I’ve tested these out for Hawaii’s climate. They’re fantastic. The Cherokee Purple tomato is classified as a medium sized variety and the one in the picture weighed a pound. The variety is…
Hawaii and the Harvest Moon Economy
One of my fondest memories growing up in Hawaii was coming home and finding a giant bag of something good from someone’s yard on our doorstep. It reminds me so much of…
Eight quail chicks find a new home
I’m going to miss these guys. They hatched a day and a half early, strong and ready to face the world. I had the privilege of keeping them for five days before…
Early Quail Hatches for a One Year Anniversary
Five of a new quail hatch hatched two days early, on Day 15, exactly one year since my first hatch. Yes, that’s a bottle cap. Coturnix quail are amazingly small but they’ll…
Raising Quail: Mom’s Apocalypse Birds
The Bright Idea: Raising Quail At the start of COVID shutdown in March 2020, I had the bright idea of making sure our food supply was fully sustainable. For my daughter and…
Next Plant Exchange, July 13, 2021
Join us at our monthly plant exchange, second Tuesdays in Hawaii Kai
Mahalo! Thank you for another wonderful plant exchange
Just when I think we can’t top the last one, everyone comes through and makes it even bigger, better and more festive. June’s exchange was a roaring success. I’d like to once…
Next Plant Exchange, June 8, 2021
Join us at our monthly plant exchange, second Tuesdays in Hawaii Kai
Excited for May’s Plant Exchange!
Every second Tuesday, we hold a plant exchange at the Kaiser HS parking lot in Hawaii Kai