Slow Food Oahu is part of the international Slow Food association that promotes food and wine culture, and also defends food and agricultural biodiversity worldwide.
Here are pictures from a beautiful day on the North Shore, on Jeanne Vana's farm with good food and good company.
Jeanne Vana's beautiful tomatoes.
Michelle and Jeanne.
Roasted tomatoes and tomato preserves that we couldn't get enough of!
A tomato bar.
posted by martha @ 4:04 PM
Last Sunday, Slow Foodies convened at Olomana Gardens in Waimanalo. This organic farm is a rather fascinating place--it integrates worm composting, raised bed gardening, aquaponics, and livestock raising. UH Outreach has contracted with Olomana Gardens to do most of their noncredit gardening classes.
Below, Glenn Martinez with just a few of his feathered friends...
Michelle Phillips with the biggest papaya tree anyone's ever seen.
Aquaponics in action.
A good worm moment (versus the bad worm moments when worms are escaping from my bin)
posted by martha @ 12:05 AM
Our annual membership meeting on Saturday turned out to be less a meeting than a leisurely day spent touring the fishponds, preparing our food, talking story over poi pounding, and of course, eating.
Below, Slow Foodies preparing food.
Steve, a regular volunteer at the fishponds, holds out a Samoan crab.
Keli‘i, community coordinator for the fishpond, takes us on a tour.
Daniel Anthony, speed pounder.
Australian mullet, an invasive species, and oh-so-ono!
posted by martha @ 9:02 PM
To get you excited about our upcoming Fish Auction tour, here are a few more pictures from our last trip.
posted by martha @ 6:10 PM
Hello SFoodies,
Here's our next adventure for February.
On Saturday, 2/21 we have an excursion planned for Waialua. We will need to meet at the Waialua Sugar Mill Market around 8:15 am. The market opens at 8:30. It's a small market and things sell out rather quickly.
At 9am we will do a coffee tasting at the Sugar Mill, at 10am we will visit a cacao farm nearby and at 11am we're off to see the Waialua Sodaworks.
Those who are interested can have lunch after the tour at El Palenque in Wahiawa, one of O'ahu's most authentic Mexican restaurants.
Cost is $5 for current SF members, $10 for non-members. Please send reservations with your checks to Michelle (see address below).
Once you sign up we can put you in touch with others, so carpooling will be easy.
michelle phillips
903 maunawili circle
kailua, hi 96734
posted by Ben Discoe @ 11:29 PM
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