July 2012

Gardening For Life

As a self-taught gardener I learned by experience that any soil can be improved. The secret is to amend… amend… amend… I learned that early from reading Organic Gardening magazines in 1978. I also learned that it was possible to garden without poisons or fertilizers. When someone tells me they have clay soil, sandy soil […]

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What’s in our Maui Gardens

In Hawaii there’s perfect weather year round and the seasons are subtle but we do have changes in our climate. There’s rain and drought. Hawaiians planted uala (sweet potatoes) and dry land taro root in Kula (dry land). Protea and lavender tolerate dry land well making them sustainable. Native plants survived without human intervention for […]

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Carnival Cruisers on Maui

One of our largest group tours was this private tour with fifteen passengers who arrived on Maui via Carnival Cruise. You never know what to expect so you have to be ready for anything. Two of the guests were slightly handicapped. One gentleman had fallen on his face during rough waters on the cruise ship. […]

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Maui Preserved

Tonight’s guests at Slow Food Maui‘s Taste Education series were Anthony LaBua and Maleta Van Loan of Maui Preserved. They’ve created a wonderful brand that supports local farmers and inspires creativity in the kitchen. Their first product, a Hawaiian Chile Pepper Sauce was created in 2010. They established their commercial kitchen in Haiku and since […]

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Maui Country Living

What a happy sight to see gorgeous flowers, sweeping vistas, blue blue ocean from grassy, green pastures high on the slopes of Haleakala. I smile when I look at this bouquet of lavender at Ali’i Kula Lavender Farm. Our guests from all over the world love nature and how the beauty of the land restores […]

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Country Living on Maui

The Joy of Country is having flowers in our life every day… Fresh picked lavender… Petunias at Kula Country Farms… Did I say Lavender? Sweeping vistas… Earthy rich soil… Horses… Babies We love Country and sharing Maui’s Agricultural Beauty Marilyn Jansen Lopes http://mauicountryfarmtours.com 808 283-9131 @jamarilyn on Twitter

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Island Road Trip

In Hawaii, we love island hopping but for some it’s not that often. As airfares rise it can cost up to $300.00 round trip just to get to Honolulu from Maui. If you’re savvy you can seek your tickets early and this week Hawaiian Airlines was as low as $65.00 each way. There’s so much […]

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A Tour of Ali’i Kula Lavender

A tour of the Lavender Farm in Kula, Maui is an agricultural adventure. In summer, as you approach the entrance, you begin to see thousands of grey mounds with purple stems bursting to the sky. Upon close observation you’ll see over 45 varieties of English, Spanish and French Lavender. Sweet English lavender has the long […]

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More of #MauiPie

As you can see, our celebration of Pies at Kula Country Farms was very popular… There were even more pies to follow these beauties. I was hoping for more pizzas and again didn’t get a chance to taste this one by @daniakatz because it’s difficult to eat that much pie! But it’s fun to see […]

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Kailua Morning

Today I had the pleasure of meeting my twitter and Facebook friend Marianne Schultz @DaMews in Kailua. She’s good friends with Camille of Camille’s on Wheels. (excellent foodie) Here holding mango pie. Marianne, Koele and me at Camille’s Camille @Camillesonwheel LOL 1 wheel We sampled grilled cheese with roasted pablano chiles on Hawaiian Sweet Bread […]

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