Saturday, March 20, 2010
jobless, homeless and poor.
yup, that is what we are now. we are done at the farm. over. although, we have already been over there three times in the last 2 days because we are lost. pretty soon they will probably get sick of us and put up some kapu signs (no trespassing). maybe not, we are pretty cool to hang out with.
so, right now, our lovely friends sarah and jared were so kind to let us stay at their jungalow down the street! we are so lucky!! we are out of the rain too, in a mini jungalow thing. it has been pouring ALL MORNING and afternoon. it never stops. winter has official arrived even though it is the first day of spring. it is even cold. like 64 degrees.
the dietels just left the island (minus joe of course). we had a GREAT time. stayed at mamas fish house and in napili on the west side. mamas fish house was the party place. we had jens birthday party and kevons retirement bash with lots of splash (pineapple and passionfruit wine, Yum)! the beach was beautiful. the waves on the north shore are huge. there were a few rainy days here and there. then we went to the other side of the island--hot, sunny and touristy. we got to lounge around on the beach for three whole days. drinking martinis the neighbors gave us (the wife gave us all of her husbands booze because he gets too crazy she said). relaxing and reading. it was great. it all went by so fast! and then they were gone.
we had so much fun, joe and i are in family vacation withdrawl. we feel lost. and we realized we have no job. no home and very little money. damn. the end is near. tomorrow we get the car though...freedom!!! we get to roll around the island in an old car with $4/gal gas prices. scarrrrrrrry.
anyway, just thought we would do a little update thingy. we leave in less than three weeks. But, we have friends coming this thursday which we are VERY EXCITED about!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! krista and e franklin!!
monk seal on hamoa beach! what a coincidence.
whale! we went on a whale watch with the family and saw billion and trillions of whales.
water cave at waianapanapa state park
joe and his brother pondering life together at black sands beach at waianapanapa state park in hana
joe and his mother playing yahtzee. do not really know what susan is doing with her lei, but whatever.
joe with his last banana harvest at the farm
waterfall time. we did a group farm trip to kipahulu and saw wailua falls.
green onions from the last harvest. yum.
so, right now, our lovely friends sarah and jared were so kind to let us stay at their jungalow down the street! we are so lucky!! we are out of the rain too, in a mini jungalow thing. it has been pouring ALL MORNING and afternoon. it never stops. winter has official arrived even though it is the first day of spring. it is even cold. like 64 degrees.
the dietels just left the island (minus joe of course). we had a GREAT time. stayed at mamas fish house and in napili on the west side. mamas fish house was the party place. we had jens birthday party and kevons retirement bash with lots of splash (pineapple and passionfruit wine, Yum)! the beach was beautiful. the waves on the north shore are huge. there were a few rainy days here and there. then we went to the other side of the island--hot, sunny and touristy. we got to lounge around on the beach for three whole days. drinking martinis the neighbors gave us (the wife gave us all of her husbands booze because he gets too crazy she said). relaxing and reading. it was great. it all went by so fast! and then they were gone.
we had so much fun, joe and i are in family vacation withdrawl. we feel lost. and we realized we have no job. no home and very little money. damn. the end is near. tomorrow we get the car though...freedom!!! we get to roll around the island in an old car with $4/gal gas prices. scarrrrrrrry.
anyway, just thought we would do a little update thingy. we leave in less than three weeks. But, we have friends coming this thursday which we are VERY EXCITED about!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! krista and e franklin!!
monk seal on hamoa beach! what a coincidence.
whale! we went on a whale watch with the family and saw billion and trillions of whales.
water cave at waianapanapa state park
joe and his brother pondering life together at black sands beach at waianapanapa state park in hana
joe and his mother playing yahtzee. do not really know what susan is doing with her lei, but whatever.
joe with his last banana harvest at the farm
waterfall time. we did a group farm trip to kipahulu and saw wailua falls.
green onions from the last harvest. yum.
Wednesday, March 10, 2010
Sunday, February 28, 2010
Tsunami!!!
Saturday morning started out with phone calls from nervous mothers beginning at 5:30. After hearing of the earthquake in Chile, and the threat of a tsunami coming our way we couldn't really go back to sleep. It's not everyday that you hear a tsunami is coming! We spent the morning reading up on when the tsunami was coming, and how big it might be.
All was calm and beautiful when we went outside in the early morning.
Starting at around 8am little dinky planes flew around the coasts with sirens warning people to get away from the coasts and get to higher ground. Many of the lower lying roads were shut down, and people on the west side had to move to higher ground if they were below the fourth floor. It seemed like this was going to be a hell of a tsunami with all of the precautions that were made. Knowing this everyone was really excited for the chance to see the waves come in. At the farm we are at about 500 ft elevation, and over a half mile away from the ocean. So really safe, and a perfect viewing spot!
You can see how stressed out we all are at our "tsunami party" on the deck.
Waiting for the big one!
After gazing out to sea for over two hours we all gave up, and realized the tsunami was a no show. We all were a little dissapointed that there wasn't even any big waves, but overall thankful that nothing serious happened.
All was calm and beautiful when we went outside in the early morning.
Starting at around 8am little dinky planes flew around the coasts with sirens warning people to get away from the coasts and get to higher ground. Many of the lower lying roads were shut down, and people on the west side had to move to higher ground if they were below the fourth floor. It seemed like this was going to be a hell of a tsunami with all of the precautions that were made. Knowing this everyone was really excited for the chance to see the waves come in. At the farm we are at about 500 ft elevation, and over a half mile away from the ocean. So really safe, and a perfect viewing spot!
You can see how stressed out we all are at our "tsunami party" on the deck.
Waiting for the big one!
After gazing out to sea for over two hours we all gave up, and realized the tsunami was a no show. We all were a little dissapointed that there wasn't even any big waves, but overall thankful that nothing serious happened.
Sunday, February 21, 2010
Pictures from around the farm
Were bringing blogs back! Yeah! Okay, we don't want to overload you with blogs all of a sudden, but we are so excited that we figured out how to work this thing again.
This post is going to excite all of you foodies and gardening nuts. Here are some photos from a day in the life of a wwoofer at Hale Akua Garden Farm.
Beets! Mississippi Market represent
Big beautiful beets!
We sell Turmeric locally, and also to Rainbow Grocery coop in San Francisco
Chard grown in joe's garden, lehua
Beets and fennel
Lovely Grace garden
Ginger drying in the seedling room
Joe has harvested hundreds of pounds of Ginger!
Biochar demonstration at the Ma'a Conference. http://www.mauialohaaina.org/schedule.htm
This is the view we wake up to every morning from our room!
This is our swimming hole which sits on top of a 200 foot waterfall!
Vegan chocolates from friends back in MN!
The parents!
the rejects :(
This post is going to excite all of you foodies and gardening nuts. Here are some photos from a day in the life of a wwoofer at Hale Akua Garden Farm.
Beets! Mississippi Market represent
Big beautiful beets!
We sell Turmeric locally, and also to Rainbow Grocery coop in San Francisco
Chard grown in joe's garden, lehua
Beets and fennel
Lovely Grace garden
Ginger drying in the seedling room
Joe has harvested hundreds of pounds of Ginger!
Biochar demonstration at the Ma'a Conference. http://www.mauialohaaina.org/schedule.htm
This is the view we wake up to every morning from our room!
This is our swimming hole which sits on top of a 200 foot waterfall!
Vegan chocolates from friends back in MN!
The parents!
the rejects :(
Nearing the end
With only two weeks left on the farm I put myself up pretty bad. Now we know are sickles are sharp after one sliced clear to the bone on my ankle.
Chels has been taking good care of me!
Last weekend we spent a few days with the newlyweds on their honeymoon. We started with a tour of the farm, followed by a hike through a bamboo forest, and then we went to a barefoot bar on the westside for happyhour. The next day we went snorkeling at a few great spots south of Makena. Mahalo Tamma and Fitz for the great weekend.
Fitz admiring the view from the condo.
Below are a few pictures of our most recent trip to Kipahulu.
Chelsea and Lala on our hike to Waimoku Falls in Kipahulu
One of the places we camped in Kipahulu, "coconut grove"
Waking up and watching the sunrise in paradise
Playing around in the amazing banyan trees
Now that I finally found out how to upload pictures from my damn iPod hopefully we can catch you all up on some of our past journeys.
Love,
joe and chelsea
Chels has been taking good care of me!
Last weekend we spent a few days with the newlyweds on their honeymoon. We started with a tour of the farm, followed by a hike through a bamboo forest, and then we went to a barefoot bar on the westside for happyhour. The next day we went snorkeling at a few great spots south of Makena. Mahalo Tamma and Fitz for the great weekend.
Fitz admiring the view from the condo.
Below are a few pictures of our most recent trip to Kipahulu.
Chelsea and Lala on our hike to Waimoku Falls in Kipahulu
One of the places we camped in Kipahulu, "coconut grove"
Waking up and watching the sunrise in paradise
Playing around in the amazing banyan trees
Now that I finally found out how to upload pictures from my damn iPod hopefully we can catch you all up on some of our past journeys.
Love,
joe and chelsea
Monday, January 11, 2010
Crazy new fruits!
Hello family and friends! Since chels has been doing the posts as of lately, I decided maybe I should do one too. What could I talk about? Oh, I know, all of the amazing fruits we have been eating here!
Okay, here is a list of fruits we have been devouring.
Coconuts: around these parts people call me "coconut Joe", and even "coco-dill-nuts". Fresh coconuts are probably the most delicious things on planet earth! I usually try to eat one a day. I have recently started making coconut hashbrowns. I have gotten pretty good at handling a machete!
Lilikoi: otherwise known as passionfruit. Please see our good friend cheezle's blog post about the three kinds we have.
http://dembedirtytoes.blogspot.com/2009/11/ll-lilikool-ladies-love-lilikoi.html
Ice cream banana: large slight vanilla tasting banana. Mana foods in paia have these
Apple bananas: These are what we have on the farm, hundreds of them. They are oh so delicious and have been the base of so many delicious banana breads and muffins
Cuban bananas: naturally, these babies are red. we only have one tree on the farm. Good flavor, same size as apple bananas.
Rombutans: spikey little ufo lychees! Pretty tasty! Wikipedia these guys
Atemoya: cross between a sweetsop and a cherimoya.
Longan: another type of lychee. Really good taste and grape/ eyeball texture.
Cherimoya: our new favorite! Cut it in half and spoon it right out, or blend it up and put in the freezer for a half hour! Yum! The outside of the fruit has a strange resemblance to reptile leather. Rumor has it these are good after taking mushrooms
Cactus fruit: or prickly pear. Interesting taste
Malabar chestnut: We have a couple trees on the property.
Persimmons: Oh my! These buggers are awesome! I like them when they are still a little hard
Ice cream bean: What a treat these are! Long pods containing 4 to 10 black seeds inside. The vanilla tasting fruit surrounds the seeds and it is so delectable!
Durian: lala bought two at Mana Foods that she shared with us. They were about ten dollars each. Really rich, and full of flavor. Extremely ripe smell.
Guava: These are seriously everywhere. Nobody eats them because there are so many and they are not that great compared to all of the other fruits.
Strawberry guava: These guavas are awesome! They are small in size and red. Like guavas though, there are a lot of trees
Avocados: !!!! Everywhere! We have arouns three varieties on the farm. The normal small ones we get at the co-op in Mn, and bigger more buttery ones that turn purple when they are ripe. There is also a variety that is as big as your head.
Tangelo: we have a couple trees on the property, they are best used for fresh squeezed orange juice in my opinion.
Tangerines: we have a tree that is going off right now. They are so good, they make great snacks. I take these with on weekend adventures.
Starfruit: when green tastes like green apple. Also good with trader vics rum!
Breadfruit: lala has prepared this a few different ways now. They are really tasty when they get overripe, and you can make a custard out of them.
Papaya: two kinds on our property.
Mangoes: local and delicious. The trees are all just starting to flower again!
Eggfruit: another wierdo fruit. Orange skin and flesh with a sweet taste and yolk texture.
Also been eating fresh ginger, tumeric, and sugarcane from the garden!
I wish I could have posted some pics of all these great fruits, but please look them up yourself and see how beautiful they all are.
Okay, here is a list of fruits we have been devouring.
Coconuts: around these parts people call me "coconut Joe", and even "coco-dill-nuts". Fresh coconuts are probably the most delicious things on planet earth! I usually try to eat one a day. I have recently started making coconut hashbrowns. I have gotten pretty good at handling a machete!
Lilikoi: otherwise known as passionfruit. Please see our good friend cheezle's blog post about the three kinds we have.
http://dembedirtytoes.blogspot.com/2009/11/ll-lilikool-ladies-love-lilikoi.html
Ice cream banana: large slight vanilla tasting banana. Mana foods in paia have these
Apple bananas: These are what we have on the farm, hundreds of them. They are oh so delicious and have been the base of so many delicious banana breads and muffins
Cuban bananas: naturally, these babies are red. we only have one tree on the farm. Good flavor, same size as apple bananas.
Rombutans: spikey little ufo lychees! Pretty tasty! Wikipedia these guys
Atemoya: cross between a sweetsop and a cherimoya.
Longan: another type of lychee. Really good taste and grape/ eyeball texture.
Cherimoya: our new favorite! Cut it in half and spoon it right out, or blend it up and put in the freezer for a half hour! Yum! The outside of the fruit has a strange resemblance to reptile leather. Rumor has it these are good after taking mushrooms
Cactus fruit: or prickly pear. Interesting taste
Malabar chestnut: We have a couple trees on the property.
Persimmons: Oh my! These buggers are awesome! I like them when they are still a little hard
Ice cream bean: What a treat these are! Long pods containing 4 to 10 black seeds inside. The vanilla tasting fruit surrounds the seeds and it is so delectable!
Durian: lala bought two at Mana Foods that she shared with us. They were about ten dollars each. Really rich, and full of flavor. Extremely ripe smell.
Guava: These are seriously everywhere. Nobody eats them because there are so many and they are not that great compared to all of the other fruits.
Strawberry guava: These guavas are awesome! They are small in size and red. Like guavas though, there are a lot of trees
Avocados: !!!! Everywhere! We have arouns three varieties on the farm. The normal small ones we get at the co-op in Mn, and bigger more buttery ones that turn purple when they are ripe. There is also a variety that is as big as your head.
Tangelo: we have a couple trees on the property, they are best used for fresh squeezed orange juice in my opinion.
Tangerines: we have a tree that is going off right now. They are so good, they make great snacks. I take these with on weekend adventures.
Starfruit: when green tastes like green apple. Also good with trader vics rum!
Breadfruit: lala has prepared this a few different ways now. They are really tasty when they get overripe, and you can make a custard out of them.
Papaya: two kinds on our property.
Mangoes: local and delicious. The trees are all just starting to flower again!
Eggfruit: another wierdo fruit. Orange skin and flesh with a sweet taste and yolk texture.
Also been eating fresh ginger, tumeric, and sugarcane from the garden!
I wish I could have posted some pics of all these great fruits, but please look them up yourself and see how beautiful they all are.
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