Tomato Jam by Chef Lyndon Honda of Project Kokua
This Tomato Jam recipe was created by Chef Lyndon Honda who was born and raised on Oahu and attended culinary school at Kapiolani Community College. For the past 20 years Read More →
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Wild Root Beer Recipe by Sunny Savage of Savage Kitchen
The often “fleeting and ethereal” wintergreen smell of the Island Snakeroot plant gets captured when its roots are fermented for this root beer recipe shares Sunny Savage. She was asked Read More →
Kukui Grove Monday Pau Hana Market: Eat The Season in Style
Newly named the Monday Pau Hana Market, this Lihue farmers market is a collaborative creation of Kukui Grove Center and the Kauai County Farm Bureau. Relaunching of this 20 year Read More →
Chili by Carissa Holley of Blue Zones Project
This chili recipe was a way for Carissa Holley to turn her whole family into bean lovers. As a working mother of two, vegetables and a crockpot are key components Read More →
Hukilau Lanai’s Warm Quinoa Salad with Hanalei Taro Hummus
This warm quinoa salad recipe uses seasonal ingredients grown by local Kauai farmers like cauliflower, curry leaves, sweet peppers and limes. Ron Miller, co-owner and chef of Hukilau Lanai, typically Read More →
Waimea Midweek Market: A Charming Treasure
Tucked away amid the green pastures of Parker Ranch in the beautiful town of Waimea, this Wednesday morning farmers market has all the elements needed to create a successful start Read More →
Mama Jelly’s Chicken Papaya from Tita Kaiwi of Maui Food Bank
A comforting Filipino soup — chicken papaya is the “chicken noodle soup” of Hawaii. To get the ingredients for this recipe Tita Kaiwi took a trip to the Maui Upcountry Read More →
Kapaa Sunshine Market: Beachfront & Bountiful
Farmers hurriedly set up their booths amongst a light, drizzly rain and distant thunder. Not wanting to keep the crowds waiting in the wet, market manager Niki Kunioka-Volz gives the Read More →
Kabocha Squash Soup from Kaimana Brummel of Blue Zones Project
The meal Kaimana Brummel makes for every occasion has humble beginnings at her local farmers market where she first discovered the star of her kabocha squash soup. Kaimana lives right 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 →
Puhi Park Produce: The New Lihue Farmers 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 →