SPOTLIGHT A Sweet Mission A business with a purpose as sweet as its products, Chocolate on a Mission is so dedicated to helping others that you should feel good – and not guilty – every time you take a bite of the company’s deliciously delightful chocolate! Founded in October 2011, Chocolate on a Mission is
SPOTLIGHT Local Mushroom Masters “Not a chance!” was Janice Stanga’s reply when her husband Bob — the former owner of a helicopter tour company — told her he was interested in becoming a mushroom farmer. Their first visit to a button mushroom farm did nothing to change Janice’s mind and she recalls, “It smelled just
SPOTLIGHT So Local and So, So Good Hawaii boasts more than 200 varieties of avocados and while they grow throughout the state, they are most prolific in the coffee growing areas of the Big Island where wind conditions, elevation, and rainfall make for ideal conditions. All three main types of avocados— the thin, smooth skinned
SPOTLIGHT Fresh, Flavorful, and Local There’s no better way to add the freshness of spring — and a blast of flavor — to a dish than to use fresh herbs! Fortunately for us here in Hawaii, fresh locally grown herbs are readily available, enabling us to easily enhance our favorite recipes. One of the widest
SPOTLIGHT Nutty, Sweet and Good to Eat With its wonderful nutty flavor and delicate sweet taste, butternut squash continues to grow in popularity. And lucky for us in Hawaii, this yummy member of the gourd family is grown locally by family-run Ho Farms on Oahu. Selecting a good butternut squash is easier than you think!
SPOTLIGHT Local Favorite Superfood Sweet with a creamy texture, Okinawan sweet potatoes have a history as rich as their taste, Native to Central America, they are believed to have arrived in Spain and the Philippines courtesy of the many explorers traveling the globe. From there, they made their way to China and arrived in Okinawa
SPOTLIGHT Get Salty Hawaiian Style Traditionally held in high regard by Native Hawaiians, pa’akai — the coarse salt referred to as Hawaiian sea salt today — was often mixed with red alae clay and used in ceremonies to cleanse, bless, and even heal. The Hawaiian people originally made their salt by evaporating sea water, but later began
SPOTLIGHT Where’s the Beef? With consumers’ growing interest in grass-fed, hormone free meat, those of us who live in Hawaii are fortunate that Molokai Livestock Cooperative and Hawaii Beef Producers enable local ranchers to bring their 100% grass-fed, hormone and antibiotic-free beef to market. Molokai Livestock Cooperative works with 12 Molokai ranches and supplies ground
SPOTLIGHT Lychee Time! Lychee season is here! Yes, it’s that wonderful time of year when this lusciously sweet favorite summer fruit is readily available. And we’re excited about the local crop we have in our stores this year. The lychee is native to Southern China and unofficial Chinese records refer to the fruit as far back
SPOTLIGHT Local Mango Madness How many seasons does Hawaii have? Many who live here would say two: mango season and not-mango season! Not only do we have happy childhood memories of eating fresh mango, but we long for that time of year when we will again enjoy the silky sweet, juicy taste of this favorite local