Idlewilde Farm

05/30/2024

New batch of rescued kittens for the barn. Last 2 went to Kona with our caretakers. 🐭🐁

05/12/2024

Took a lot of time and calories to put all that fencing up…happy to take it down and set the land free again.

04/04/2024

And off they go. The last 2. I’m guessing 40 goats over 20 years. The babies were the best part. Now it’s time for more koa and ohia. The next chapter….until the 2 cows are pau…then no fences and move towards full coverage of natives.

04/03/2024

Goats are like boats. The 2 best days are the one you get them and the one when you get rid of them. Grateful for the 20 years of rehab work on the pastures and now ready for koa plantings.

03/31/2024

These are the last 2 Nigerian Dwarf goats we have. And they’re looking for a new home! Let me know if you’re interested.

We’re continuing to transition to koa, ohia ‘a’ali’i and ‘iliahi (sandlewood.) all of which are too yummy to the goats.

02/07/2024

May 2020 to February 2024. Kona storms blew down lots of dead eucalyptus trees along the gulch. Koas, ohia and other natives are thriving and are barely affected by storms. A much better fit for the land.🌱🌿.

02/01/2024

Some thriving, bombucha apple banana stalks this year!

12/12/2023

11/15/2023

We finally got some nourishing rain yesterday and are happy to report that we’re officially over 100 koa seedlings now.

11/01/2023

More layers on the way!

10/27/2023

The Tori gate comes from Japan’s indigenous Shinto religion, which closely resembles many aspects of Hawaiian beliefs and religion. I thought it was a good fit for our native Hawaiian project given the significant positive Japanese presence in my life growing up on Maui . Like the forest, our strength is in our ability to support diversity.

10/18/2023

8 of 12 koa seeds have sprouted so far and quick too. These seeds are from Haleakala Ranch 🤙🏼.

10/05/2023

Another batch of 50 koa seeds started today. Getting a mix of seeds from a few different varieties from Haleakala Ranch Company. Mahalo them fo dat 🤙🏼🌱

06/28/2023

Grafting an Earli Grande variety peach onto a wild white peach growing by the barn a couple years ago is doing great this year 🤙🏼. Yum yum! Olinda peaches 🍑

03/01/2023

New batch of nesting boxes to go with a mongoose proof set up we have in mind🤞🏼to help us keep as many organic eggs as possible. More to follow.

12/23/2022

During this last storm a bunch of trees came down in the gulch and busted the main line coming out of the Kahakapau reservoirs. This was the day after trees fell across the road to the farm blocking everyone out or in. Thankfully EG discovered the leak early, notified the water department and shuttled and chainsawed them through roads covered in downed trees to finally get the valve closed. 30,000,000 gallons lost. According to the water department, the full 100,000,000 gallons would have been lost if not for EG’s help and quick response. An amazing job now being done by our county and state workers to fix the pipe. Mahalos to all these hands working together for upcountry Maui.

01/31/2022

The start of our 3 acre native revival area.

01/24/2022

Good use of seasoned eucalyptus chips and organically fed chicken manure. It’s important to manage the carbon-water-nitrogen-oxygen mix with a compost thermometer. 🎯

01/17/2022

The native population continues to grow…🤙🏻

01/17/2022

Our transition to natives is well underway. After clearing 3 acres of eucalyptus and battling invasive species, we have 139 native Hawaiian plants in the ground.

01/14/2022

Some happy veggies in Makawao.

09/15/2021