Over 1,000 breadfruit trees found new homes in Hawai’i this past week alone. The next batch already boosting in the greenhouse. Every tree we get out is a contribution to a more resilient food future. #breadfruit #foodsecurity #hawaii #farmlife
‘Ōlelo (Vaccinium reticulatum) is a wild native species in Hawaii related to blueberries but with 10 times the antioxidants! Makes great jams, pies, and much more. What do you make with ‘ohelo?
LĀ ʻULU ONLINE PRESENTATION: “Cultivars are Cropping: Understanding Breadfruit Varieties and Their Management Implications" by Noa Kekuewa Lincoln
Tuesday, September 2nd | 1pm
Preregistration at (link in bio): /bdzc5v67
There are hundreds of varieties of breadfruit around the world, and several dozen available in Hawai'i. In this talk, Noa (@indigenous_crops ) will go over some of the common varieties in Hawaiʻi, how they differ, and what this means in terms of management and production.
For more information and a full list of presentations, visit /la-ulu-2025-presentations/.
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LĀ ʻULU | Saturday, September 6th | 9am–2pm
Maui Nui Botanical Gardens, 150 Kanaloa Ave., Kahului
What role did agroforestry play in Hawai‘i before plantation agriculture decimated our traditional systems? A very substantial one says Tiffany Leeʻs analysis of nearly 600 maps from the 1800s.
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It's those small wins in the lab when you have repetitive analyses. 😅 Feels good to tear the brown paper that covers our lab table and have it line up with the edges almost perfectly.
*not the best angle but, don't worry we have HUNDREDS more soils to do for footage.
