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Our Heartfelt Kona Nibs
I just had a bowl of fresh mango gathered from our farm, with our cacao (dark chocolate) nibs sprinkled over the top and it was delicious. The unsweetened chocolatey crunch combined with the sweet soft flesh of the mango was great. I’ve also tried them in créme brulée recently and that worked well. They are…
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The Caffeinated Poet
I have always dabbled at writing poetry. Usually I buried my efforts in computer files that only I know exist. But working at home among the coffee trees, teaching college over Zoom and jogging daily have either inspired me or driven me completely off my rocker. I write under the name, The Caffeinated Poet, actually…
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The Kona Coffee Cultural Festival 2018 and More
In early November we spent a beautiful Saturday morning at the Annual Kona Coffee Cultural Festival’s Holualoa Village Coffee & Art Stroll. We found a parking spot above town and walked slowly down one side of the street for about three blocks and then back up the other side. This year 24 of the 800…
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Finding Your Honey
Who doesn’t want to find his honey? I found mine with Lisa, my wife, but this is not about us. It’s about bees and beans, coffee beans that is. When you live on a coffee farm, you pay attention to details you simply never noticed before. We not only have 300 coffee trees, we have…
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December: Ending & Beginning the Cycle
Our coffee farm is nestled above Kealakekua Bay at 930 feet elevation. The end of November brings the end of the coffee harvest. When only a few cherries are left on the trees, we do a final round to strip the remaining cherries, whether green, red or raisins (dried cherry) and throw them away. A…
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