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Pau Hana Friday for August 24

By on August 24, 2012 in Pau Hana Friday

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Kauai County Farm Fair

Tortilla Republic's Poipu Heat Margarita. Daniel Lane photo

Tortilla Republic’s Poipu Heat Margarita. Daniel Lane photo

With carnival rides, live music and a petting zoo, the Kauai County Farm Fair is the big news this week. Rides include a Century Wheel, Crazy Plane, Dizzy Dragons, FireBall, Merry-Go-Round, Pharaoh’s Fury, Bumper Cars, Spring Ride, Super Sizzler, and Umbrella and Zipper rides. It’s a festive sight, especially at night when all the rides turn their lights on.

The Kauai Grown booth is festooned with seasonal produce, mostly from Yoshii Farm, and features a rainbow of beautiful fruit and vegetables including dragon fruit, avocados, oranges, pineapple, mamey sapote, huge mangos, and lettuce. Last night, Honi Honi Honey their honey, which you could sample at the honey tasting booth. There were about 10 varieties, including an 8-year-old honey harvested from the Kauai Coffee Farm. It looked and tasted like molasses. Continue Reading →

Pau Hana Friday for August 17

By on August 17, 2012 in Pau Hana Friday

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Restore Kauai Farmers Market

The Perfect Margarita at Tortilla Republic. Daniel Lane photo

The Perfect Margarita at Tortilla Republic. Daniel Lane photo

The new Restore Kauai Farmers Market not only makes parking a lot easier, but the value added products are a welcome addition to the Wednesday farmers market. There is a nicely graded dirt pathway that leads to the hugely popular Kapaa Market across the street. Vendors such as Midnight Bear Breads, and Kauai Kunana Dairy line the entrance. Continue Reading →

Pau Hana Friday for August 10

By on August 10, 2012 in Pau Hana Friday

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Regenerations Seed Garden

Basil seedlings. Daniel Lane photo

Basil seedlings. Daniel Lane photo

Chad Summers, marketing manager of Seeds of Change, visited the Regenerations Seed Garden in Kalihiwai this week. The group planted seeds that Seeds of Change donated to the Kauai Community Seed Bank.

Regenerations Botanical Garden is a nonprofit organization working to conserve plant diversity through community stewardship. Fulfilling the vision of a decentralized botanical garden that exists in our backyards, in our neighbor’s, and in farms and gardens across the island. The Regenerations Seed Garden and Kauai Community Seed Bank collects, regenerates, and distributes plants that are native, rare, threatened, nutrient-dense, high-yielding, medicinal, beautiful, delicious and otherwise important to us, our island, and the planet. Continue Reading →

Pau Hana Friday for August 3

By on August 3, 2012 in Pau Hana Friday

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Honua Lani Gardens

RumFire Mango Mojito and the Bom. Daniel Lane photos

RumFire Mango Mojito and the Bom. Daniel Lane photos

“I have a garden cart in front of my permaculture estate at 6200 Helena Lane, Kapaa, in Kapahai,” says Jai Roberts. “We sell bananas, green beans, greens of all sorts, turmeric and avocados. Everything is grown using organic practices with aged compost. I am passionate about growing food and sharing it with my community.”

Jai created Honua Lani Gardens as a model of sustainable tropical living. The property is on five-acres of botanical grounds with ponds, tropical flowers, sustainable vegetable gardens and a fruit tree orchard. Five bungalows offer a Mini-Resort experience that includes a spa featuring Lomi-Lomi massage, and a Finish style sauna for cleansing Hawaiian salt scrubs. For more information visit the Honua Lani Gardens website, or Facebook page. “I am co creator of the Kauai Sustainability forums, and we have a page for that on Facebook.  Continue Reading →

Pau Hana Friday for July 27

By on July 27, 2012 in Pau Hana Friday

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Koloa Sunshine Market

The Bloody Goose at Kalapaki Joe's. Daniel Lane photo

The Bloody Goose at Kalapaki Joe’s. Daniel Lane photo

The county sponsored Koloa famers market is looking for vendors who have fruit, veggies, and flowers to sell. They are also looking for artisans of Hawaiian arts that includes weaving, carvings, lei making and representation of indigenous herbs and plants.

Located in Old Koloa Town at the Historic Courtyard and Cultural Center, behind Crazy Shirts. If interested please contact Pattie at: 808-639-3982 or 808-742-8377 Continue Reading →

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