Display of breadfruit varieties at chef demonstration tent.

Results of the Breadfruit Festival 2011 cooking contest

By all accounts, the Breadfruit Festival held this past Saturday, September 24 at the Amy B.H. Greenwell Ethnobotanical Garden in South Kona, was a resounding success. The Cooking Contest was one of the first events of the day, and ended up being quite exciting. We had 29 different entries in the Appetizer, Soups/Salads/Side Dishes, Main Dish/Entrée and Desserts categories.The rules of the contest called for original recipes featuring breadfruit as the main ingredient. 

Dr. Diane Ragone speaks about the role breadfruit plays in Pacific food systems.

Breadfruit Festival 2011--Ho'oulu ka 'Ulu, held September 24, 2011 at Amy Greenwell Ethnobotanical Garden in South Kona, was by all accounts a great success.The following photo essay gives highlights of the festival.

Island Goode's example CSA share.

Island Goode’s CSA is owned by Garvin and Laura Goode and operates through their Goode Enterprises Inc. Company. The farm is located on the Hilo-Hamakua Heritage Corridor on Rt. 19 just north of Papa’ikou.

The Goode’s farm encompasses 5 very fertile acres at the 400 foot elevation just off the highway, and has been in operation since 2004. Although not certified organic, the Goodes generally practice organic methods by fertilizing with donkey manure (their 2 donkeys are part of the Kona Nightingale Rescue Project), plus tilapia fish waste water and “Green Alga Technology” which is gravity fed through an open-flow distribution system to their three 20’x50’ greenhouses and some of the field crops. 

Lissa in her garden before the transformation.

Lissa is busy. Full time mom, wife, worker and avid community volunteer as well as a Qi Gong teacher. In the midst of all this bustle she’d like to have a garden to come home to filled with arugula, cilantro, tomatoes, lettuce and a few herbs. She already has the boxes in place for the garden and a tall fence to keep out the chickens.