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Kauai Pau Hana Friday for October 12

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Kauai Kunana Dairy

Today's Pau Hana Cocktail is a Poipu Cooler from Brennecke's Beach Broiler. Click picture for recipe. Daniel Lane photo.

Today’s Pau Hana Cocktail is a Poipu Cooler from Brennecke’s Beach Broiler. Click picture for recipe. Daniel Lane photo.

 

Our friends at Kauai Kunana Dairy shared this good news with us.

“Finally, after three administrations and years of pleading, we are going to be able sell our value added farm products at the Kauai Sunshine Markets!  Look for our stand at the Kapaa Wednesday Sunshine Market and, hopefully, at the Koloa Monday Market.  Under the new market rules, qualified, bona fide value-added food products that contain 50% Kauai grown farm ingredients will be available for sale at all County Sunshine Markets.  All vendors are being required to reapply for market permits and have their applications reviewed to affirm that they are really farmers and not re-selling produce from Costco or another middle man. (Yes, sadly, this is all too common!)  A huge shout out to Derek Kawakami who introduced the legislation while he was on the County Council and to Councilmember JoAnn Yukimura for her support and work in initiating the first Sunshine Market in 1978! 

Another happy note is that our fellow farmers, Ned and Marta Whitlock received approval for their Special Use Permit from the Kauai Planning Commission to begin construction on their farmworker housing once the other county agencies have reviewed their building plans!

We presently have an overabundance of Certified Organic arugula, chard, and vine-ripened cherry tomatoes in our garden. Louisa also has a very limited edition of her select mold-ripened aged cheeses.

Ryan is making a killer mango lemonade juice drink lightly sweetened with agave.

That’s it for now, back to the garden!

SAY NO TO GMO!”

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Pau Hana Friday for September 14

NEWS:

Kauai Farm Connection

Bloody Goose at Kalapaki Joe's in Lihue. Daniel Lane photo

Bloody Goose at Kalapaki Joe’s in Lihue. Daniel Lane photo

As the former Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) manager for the Kauai Farm Connection (KFC), I can tell you this organic farm in Kilauea grows good food. We’re happy to announce that Art Cafe Hemingway is now using their fruit and vegetables, which can be found on the gourmet European brunch menu.

If you like weekly boxes of farm-fresh, organic produce, join KFC for a new CSA season beginning October 1. If you prefer, sign up for customized weekly boxes. Deliveries are made to Papaya’s Natural Foods and Cafe in  Kapaa, or you can pickup at the farm In Kilauea. Continue Reading →

Pau Hana Friday

Nani Moon Mead uses fresh Kauai ingredients. Daniel lane photo

Nani Moon Mead uses fresh Kauai ingredients. Daniel lane photo

April 27 – May 4

Happy Aloha Friday everyone!

If you haven’t already, check out our MidWeek Kauai stories about kids cooking after school in Kapaa, and daikon at One Song Farm.

Speaking of One Song Farm, this week will be the last time you can buy their produce. They are closing their market garden, and moving to a new location, where they will be focusing on seed saving and garden workshops. Stop by the Kapaa farmers market this Wednesday and share your aloha.

 

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Pau Hana Friday

Hukilau Lanai bartender John Scott with a Garden in a Glass. Daniel Lane photo

Hukilau Lanai bartender John Scott with a Garden in a Glass. Daniel Lane photo

Happy Aloha Friday and Earth Day to our Kauai Tasters!

NEWS:

Kokua Festival 2012, Kauai

Last night’s benefit concert for the Kokua Foundation was an amazing experience. The Kokua Hawaii Foundation is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization that supports environmental education in the schools and communities of Hawaii, and Tasting Kauai was happy to donate time to this inspiring cause.

After we packed everything up, I got a chance to see the last part of the show. Paula Fuga  has a beautiful voice, and I really like John Cruz. When the two of them sing with Jack Johnson, it’s like Hawaiian angels caressing our ears. Continue Reading →

Kauai Pau Hana for March 23

Martini at Dondero's. Daniel Lane photo

Martini at Dondero's. Daniel Lane photo

Happy Aloha Friday everyone! I’m happy to say that all the farmers markets have recovered from the rain that pounded Kauai earlier this month. The markets aren’t as abundant as they usually are because most farmers watched their entire gardens wash away. It will be another three to four weeks before things are back to normal, but in the mean time, I hope you can support them by shopping at their markets before you hit the grocery store. You can read our article in this week’s MidWeek Kauai, where the farmers share how the storm affected their gardens.

I like to add links to articles we’ve done, or websites for the businesses that are listed. In some cases people only have a Facebook page, so I’ll link to that. That way, if you are interested in something, you can learn more about it. For some reason, every time I type the word “Kauai”, WordPress links it to our Farmers Market page. While we are trying to figure out why, don’t click on the link. (Post script: Dan fixed it!) Continue Reading →

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