Kumu Farms actually began right here on Oahu’s North Shore in 1980, on just 2 acres of land. Since then, they’ve migrated to the island of Molokai, and now farm over 120 acres on the Mahana-Ho’olehua Plain. Each week, they harvest 20,000 pounds of papaya, 4,000 pounds of Sweet Basil, and 500 pounds of other
One of our favorite Hawaii Grown fruits is in season and on sale this week at your local Foodland and Sack N Save stores. Grown by the Kona Dragon Fruit Company on the Big Island, this beautiful Dragon Fruit comes in shades of green, red, purple, and pink. The flesh of the fruit inside can
With all the beautiful sunny weather we’ve had recently, our local lychee farmers have been sharing news that the sunny days have made for a good lychee season. We’ve worked with several Hawaii farms to bring you sweet and juicy lychee that is perfect to enjoy on these hot summer days. Whether you like them
Mahalo to everyone who participated in Foodland’s Bag Up Hunger program. Together, through your donations at checkout, $10,000 support from Unilever, and coins collected at our Change Angels event near Market City, a total of $58,577.25 was collected for Hawaii’s food banks to support the thousands of people who are hungry in Hawaii. We are
It was heartwarming to read a letter we just received from one of our first Shop for Higher Education scholarship recipients back in 2006. She expressed her deep gratitude for the scholarship that she received from us, and explained that it allowed her to focus on her scholastic endeavors and not worry about how she
Man how time flies! Can you believe that it is time again for the Eat Local Challenge? I know that we do the challenge once a year, but how did you do all year? Were you able to incorporate more items into your day to day diet? I hope so! Last year, one of the
I like to do the Master Cleanse a couple of times a year to help regulate my system and get rid of accumulated toxins. For those of you who have never done it, you basically don’t eat any food for 10 days and live on a concoction of lemon juice, maple syrup, and cayenne pepper.
With Give Aloha, Foodland’s Annual Community Matching Gifts Program, in full swing and running through the end of September, I’ve heard that inquiring minds want to know who to give to. Indeed, with over 500 participating non-profits — who all do great work for our community to choose from, deciding who to support can be
This week I am thrilled to introduce locally grown and assembled Living Garden Succulent Plants. These hardy beauties come to us from the creativity of Terri and Greg Lee who are the owners and designers of 1st Look Exteriors. Each of the Living Garden Succulent Plants were assembled by hand by Terri and Greg themselves.
Back in June, I introduced the locally grown Hamakua Mushrooms. You learned a little about the farm and the different mushrooms that are grown by Hamakua Mushrooms. We ran it on special so I’m sure a lot of you got to taste how delicious they are! Even though I told you they are grown here