Ko Mahiai Makeke: Growing and Thriving
Ko Mahiai Makeke began in November of 2020, in the midst of the pandemic, and itʻs been growing and thriving ever since. The marketʻs sign at the Kukui Mall went Read More →
Author: Stormy Soza
Napili Farmers Market: Highway to Health
The Napili Farmers Market hosts a small yet diverse group of farmers, bakers, and makers who set up their goods in a lot off Honoʻapiʻilani Highway, where a row of Read More →
Wednesday Farmers Market: All You Need at the Arena
Written By Viola GaskellThe Wednesday Farmers Market at Oskie Rice Arena is a relaxed, covered market where vendors sell fresh produce, natural medicines, eggs, green juices and soups, fresh sourdough Read More →
Maui’s Fresh Produce Market: Shop With Farmers at Center Court
Written By Viola Gaskel Maui’s Fresh Produce Market vendor Pepito Valdez says he is surely the most prolific zucchini farmer on Maui, if not in all of Hawaiʻi. “If I Read More →
Maui Swap Meet: A One in a Million Farmers Market
Written by Viola Gaskel Forty-one years ago Wil Wong started the Maui Swap Meet at the Maui County Fairgrounds. “I mean, it’s the oldest market on Maui,” says vendor Lia Read More →
Maui Hub: Here to Distribute and Deliver
Maui Hub brings the farm to families with a food hub model which some who love online shopping may call a farmers market 2.0! Each week, boxes of fresh fruits Read More →
Local Harvest / Island Fresh: Maui Mobile Market on a Mission
Written By Viola Gaskel Local Harvest distributor and food advocate, Steve Phillips, thinks everyone has a say when it comes to Maui’s food security. It’s true that the vast majority Read More →
Lahaina Farmers Market: A Sense of Community with a Sunset View
Written by Viola Gaskel Every second and fourth Thursday at the Lahaina Farmers Market, farmers, artisans, bakers, and culinary entrepreneurs set up their wares beneath a sprawling monkeypod tree on Read More →
Farmer’s Market Maui, Kihei: Family Owned and Farm Fresh
Written by Viola Gaskell A local pioneer of the roadside produce stand, Wayne Nishiki of Farmer’s Market Maui, has been selling farm-fresh fruits and vegetables from Maui roadsides since the Read More →
Uala Dill Salad by Kaui Onekea of Ehuola Ohana Health Project
This uala dill salad recipe was developed by Kaui Onekea for the Ehuola Ohana Health Project. Her goal for this dish was to create a delicious mac salad substitute filled Read More →
Easy Ulu Doughnut Holes from The Locavore Store
For the self-proclaimed non-bakers – like Catarina Zaragoza, co-owner of The Locavore Store — this ulu doughnut holes recipe is for you! It’s easy, forgiving, remarkably delicious and gives life Read More →
The People’s Open Market: Generations of Making Fresh Food Affordable
Affordable produce, open urban spaces, and local residents; simple ingredients The People’s Open Market has employed for over 40 years of community building on O’ahu. Started in 1973 by the Read More →
Okolehao Old Fashioned by Hanalei Spirits
An ancient Hawaiian beverage crafted into an Old Fashioned. Hanalei Spirits, the newest makers of this long-enjoyed liquor, get a buzz out of the play on words and the connection Read More →
Waimea Homestead Farmers Market at Honopua Farm: A Trusted Resource
Roen and Ken Hufford have been selling their produce at the Waimea Homestead Farmers Market for more than 25 years! Until recently, the market was held at the Waimea Middle Read More →
Maple Citrus Roasted Carrots by Eileen Magalianes
This maple citrus roasted carrots recipe is a hearty, savory vegan dish with a kick of citrus! Easy to make, it only requires a short time of preparation and baking. Read More →
Sustainable Molokai Mobile Market: A Molokai Farmers Market on Wheels
One minute, it’s just a dirt lot. The next minute, a small refrigerated van and a vehicle pull up. A 10’x 10’ pop-up tent and handwashing stations, dozens of black Read More →
Avocado Guacadile Dip for Keiki by CTAHR’s Nutrition Dept.
They say the trick to getting kids to eat their veggies is to invite them into the kitchen and have them help make the meal. This Avocado Guacadile Dip is Read More →
Country Dill Salad Dressing from Naked Cow Dairy
Country dill salad dressing sounds pretty good, but when you realize the cheese and yogurt used in the recipe is made from fresh milk from well-loved cows raised in Hawaii Read More →
Poi Banana Bread from the Keiki Produce Prescriptions Program
Poi Banana Bread sounds like the beautiful marriage of two of some of the most culturally iconic Hawaiian food crops — kalo and maia, respectively taro and banana. Baking 145 Read More →
Hamakua Harvest Farmers Market: Support Farmers, Enrich Community
A “home” market to many supporters who have attended and cheered this market on since it first opened in 2014, the Hamakua Harvest farmers market is a place to meet Read More →
Kiawe Flour Blondie Aina Bars by Vince Dodge of Waianae Gold
These Blondie Aina Bars are made with “golden, sweet smelling, amazing tasting flour” shares Vince Kanai Dodge, who can vividly remember the first time he received and cooked with Kiawe Read More →
Kilauea Farmers Market at Anaina Hou: Hiki No!
Saturdays bring a crowd of die-hard locavores that rely on the farmers market at Anaina Hou for their fresh supply of nourishing fruits, vegetables, herbs and spices, and local beef Read More →
Grove Farm Market: Lihue Townʻs Saturday Market
It’s a gorgeous morning at Puhi Park Produce and cars line the entire square of the Lihue farmers market! Vendors fill the large, grassy field with tents, tables, and every Read More →
Sautéed Radish Leaves by Amanda Smith, the Menehune Chef
“The connection to the food and the land is what I fell in love with”, shares Amanda Smith. And after seeing her overall well-being improve once moving to Kauai she Read More →
Hakalau Farmers Market & FoodShare: A Lovely Afternoon Treat!
You wont find the name Hakalau in the Hawaiian dictionary. But if you search for the words seperately, haka and lau, the definitions are plentiful. Like the people of this Read More →
Sugarloaf Pineapple Pina Colada by Hanalei Spirits
The Pina Colada is known for being one of those fruity, frilly drinks ordered poolside on hot summer days. Usually filled with canned or powdered ingredients the Wells’ ohana of Read More →
Ulu Tortillas by Tom Pickett of Kilauea Bakery
It’s July 1991 and the Kilauea Bakery bakes its first loaves of bread for the rural Kauai town of Kilauea. Chef and graduate with honors of the Culinary Institute of Read More →
Waipa Farmers Market: The Land that Feeds Kauai
It’s not everyday you have the opportunity to shop at a Kauai farmers market on an actual working farm. This food-centric ahupuaa is the charm of the Waipa Farmers Market. Read More →
Cassava Patties by Aunty Kaiulani Odom of Kokua Kalihi Valley
This Cassava Patties recipe is a favorite of Kaiulani, director of the Roots Program at Kokua Kalihi Valley. An incredible non-profit organization working to foster health and healing in the Read More →
Keauhou Farmers Market: 100% Hawaii Island Grown
The Keauhou Farmers Market offers a wide variety of high quality, locally grown produce and value added products. Delicious foods to take home and enjoy later are also available. Market specials Read More →
Upcountry Farmers Market: A Maui Market to Celebrate
The Upcountry Farmers Market has been a mainstay on Maui for over 40 years. Just recently they celebrated their 10-year anniversary at the Kula Malu Shopping center location and gave Read More →
Kahumana Organic Farms Farmers Market: Straight from the Source
How far do your veggies and fruits travel to get to you? When you buy from Kahumana Farmers Market, a lot of the produce comes from a certified organic farm Read More →
Hanalei Farmers Market: Inviting Extended Ohana to Connect
The love of family and community inspired the creation of this space. A place for everybody to use and gather, meet and celebrate. If you have ever visited this Hanalei Read More →
Taro Vodka Bloody Mary by Hanalei Spirits
This Bloody Mary recipe gets an added boost from Hanalei Spirits Taro Vodka— a delightful liquor that creates a new avenue for local farmers to sell their taro. Staying true Read More →