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How to Make Kiawe Tea

iced kiawe mesquite tea

Want a healthy recipe to make with freshly harvested kiawe (Prosopis pallida) beans? Watch the video to see how to capture this naturally sweet goodness. Kiawe tea is delicious hot, cold, or frozen. Seen here iced, blended with cat’s ear and dandelion root tea, and served with fresh coconut milk. You can also freeze kiawe …

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Hoja Santa (Piper auritum) Wild Yeast Starter

False awa (Piper auritum) wild yeast starter

Do you love fizzy drinks? Looking for a 100% local wild yeast to kickstart your fermentation for wild sodas? False awa (Piper auritum), also called hoja santa, is an incredible new discovery in my wild kitchen. This crazy invasive provides plenty of fizz from its flowers/inflourescences, recipe coming! Jar on left showing bubbles forming after …

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How Not to Kill Yourself Foraging

how not to kill yourself foraging free guide

Release of FREE Guide on Plant Identification Aloha, Today is the release of an offering I’ve been so excited to share. A great compliment to my book Wild Food Plants of Hawai’i, this project gave me the opportunity to provide more detailed information on plant identification and a resource list for digging deeper. Visit our …

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Kahili Ginger Cooking Classes

I’ll be doing 2 wild food cooking classes this week! Join me in Wailuku, either on Thursday from 6-8pm or Saturday from 3-5 for a glimpse into preparing kahili ginger (Hedychium gardnerianum) gari pickle. If you love sushi ginger, you’re going to love this! Creative and delicious ways to use our invasive species. Please RSVP …

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This Is What Local Food Looks Like

  We ran some fabulous dishes during the Hawaii Local Food Challenge! Everything 100% local ingredients from the Hawaiian Islands. Be sure to check out our location, by scrolling to the top of our website.  

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