plant Exchange on Sunday. I’m still a bit high from all of the delicious hugs I received that day. YUM! Good to see all the plant people out and about.”

All is well at One Song Farm,

Lisa and Sun

Farm Fresh Pineapple And Rambutan

By on March 18, 2013 in From Seed
Rambutan sale at Banana Joe's. Jude Huber photo

Rambutan sale at Banana Joe’s. Jude Huber photo

 

Right now, Hole in the Mountain Farm has some of the most beautiful, extra large, deliciously ripe rambutan, and have made arrangements with Banana Joe’s Fruit Stand in Kilauea to participate in a specially priced rambutan sale. The sale will continue until the harvest is completed, possibly a few weeks.

Jude holding a cluster of rambutan at the market. Daniel Lane photo

Jude holding a cluster of rambutan at the market. Daniel Lane photo

Jude Huber, who owns Hole in the Mountain Farm with her husband Paul, regularly attends the Kukuiula Gourmet Farmers Market in Poipu. You can try generous, free samples of Kauai Sugarloaf White Pineapple and rambutan before and during the market.

Kauai White or Sugarloaf pineapple

Kauai White or Sugarloaf pineapple. Daniel Lane photo

Market sales of Kauai Sugarloaf White Pineapple and rambutan start at 3:30 p.m., and continue until Jude sells them all.

“My Kauai Sugarloaf White Pineapples sell out very rapidly,” she says of the low acid, sweet and tender variety. “We have a range of sizes, starting at three pounds and going up to to eight pounds!”

For more information, contact Jude at thedocs@aloha.net.

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