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Plant a garden… Dream a Farm

Here at Maui Country Farm Tours we visit the farms on Maui. It is so beautiful and inspiring to meet with farmers and learn about Maui’s agricultural beauty. We hope to inspire many young people on Maui to pursue a dream in agriculture contributing to the future of Hawaii. The land is changing and small…

10 Things to do in 2012

Hi everyone, It’s a brand new year and all I want to do is slow down and get into my country life on Maui. I plan to continue our Up-Country Farm Tours to Kula Country Farms, Ali`i Kula Lavender, Surfing Goat Dairy and Maui’s Winery and visit as many farms as possible to film and…

Maui Christmas

Aloha everyone, Mele Kalikimaka to all our friends, families and visitors to Maui. What a wonderful time to let go and just enjoy each other’s company in a spirit of sharing and enjoying the beauty of Maui. Sunny or cloudy, Maui has a wonderful closeness like nowhere else in the world. It has been compared…

Wordless Wednesday on Maui

 Happy Holidays, everyone. These are wreaths made by students at Ali`i Kula Lavender Farm  Class. What is your favorite thing about the holidays? ~ Marilyn                                              

Aloha Friday

    Aloha Friday everyone. In Hawaii Aloha Friday is special every Friday. Back in the eighties, people still dressed in Aloha wear in the office on Aloha Friday. You could see ladies with flowers in their hair and  their lovely long Hawaiian print dresses making this a very special day. As we prepare for the…

Wordless Wednesday Sunset Over Kaho’olawe

Submitted to 5 Minutes for Moms “Wordless Wednesday”

New “Sugar Express Tour”

Have a short time and want to see some of Maui’s agricultural beauty? Let us offer you a beautiful ride in our 8 passenger air-conditioned van with big picture windows to enjoy the scenery on Maui. We’ll pick  up Pride of America passengers at Kahului Harbor and others at  Whole Foods Kahului by the picnic…

Up-Country Photo Farm Tour

Last Friday we did a wonderful Concierge Tour of Up-Country Maui and Surfing Goat Dairy. Maui’s Winery and The Lavender Farm are the most beautiful places to spend time in nature. At the winery we ate our picnic lunch under the shade of one hundred and fifty year old trees. It was a step back…

Kula Country Farms Pie TweetUp

Pies Pies Pies Maui Country Farm Tours will take you to the farms in style. One of the farms we’ll be stopping at is Kula Country Farms Up-country farm. Last weekend we had The Pie TweetUp and it was a great success! Dania Katz of Edible Hawaiian Islands Magazine hosted a wonderful #PieTweetUp at Kula Country…

Ho`olawa Farms

One of the most beautiful Native Plant Farms in the state of Hawaii is Ho`olawa Farms in Haiku, Maui. I visited this beautiful place in 2004 while researching for my book Amaryllis, Amaryllis, How Does Your Garden Grow? “Organincally, of Course!”   I met Anna Palomino, who gave me a personal tour explaining many of the plants which were endangered or near extinct and those that were being propagated on Maui. Some were native to Kauai, others to East Maui  and various climates and different elevations of the Hawaiian Islands. It is an amazing experience to imagine the islands before human beings stepped foot here.  When one pictures the land untouched it is a calming experience to the soul and spirit. I would love to see more natives planted throughout all islands. She said that many of the seeds are…