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S.P.A.C.E. Farmers Market

Written by Sonia Martinez on Wednesday, 24 November 2010 13:00.

The SPACE market is located in the Seaview subdivision in lower Puna.
The SPACE market is located in the Seaview subdivision in lower Puna.
The Seaview Performing Arts Center for Education (SPACE) is the creation of the Hawai’i Volcano Circus (HVC) where a variety of successful art programs were established. SPACE serves as a hub for many creative endeavors and also has been hosting the farmers market for the last three years. Since then, this colorful market has been attracting between 30 to 50 vendors, depending on the time of year and over 300 patrons every Saturday morning. The SPACE farmers market is located off Highway 137 (Red Road) in lower Puna at the Seaview Performing Art Center for Education, from which it takes the name as an acronym. Once you turn into the Seaview subdivision, the signs are not very obvious and I had to ask someone how to find it.

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Food for Thought: Growing Your Own Carbohydrates

Written by Scott Middlekauf on Wednesday, 24 November 2010 10:14.

Scott shows off his peach palms.
Scott shows off his peach palms.
Just the other day, while I was eating my supper in one of my “doom and gloom” modes, it occurred to me that I have no idea what sort of a safety net exists globally in terms of food supply. How much food is stored up? My answer could have been three months, or three years. I had no clue. So, I went on a few government web sites to look at the official statistics. As it turns out, since 1999, global grain production has consistently fallen short of demand. 2008 was the largest worldwide grain harvest ever, but it failed to break even. So right now we are left with a 59 day buffer. Two months, then we are running on empty (empty bellies, that is).

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Chef-Farmer Partnerships Featured at Hamakua Alive!

Written by Sonia R. Martinez on Tuesday, 23 November 2010 14:47.

The 4th Annual Hamakua Alive! Festival was held on Saturday, October 23, 2010, just outside Honoka'a.
The 4th Annual Hamakua Alive! Festival was held on Saturday, October 23, 2010, just outside Honoka'a.
For the first time since its beginning, the 4th annual Hamakua Alive! Festival was held at a new location. Sponsored by The Tom Kadooka Foundation, the festival was held in the beautiful Pa’auhau Community Park just outside Honoka’a. Farmer-vendor displays, cooking contests, games, music by John Keawe and Cyril Pahinui, and lots of ono food tastings were just some of the Hamakua Alive! activities on Saturday, October 23, 2010. Jim and Tracy Reddekopp, owners of the Hawaiian Vanilla Company, formed the Tom Kadooka Foundation to honor the man, his family and his life’s work in developing Hawai’i-grown vanilla. The foundation has become a vehicle to give back to the agricultural community. 

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Ho'oulu ka 'Ulu - Revitalizing Breadfruit Update #2

Written by HHFN on Monday, 22 November 2010 00:00.

Young 'ulu fruit.
A young 'ulu fruit.
323 people responded to our 'ulu survey - well beyond our expectations! Please see below for survey highlights. Here are some ways for people to participate in revitalizing breadfruit:
  1. Save the date: Saturday, September 24, 2011, we will have a Breadfruit Festival at Amy B.H. Greenwell Ethnobotanical Garden in Captain Cook.
  2. We are looking for farmers who are already producing 'ulu to participate in a project to improve management practices and marketing. Please email  This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. by Wednesday, November 23, 2010 if you are interested in participating.
  3. If you have 'ulu fruit that is going to waste and you would like it to be harvested by skilled professionals and be given to people who want and need it, please click here to participate in a gleaning project to help those who are hungry.

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Growing an Abundant Perennial Food Garden Workshop

Written by Sonia Martinez on Wednesday, 27 October 2010 00:00.

Perennial vegetables and fruits growing in diverse plantings at Mohala Lehua Farm.
Perennial vegetables and fruits growing in diverse plantings at Mohala Lehua Farm.
On the morning of Sunday, September 26, 2010, a group of interested people attended a workshop called “Growing an Abundant Perennial Food Garden,” which focused on establishing a low-input garden of perennial food plants that can feed a family healthy food year-round for years.

The workshop was sponsored by the Hawai’i Homegrown Food Network and held at Mohala Lehua Farm near Hawi, North Kohala as part of the the North Kohala Eat Locally Grown Campaign. The workshop presenters were Craig Elevitch, Neil Logan and Sophia Bowart.

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