Food For Thought

Food for Thought

Find information below about other programs offered by The Food Basket, cool things that are going on in the community connected to food and sustainability, nutritional profiles of some of our favorite local fruits and veggies, and more!

Meet Your Farmers: Johnald and Family, S. Andres Hydroponics

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Apr 15

Meet Your Farmers: Johnald and Family, S. Andres Hydroponics

S. Andres Hydroponics is a family-owned company founded in 2006. The owners Johnald and Sheril and their children began farming...

Meet Your Farmers: Dan and Leanne Mahalak Kaiwiki Food Forest

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Apr 8

Meet Your Farmers: Dan and Leanne Mahalak Kaiwiki Food Forest

Upon entering Kaiwiki Food Forest and the GoFarm site just north of Hilo, we had the sense of being transported into a novel of a...

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Apr 4

Meet Your Farmer: Cherelene Bombay

About a decade ago, Cherelene Bombay moved from the Philippines to the Big Island to continue farming, applying her knowledge she brought...

Meet Your Farmers: Rick Worley and Mary Ryan of Puna Gardens

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Feb 18

Meet Your Farmers: Rick Worley and Mary Ryan of Puna Gardens

Puna Gardens is a small, family owned farm near Kurtistown. It officially began in 1984 as a tropical flower farm. The family worked with...

Meet Your Farmers: David and Marinette Webb of Sunny Kapoho Citrus

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Jan 31

Meet Your Farmers: David and Marinette Webb of Sunny Kapoho Citrus

Meet David and Marinette Webb and their Orchard in Puna district. Check out this music video they created in 2018 before the lava flow...

Meet Your Farmers: Matthew and Daniel | Island Brothers Farm

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Dec 29, 2021

Meet Your Farmers: Matthew and Daniel | Island Brothers Farm

Matt and Daniel have been regularly visiting Hawai’i since they were young boys, staying with their aunt and uncle on Maui. Their love of...