Kumu Aina is an off-grid farm and improving egg production was a welcome challenge and a pet project of mine. After capturing 20 free range hens and assorted roosters and putting them in my new coop, I expected what any farmer would expect…eggs. Well, it was December, winter after all, even though it was Hawaii […]
Kumu Aina learns about keeping chickens the Korean Natural Farming way. I was so proud of my free range hens because they were natural and free roaming. They were every where on the farm; walking, running, scratching, pecking, mating, and eating bugs. But when it came time to reap the rewards, i.e., eggs, it was […]
Which came first, the chicken or the egg is a question that has irked many farmers. Chickens might possibly be the first barnyard animal on every farm. They don’t sound particularly hard to manage, don’t require a lot of care, and the plus side, farm fresh eggs. There wasn’t anyone to ask, no Aunt or […]
A piece of the tropical pie and we were going to find it. We had 10 days to look for a place to live in Hawaii. Our friend was picking us up at the airport and just happened to be a realtor. Before we left, we told our friends and neighbors in Florida we were […]
Give up your day job, I think you should seriously think about it. Welcome to Kumu Aina Farm in Hawaii. Kumu means teacher and Aina means land in Hawaiian. Together it sort of means teacher of the land or land of wisdom. The land has come to be just that; though initially we were just […]