Comments on: Our Food Experiment

By: peggy

peggy — Mon, 26 Jan 2009 06:44:38 +0000

I’m so happy I found your web site, it just proves we can make it off the grid. I lived on the Big Island for a year and bought a one acre property in Mountain View. It was hard for me because I lived there by myself, and it was hard to get help.
I also had to work full time in Hilo so that took a lot of my time. I often go back and forth to Hilo and would love to visit your farm. I too hope one day I can live on my property and just enjoy the farm life, Peggy

By: Heidi S.

Heidi S. — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 01:26:26 +0000

I’m amazed with the dedication and insight into creating connections with your environment. Places, seem rare with appreciation for our local, sustainable, world. Community and respect. thank you for being in touch,’
Heidi

By: Paul

Paul — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 08:42:01 +0000

For meat how about rabbit? I’ve found some New Zealand Whites on Oahu.

By: Margaret

Margaret — Tue, 11 Dec 2007 21:22:54 +0000

Nubian goats have the richest cream of all goats. Why are you not making your own butter? It is very easy, skim the fat of the cream and place in a jar. Have the children shake the jar until a clump of butter forms and then wash the butter add salt if you wish. Home made butter is creamy white. Store bought has dye added which you can purchase if you like yellow butter.

I would like to visit your farm, we just leased 35 acres in Pahoa with a tilapia pond that needs a lot of water hyacinth removed.

By: ray

ray — Wed, 18 Jul 2007 18:01:40 +0000

just read the tropic farm article and was wondering if yur growing casava ?….it’s great boiled and fried in thin slices and the dried flour can be mixed with wheat to make an excellent tasting bread…i just started growing three different cuttings in san diego area and they do not take much watering…

By: kathy

kathy — Tue, 04 Jul 2006 22:44:11 +0000

more more more!!!
looking forward to more writing and more photos.
especially your short hair cut.
ox

By: debbie bulkley

debbie bulkley — Mon, 20 Feb 2006 01:24:42 +0000

would love to get in touch with you

By: debbie bulkley

debbie bulkley — Mon, 06 Feb 2006 15:24:38 +0000

Hi karin, This sound so exciting, you seem to have figured out just about everything. I am glad that you are doing it your way and enjoying life in HAWAII. Missing You. Your Friend Debbie(little) Bulkley

By: MC Mikey-Mike

MC Mikey-Mike — Sun, 29 Jan 2006 00:04:50 +0000

I just read your article about food production (and every other article as well), very exciting to hear how far you have come in just a year (my last visit). Mango vinegar! Salt sauce! Sounds like fat is the missing element, but not for long, between the pigs and the coconuts it sounds like you will have it covered. It there a tropical olive? Avocado oil can be good, but I think it doesn’t have much of a shelf life.

But, no Worchestershire? Dear Lord.

With no fish, how do you cover those essential omega 3′s?

Having worked in your kitchen, I agree about its expansion. If you extended 15 feet to the southeast, that would allow for some space for a family roundtable experience. The space where the low table currently sits could be converted to a prep-counter/ crock shelf area with food dryer below – unless, or course, you were thinking of having the dryer located in the barn.

Basically, I wanted to say, “You are my heros.”

See you soon.

Michael