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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 six 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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There is no doubt the disruptive role invasive spe

There is no doubt the disruptive role invasive species play in our ecosystems. For those who love the land it is painful to see how quickly these opportunistic plants come in and change the entire balance of a native environment. But the way in which they are dealt with is also heart crushing, it doesn’t give us the opportunity to grieve what we’ve lost and move on to what we are dealing with now. Let’s shift the narrative to abundance species, and start integrating the most abundant things in our ecosystems into our daily lives.

It’s the final day of the PIN IT to WIN IT contest! Hope you’ll get out there and drop some haole koa pins in the #savagekitchenapp Haole koa is in the Top 100 Most Invasive Species on the Planet.

🎥 @audrey_andthewild
mandala design set @wingnutwoman

#loveyourwild #lovetheland #stopsprayingchemicals #invasivespecies #abundancespecies #haolekoa #leucaenaleucocephala #rivertamarind #guaje #foraging

Hey Foraging Family…we are just over 24 hours ou

Hey Foraging Family…we are just over 24 hours out from the end of the PIN IT to WIN IT contest. So many great prizes on proffer…hope you can get out there and drop a haole koa pin in the #savagekitchenapp

#haolekoa #leucaenaleucocephala #rivertamarind #guaje #whiteleadtree

😍 haole koa & roasted garlic spread. Aloha Frid

😍 haole koa & roasted garlic spread.
Aloha Friday! Recipe in the #savagekitchenapp by Chef Sofia Flores Florencia @abuelitatechnology

#guaje #leucaenaleucocephala #wildfoodlove #foraging #eattheinvasives #invasivespecies #abundancespecies #haolekoa

The Dirty Haole. martini 🍸 I put this recipe, u

The Dirty Haole. martini 🍸
I put this recipe, using dill pickled haole koa bud juice and garnish, plus 5 more fun new haole koa recipes up in the #savagekitchenapp

#dirtymartini #martini #craftcocktails #wildcocktails #over21 #loveyourwild #haolekoa #leucaenaleucocephala #rivertamarind #haole #maui #hawaii #guaje #whiteleadtree

Have you had an introduction in #savagekitchenapp

Have you had an introduction in #savagekitchenapp ?

#haolekoa #leucaenaleucocephala

Are you seeing haole koa in a new way? #mask art

Are you seeing haole koa in a new way?

#mask art #reveal #haolekoa #leucaenaleucocephala #see #savagekitchenapp

A raw mole verde made with green haole koa seeds i

A raw mole verde made with green haole koa seeds is now up in the #savagekitchenapp It pairs beautifully with pumpkin tamale 🥰 Recipe by Chef Sofia Flores Florencia @abuelitatechnology Can’t see it when you open the app? Make sure to update to see all the new haole koa stuffs.

PIN IT to WIN IT contest is on now…maybe your Sunday Funday is playing along by making this recipe and tagging us using #savagekitchenapp

I have more haole koa recipes to upload over the coming days!

#goodfood #realfood #wildfood #invasivore #eattheinvasives #wildfoodlove #sundayfunday #haolekoa #leucaenaleucocephala #guaje #moleverde #whiteleadtree #rivertamarind

Wishing you all a peaceful and relaxed Sunday morn

Wishing you all a peaceful and relaxed Sunday morning. May it be a fun day, filled with even a moment to observe and show gratitude for this beautiful planet Earth.

Contest starts NOW!!! All are welcome to start dropping pin locations for the PIN IT to WIN IT contest - with these 6 beautiful haole koa inspired prizes for the winners.

If you have the app, now is time to go to the App Store or Google Play Store and UPDATE the app so you can see haole koa recipes and on the map. If you don’t have it yet, download now for free. If you’re playing in the contest send me a message with your email you used to register for the app and the social media handle you’ll be using for #savagekitchenapp

#haolekoa #leucaenaleucocephala #citizenscience #invasivespecies #contest #global #savagekitchenapp

Whether we foraged or hunted it, grew it ourselves

Whether we foraged or hunted it, grew it ourselves, traded, gifted, or bought…each ingredient a story of place and our connection to it.

Haole koa (Leucaena leucocephala) isn’t often recognized as food in modern times, but if you’ve happened upon this video then here it stands, another abundant (invasive) food growing at nearly everyone’s doorstep in Hawai`i.

An awesome 💪🏽🚺 team came together to make this happen!
🎥 video @audrey_andthewild
🎨 set + style @wingnutwoman

#abundance #invasivespecies #eattheinvasives #invasivore #loveyourwild #eatlocal #localfood #guaje #haolejoa #rivertamarind #whiteleadtree #tantan #ipilipil #ancientfoodways #sunnysavage #maui #hawaii #wildfoodplantsofhawaii #onewildfoodeveryday

Triple strand haole koa weave necklace…this priz

Triple strand haole koa weave necklace…this prize in the PIN IT to WIN IT contest, made by @pueo_mana_designs

Pulling all-nighters over here to ride the waves of app submission and get this thing live to you. We are for sure on to start contest this Saturday or Sunday. Stay Tuned here and newsletter for start.

#weekendkinetings #newmoon #haolekoa #jewelry #rivertamarind #guaje #whiteleadtree #leucaenaleucocephala #invasivespecies #art #blue #brown #white #wildmedicine

This recipe is easy breezy…green haole koa seed

This recipe is easy breezy…green haole koa seed pico de gallo…and summertime juicy heirloom tomatoes make 💯 local ingredients so yummy in this epic raw & bright salsa. Created by Chef Sofia Flores Florencia @abuelitatechnology

The haole koa in the Central Valley of Maui are mostly peaking as brown seeds right now. But, that is only the main crescendo of ripening and I have still definitely seen plenty of green seeds available. Start 👀 cause u want this pico de gallo goodness ~

#savagekitchenapp #picodegallo #recipes #haolekoa #freshfood #localfood #heirloomtomatoes #leucaenaleucocephala #guaje #rivertamarind #wildfoodplantsofhawaii #maui #mexico

Who’s ready for some help with interspecies comm

Who’s ready for some help with interspecies communication? This PIN IT to WIN IT contest prize of haole koa flower essence helps, with only a few drops, shift your awareness and open to all the ways in which non-human species are communicating with us. Dive deep into a practice of nature observation facilitated by the medicine of these white pompom flowers.

The App was approved in the App Store on Tuesday, but when we tried to load preview images they changed the rules to have to include iPhone 11 screenshots, so we continue on the rollercoaster of app submission and are resubmitting today. It’s close!

#floweressences #energymedicine #interspeciescommunication #haolekoa #leucaenaleucocephala #rivertamarind #whiteleadtree #guaje #loveyourwild

I hope you all know this is my love language to Ha

I hope you all know this is my love language to Hawai`i. Creating/facilitating/noticing the beauty of place, of `āina. Haole Koa disrupts ecosystems, there is no doubt, but the plant used the skill of being an opportunist in the most degraded of places to heal the pain of the colonizers destruction. Dumping tons of goddamn poison on them ain’t gonna change it. We must wrangle ourselves free of the continuation of mindsets attached to disrespect for life.

This beautiful art was created by @natureofsophia - a woman living in Hawai`i whose Grandmother is from Mexico where haole koa originates.

PIN IT to WIN IT!

#loveyourwild #healing #alohaaina #haolekoa #leucaenaleucocephala #whiteleadtree #rivertamarind #guaje #eattheinvasives #savagekitchenapp #maui #hawaii

I’m not sure what’s appropriate in posting som

I’m not sure what’s appropriate in posting someone’s image after they pass, but Dr. Haunani-Kay Trask for those who live and breathe in Hawai`i is kumu who has and will continue to inspire many. Hawaiians are sovereign on their own land. #landback #hawaiiansovereignty

I just got an update that the haole koa app update

I just got an update that the haole koa app update might be live by Friday’s new moon 🌙 love getting closer to dreaming about this beautiful print prize for the PIN IT to WIN IT contest being tacked up in some teenagers bedroom, framed in an office space, propped up in an artists nook, a messy house, maybe a clean house, a fancy place, or a humble hale…oh the places you could go!

#savagekitchenapp #contest #dreaming #art #eattheinvasives #invasivespecies #haolekoa #rivertamarind #whiteleadtree #leucaenaleucocephala #botanicalillustration #botanicalart #maui #hawaii

PIN IT to WIN IT contest prize - this beauty will

PIN IT to WIN IT contest prize - this beauty will be up for grabs soon. When I saw @pueo_mana_designs weaving I knew I wanted to support her work. Asked if she could combine the Job’s tears & haole koa seeds in this pattern and voilá. Making beauty from the land we live on, with the double bonus of preventing further seed dispersal of these opportunistic/disruptive plants 😎

To be eligible for prizes you will ::
1. drop haole koa pin locations on the map, which must include a photo =10pts

2. use the hashtag #savagekitchenapp =1pt

3. Contest open for any app user around the globe. Contest runs for one week, start date announced here and my newsletter. Person with the most points gets first choice of prizes, person with second most points gets second choice, etc. There are 6 prizes to choose from. Prizes will be sent 3 weeks from close of contest, or sooner.

#nature #beauty #haolekoa #leucaenaleucocephala #jobstears #coixlacrymajobi #maui #hawaii #contest #art #wildfood #wildart #wildmedicine #wearyourmedicine

Here’s what the new haole koa icon looks like in

Here’s what the new haole koa icon looks like in the #savagekitchenapp

This haole koa seed necklace with heart clasp is u

This haole koa seed necklace with heart clasp is up for grabs in the PIN IT to WIN IT contest…who is going to drop the most haole koa pins on the map and be wearing this beauty?

jewelry by @pueo_mana_designs
#contest #wildthings #haolekoa #leucaenaleucocephala #rivertamarind #whiteleadtree #global #beauty #art #relationship #eattheinvasives #invasivespecies #maui #hawaii

PIN IT to WIN IT contest is designed to encourage

PIN IT to WIN IT contest is designed to encourage participants to drop haole koa pin locations on a map in the #SavageKitchenApp - the map is global, so this contest is open to everyone.

Start date will be announced here, as well as my newsletter, so stay tuned as I’m unsure when the updated app version will be released “into the wild” (see previous post for reference 😜). Swipe to see Rules & Prizes.

Speaking of prizes, there are some incredibly beautiful haole koa-themed items that will be hard for me to giveaway. Swipe to see the haole koa seed jewelry by @pueo_mana_designs - art by @natureofsophia and printed by @merge_hawaii - and haole koa flower essence made by me.

Start scouting your haole koa locations now! If you don’t know how to drop a pin you can watch a video tutorial in the GUIDE tab —> How to Use The App article. Remember to not drop pins on private property or kapu locations, this isn’t about giving away secret/sacred locations, there’s PLENTY of haole koa out there in the commons!!! Not all pins are foraging locations, but helps people who don’t know how to identify the plant find it in real life and give us an understanding of areas it likes to grow so we can look out for more.

#foodsecurity #foodsovereignty #eatlocal #eattheinvasives #loveyourwild #haolekoa #leucaenaleucocephala #art #jewelry #climatechangesolutions #sunnysavage #maui #hawaii #citizenscience #tech #nature #respect #food

Did you know that in the app world it’s called “releasing it into the wild” when your app goes live. I laughed so hard the first time I heard this terminology.

I’m not quite sure when the updated version of the #savagekitchenapp with haole koa will be released into the wilds of the internet.It’s mostly dependent on how long the App Store takes to review (1 day to 3 weeks!) Just like natures ripening, we never know exactly when the wild fruits will ripen, but we do know they’re worth the wait!

If you want to participate in the PIN IT to WIN IT contest, with all of its fabulous haole koa-themed prizes, stay tuned here for exact start of contest (I’ll also announce in my newsletter for all you subscribers).

#eattheinvasives #haolekoa #leucaenaleucocephala #contest #haleakala #loveyourwild #maui #hawaii