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ALOHA, I’M SUNNY SAVAGE

Internationally recognized wild food forager. I’ve taught thousands of people about wild foods, have traveled to every continent, and enjoy distilling my observations of the natural world into storied solutions.

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Discover five edible invasive species in Hawaii with the Savage Kitchen App. Find wild foods near you, with mapping and recipes for tropical and subtropical locations around the globe. Wild adventures await!

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Harvesting and Processing Aloe Vera – Eat Local Maui Challenge

Java Plum Harvest and Juice – Eat Local Maui Challenge

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#eatlocalmaui2020 has begun! Register —-> www.p

#eatlocalmaui2020 has begun!
Register —-> www.projectlocavore.com
Get prizes for eating food grown here, not flown here. Like this artwork? @flowerflesh has donated a $200 tattoo. I love her work, like this kāhili flower mandala she made for the kāhili ebook on my website 🤩
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#loveyourwild #projectlocavore #eatlocal #kahiliginger #hedychiumgardnerianum #himalayanginger #onewildfoodeveryday #wildfoodplantsofhawaii #invasivore #maui #hawaii

Whooop whoooop, people in 40 countries have now do

Whooop whoooop, people in 40 countries have now downloaded the Savage Kitchen app! We aren’t tracking anyone, it’s self reporting when you sign in, so my guess is that we’re higher than 40 since many people don’t answer. It’s so fun to know where people are using this FREE resource I created. so, if you didn’t fill that info please go to the “Me” tab and hit the settings wheel to update your info - it helps knowing who’s tuning in and how best to serve.
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#savagekitchenapp #eattheinvasives #global #climatechangesolutions #sunnysavage #tech

Sunrise mimosa. Addition of a little java plum jui

Sunrise mimosa. Addition of a little java plum juice, or syrup, makes for beautiful layering effect. Recipe in Savage Kitchen app. Yellow butterfly ginger are still flowering!
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📸 @cadencia
set + styling @wingnutwoman
#loveyourwild #foraging #mimosa #wildfoodplantsofhawaii #onewildfoodeveryday #javaplum #syzygiumcumini #blackplum #jamun #maui #hawaii

The kāhili’s red stamens are so stunning...my f

The kāhili’s red stamens are so stunning...my friend @nattybynature808 calls them the ‘saffron of the tropics’. The kāhili onion jam recipe I posted earlier today pairs beautifully with goat cheese, this mountain pupu platter a stunner. Recipe now up in the Savage Kitchen app!
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📸 @cadencia
#loveyourwild #edibleflowers #eattheinvasives #invasivore #keepitsavage #foraging #kahiliginger #hedychiumgardnerianum #himalayanginger #butterflyginger #onewildfoodeveryday #wildfoodplantsofhawaii #eatlocal #maui #hawaii

Nearly caramelized yellow Maui onions, with kāhil

Nearly caramelized yellow Maui onions, with kāhili flowers (any of the butterfly ginger flowers highlighted in app can be used) make for a delicious and unique spread. Recipe up in the Savage Kitchen app now!
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#loveyourwild #edibleflowers #foraging #keepitsavage #butterflyginger #kahiliginger #hedychiumgardnerianum #himalayanginger #eattheinvasives #invasivore #eattheweeds #eatlocal #maui #hawaii

What’s in your basket? I gave some clues in my n

What’s in your basket? I gave some clues in my newsletter today as to wild foods available on Maui right now. If you need help sourcing things like salt, oil, spices, and all the rest, visit @projectlocavore website (www.projectlocavore.com) for lists of vendors. Eat Local Maui Challenge starts on Saturday, but you can join in any time during the month-long event!
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#eatlocalmaui2020 #projectlocavore #foodsecurity #eatingwiththeseasons #loveyourwild #eatlocal #aipono #maui #hawaii

Ready to win a 2-night stay at the Four Seasons? H

Ready to win a 2-night stay at the Four Seasons? How about a wild food hike and private meal prepared by me? Maui Nui Venison boxes, cash prizes, gift cards to restaurants and grocers, CSA subscriptions and more...all this for including more locally produced and raised foods for the next month. You must sign up on the @projectlocavore website to be eligible (www.projectlocavore.com). Play with us, from Oct 17-Nov 15 and you can join anytime, from including one locally-sourced item in a meal, going 100% Hawaiian Islands for a day, or bang it out 💯 for a month.
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#eatlocalmaui2020 #projectlocavore #eatlocal #foodsecurity #resiliency #community #climatechangesolutions #eatingforchange #alohaaina #aipono #mauinokaoi #maui #hawaii

The Creamy Butterfly. Kāhili flower oxymel, macad

The Creamy Butterfly. Kāhili flower oxymel, macadamia nut orgeat, dark rum. Recipe now in the Savage Kitchen app!
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📸 @cadencia
🎨 @wingnutwoman
🌸 @hawaiiflorafauna
#loveyourwild #drinktheinvasives #invasivore #keepitsavage #orgeat #wilddrinks #craftcocktails #sunnysavage #wildfoodlove #onewildfoodeveryday #wildfoodplantsofhawaii #kahiliginger #hedychiumgardnerianum #himalayanginger #butterflyginger #maui #hawaii

Butterfly ginger oxymel recipe now in the Savage K

Butterfly ginger oxymel recipe now in the Savage Kitchen app! Use in cocktails, mocktails, salad dressings, marinades, etc. And if you’re going for a 100% local item for @projectlocavore Eat Local Maui challenge, make it with @travelingplum guava vinegar and some @beerescuemaui honey!
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#loveyourwild #savagelitchenapp #eatlocal #climatechangesolutions #eattheinvasives #invasivore #invasivespecies #eattheweeds #butterflyginger #hedychiumgardnerianum #kahiliginger #sunnysavage #ediblewildflowers #oxymel #projectlocavore #eatlocalmaui2020 #maui #hawaii

Did you know Aotearoa has many of the same invasiv

Did you know Aotearoa has many of the same invasive species as we have here in Hawai`i? This poster circulating in New Zealand, and I see how fast this plant is spreading on Maui and Hawai`i Island...it doesn’t matter how much chemical gets sprayed on it. So, I imagine a future where we stop ineffective management and choose to instead kickstart our local economies with business that creates aromatherapy and beauty products and food products and lei. Storied solutions that integrate with rather than fight and belittle our kin.
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#loveyourwild #keepitsavage #climatechangesolutions #savagekitchenapp #kahiliginger #hedychiumgardnerianum #himalayanginger #invasivespecies #edibleinvasives #invasivore #eattheweeds #eattheinvasives #aotearoa #newzealand #maui #hawaii

Strawberry guavas are good for me, the wild struct

Strawberry guavas are good for me, the wild structured waters of Iao are good for me, and honestly wearing this #ouraring has been really empowering. I track my deep sleep, rem sleep, heart rate variability, body temp, calorie burn, heart beat, and more with this ring. I got mine on the last black friday/cyber monday and for any fellow #biohacker out there I would really recommend as its helped me so much. Sleep is one of our most powerful medicines - no fancy device needed!
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#loveyourwild #foraging #strawberryguava #waiawi #biohacking #structuredwaterheals #psidiumcattleyanum #savagekitchenapp #sunnysavage #maui #hawaii

Golden hour... . . 📸 @cadencia set+styling @wi

Golden hour...
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📸 @cadencia
set+styling @wingnutwoman

#loveyourwild #edibleinvasivespecies #foraging #invasivespecies #sunnysavage #eatwild #drinkwild #savagekitchenapp #craftcocktails #wilddrinks #goldenhour #maui #hawaii

Have you downloaded the Savage Kitchen app (it’s

Have you downloaded the Savage Kitchen app (it’s free in App Store & Play Store)? Cause get ready, the UN just released a new paper outlining the crisis we are facing to our food systems, and it doesn’t look good. COVID-19 and it’s effects have pushed us into a very uncertain future. Take a peek, it’s titled “Impacts of COVID-19 on food security and nutrition: developing effective policy responses to address the hunger and malnutrition pandemic.”
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#loveyourwild #savagekitchenapp #foodsecurity #pandemic #foodsystems #uncertainty #unitednations #un #climatechangesolutions #werefucked #maui #hawaii

The light shines brightest in the dark. Lady liber

The light shines brightest in the dark. Lady liberty giving hope to those who wish to breathe free. Don’t get distracted by the puppet show, Democracy relies on participation and there is so much more to vote on than just the president.
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On Maui a SuperPAC from Reno, NV run by Grant David Gillham is getting ready to blast citizens with its pro-corporate/pro-development slate of candidates trying to take over the Maui County Council. The public relations company running this $120,000 ad campaign also represents Alexander&Baldwin (A&B) and the President of the communications company (COMMPAC) is married to the President of the Hawai’i Chamber of Commerce, of which A&B is on the Board.
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I will be voting for the following Maui County Council members, as I know they support affordable housing, food security, water rights for the people, and responsible growth.
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Gabe Johnson
Keani Rawlins-Fernandez
Kelly Takaya King
Shane Sinenci
Tamara Paltin
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#vote #getoutthevote #vote2020 #maui #hawaii

#onewildfoodeveryday a leaf, a petal, a piece of f

#onewildfoodeveryday a leaf, a petal, a piece of fruit, a root...something not tied to the system, something connecting you to the place you live.
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#savagekitchenapp #motto #mymotto #eatwild #foraging #wildfood #free #freedom #foodsovereignty #sunnysavage #maui #hawaii

Butter mochi with wild fennel seeds on top. Today’s first grade homeschool math of stirring 120 times; earth science demo of shock waves from an earthquake. Your school tip —-> time to harvest wild fennel seeds on Maui!
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#loveyourwild #homeschool #wildfennel #feralfennel #foeniculumvulgare #buttermochi #foraging #onewildfoodeveryday #wildfoodplantsofhawaii #maui #hawaii

Guava are so under appreciated! Morning nectar fro

Guava are so under appreciated! Morning nectar from yesterday’s roadside forage.
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#loveyourwild #foraging #wildfoodlove #foragedfruit #wildfruits #guava #commonguava #psidiumguajava #eattheinvasives #invasivore #wildfoodplantsofhawaii #onewildfoodeveryday #sunnysavage #savagekitchenapp #wildfood #maui #aipono #hawaii #eatlocalmaui2020

Aloha Friday! A green drink (Spanish needles juice

Aloha Friday! A green drink (Spanish needles juice with a twist - recipe coming soon) in hand, lei made from kāhili leaf...living abundance with invasives.
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set + styling + photo by @wingnutwoman
lei + floral @hawaiiflorafauna
#loveyourwild #foraging #invasivespecies #eattheinvasives #art #climatechangesolutions #savagekitchenapp #sunnysavage #onewildfoodeveryday #wildfoodplantsofhawaii #maui #hawaii #wildfood #craftcocktails #wilddrinks #spanishneedles #bidenspilosa #lei

Never know where the next harvest might be...alway

Never know where the next harvest might be...always fills me with glee!