Sights and Scents of Maui

Sights and Scents of Maui Maui is the most visually beautiful place The air is sensual and stimulating too Exotic flowers reach out to us to touch them. Some are soft, some fragrant, others vibrant with color and strong waxy tropical stems. Delicate plumeria fall around us waiting to be plucked and placed behind an [...]

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Sights and Scents of Maui

Sights and Scents of Maui Maui is the most visually beautiful place The air is sensual and stimulating too Exotic flowers reach out to us to touch them. Some are soft, some fragrant, others vibrant with color and strong waxy tropical stems. Delicate plumeria fall around us waiting to be plucked and placed behind an [...]

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My Day with @NotQuiteNigella

I was so tickled when I got a tweet that my Twitter friend Lorraine was to be on Maui for 5 days and would love to meet me. I’d been following her awesome food blog Not Quite Nigella since 2009. She is highly creative and a total inspiration. She’s also gorgeous! I told her I’d [...]

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Harvest time at Maui Coffee Farms

It was an amazing day for Agriculture in West Maui at Piliani Kope Farm and Kaanapali Coffee Farms. The Coffee cherries were ripe for the harvest. Got a glimpse of the coffee harvesters in action and the abundant coffee cherries here ready to be transported to the mill for sorting, washing, pulping and drying. What [...]

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Beautiful Day at the West Maui Coffee Farms

The winds were howling in Launiupoko this morning as they blew out of the valley from the West Maui Mountains. The barn doors at Piliani Kope Farm had to be closed and Greg was roasting coffee for tomorrow’s Farmers Market. We enjoyed delicious Coffee, banana bread, chocolate chip cookies by Susy and a trek into [...]

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Great Day for a Farm Tour

It was a great day for a farm tour… The skies cleared when the winds blew the cane smoke away. The ocean was gorgeous at Ho’okipa. We thoroughly enjoyed Ali’i Kula Lavender farm and had lunch on the lower deck area where the first Kupumaui Brunch was held. Giant King Protea. I gave my own [...]

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Ulupalakua Speaks

Huge crowds of cattle mooing in the fields of Ulupalakua today. They were so vocal. You’ll have to hear the video clip, later. Moooo… Apparently, at Maui’s Winery they had just Processed pineapple wine and the by products were given to the cattle. They were so happy. Finally and thankfully, the VOG had left today. [...]

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Our Week at the Farms

It was a gorgeous week on Maui. We immersed ourselves in flowers and nature. Ulupalakua was a beautiful green from recent rains. At the Lavender Farm we saw huge bouquets of Protea, plants full of buds and rare delicate geraniums below. Blue hydrangeas were big topiaries. Dinner plate yellow Dahlias at Kula Country Farms are [...]

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Perusing My Garden

There was a nice steady rain today up-country Maui. My garden loved the soft raindrops and delightful moisture. I was preparing to harvest enough lettuce for fifty people to enjoy at Kupu Maui tomorrow. My zinnias are blooming. Papayas are happening. Sunflowers about to open… Some of the lettuce I harvested today… Gotta love gardening [...]

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T-Shirts by Marilyn

These are shirts I painted years ago. love pastels… Love flowers Cotton is my canvas… Marilyn Jansen Lopes http://mauicountryfarmtours.com 808 283-9131 @jamarilyn on Twitter

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