Farmers Archive - Page 9 of 10

Small Kine Farm

To make really good mushrooms, you need to have really good material to grow the mushrooms in. So before there was Small Kine Mushrooms, there was a green-recycling company collecting organic material called O‘ahu Community Recycling (OCR).

OCR started its operation making fine compost, which happens to be perfect for growing mushrooms! When the owner of OCR, Fung Yang, realized that there was potential to mimic nature and create something useful with the organic green waste he was collecting from private homes and businesses around the island, Small Kine Farm was born.

Farm Website

What they Grow

Portabella Mushrooms
Crimini Mushrooms

Nalo Farms

If you eat at fine restaurants on Oahu, chances are you’ll see the term “Nalo Greens” on a menu. The ubiquitous salad mix comes from Dean Okimoto’s Nalo Farms in Waimanalo, on eastern Oahu. The small operation sits at the base of the Ko’olau Mountains, which tower majestically over the neat, multihued rows of vegetables. The farm is Hawaii’s premier grower of salad greens, along with delicate microgreens, herbs & esoteric produce such as Okinawan spinach.

The farm also offers tours where you walk with the farmers through the fields to see first hand the variety of greens being grown and how you can use them in your cooking.

Farm Website

What they grow

Nalo Greens
Arugula
Mint
Basil
Oregano
Thyme

Kamaaina Land Nursery

Kamaaina Land Nursery is an organic fruit farm and plant nursery in Pupukea owned by Tina Jensen and her husband, the famous recycled, material artist Bernie Moriaz.

What they grow

Avocados
Seedless and Kaffir Limes
Valencia and Blood Oranges
Meyer Lemons

Kahumana Organic Farm & Cafe

Kahumana Organic Farm, located on the West side of Oahu in Waianae, is a diverse farm using strictly organic and biodynamic methods since in 1977.

At the same time, the farm is a place of vocational learning for families transitioning from homelessness, people with disabilities and youth. Reconnecting with the land through farming is a key stepping stone for leading a more healthy, productive and balanced life.

In addition to the farm, there is a also a cafe on the property serving a variety of farm fresh dishes and a hibiscus tea that quench the greatest of thirsts!

Farm Website

www.kahumana.org

What they grow

Baby Greens
Arugula
Mizuna
Beets
Watermelon Radishes
Swiss Chard
Carrots
Kale (Curly & Lacinato)
Collard Greens
Ong Choy
Cilantro
Leeks
Dill

Kākoʻo ʻŌiwi

Kākoʻo ʻŌiwi is a community-based non-profit organization based in the ahupuaʻa of Heʻeia, moku of Koʻolaupoko, island of Oʻahu. With the support of the local community, Kākoʻo ʻŌiwi acquired a 38-year lease agreement with the State of Hawaiʻi Community Development Authority (HCDA) to implement Māhuahua ʻAi o Hoi (Regrowing the Fruit of Hoi), a long-range project to restore agricultural and ecological productivity to nearly 405-acres within the wetlands of Heʻeia. Through our cultural, educational and ecosystem restoration programs, Kākoʻo ʻŌiwi is promoting the social and economic advancement of the local community.