Idlewilde Farm

03/21/2025

One of our native sandalwood has produced berries! More validation from the ‘āina that these native plants are the best intended residents.

03/19/2025

Cousin Aina is a smooth operator in this excavator. Clearing this space along the fence will also let in more breeze and light. All good for the 142 Ohia and 80 koa seedlings already in the ground, safely on the other side of the fence.

03/19/2025

Clearing out 125 year old, and dead, eucalyptus. Working on minimizing the risk to our deer fence. One storm could open a spot in our perimeter and those deer love yummy koa! Even one night could be devastating. Mahalo to the crew kicking butt up here bell to bell.

03/01/2025

Fresh off the jet from Oahu! Been waiting a year for a flock of layers! TLC starts right now!

02/26/2025

I planted these native koa on Thanksgiving day and 3 months later they are all very happy. As I think of their future it occurred to me that in another 80-100 years some might be ready to become Wa’a. Hawaiian canoes. Not many will be good candidates as it should be. The plan is not to harvest these trees but to start a forest. I appreciate the idea that they can be watched over by a community in partnership for generations. Like it was before. When only a sacred few were taken for Wa’a, and the rest were left to live undisturbed.

02/17/2025

Nice morning walk on the outside of our perimeter fence. Right where we want them.🤙🏻

01/30/2025

40 more Ohia should round out the 3 acres. Got them a little bigger this time and most are from cuttings so we’ll know their color. Lots of yellow and orange 🤙🏼.

01/10/2025

A fresh coat of caulk and paint every 20 years whether it needs it or not 🤙🏼. Mahalos to Steve Knox for his aloha.

12/05/2024

Forest Bathing at the Hui No'eau every 2nd Saturday in 2025. This series starts on Saturday January 11th at 9:30.

https://canvas.huinoeau.com/classes/2129

12/02/2024

Jenny and I are enjoying carrots while nurturing the broccoli. Bananas are happy all the time! Only in Hawaii🤙🏼😎

10/27/2024

After all these years…the greenhouse transitions to an art studio for Janet Davis https://www.janetdavis.com/ We are thrilled to support art on Maui and art on the farm.

10/17/2024

Always enjoy when the moon sets as the sun rises.

09/26/2024

Clearing out and repurposing the old stables and bringing wai to our future Ohia forest.

09/16/2024

In exploring the best way to grow mamaki, rather than adjust fertilizer and water, we adjusted location. This is in line with Hawaiian sustainability philosophies of helping plants thrive in their natural habitats rather than move them to a new location. In contrast, we are used to moving a plant to where we want it and then researching why the bugs are eating it or its leaves are falling off. Ha! I still do this!

In this case, we found a wonderful neighborhood for mamaki plants! 🎯 Win win🤙🏼🌳🛀.

08/31/2024

Jenny & I marked locations for 100+ Ohia trees we’ll plant on Arbor Day, November 2nd. The project will be done in coordination with Healing Tree’s final event of the year.

08/28/2024

The morning almost sold out. A few spots open in the afternoon session with Edward Baldwin of Maui Forest Bathing.

Discover forest therapy! Find calm 😌 in a slow wander on the beautiful grounds of Lumeria Maui in Makawao. Walks are free for Maui residents 🫶 our gift to help with your processing and recovery. Registration opens today for 2 walks on Sept 21: bit.ly/healingtreesmaui.
Lumeria Maui Educational Retreat Maui Forest Bathing Joy Wynne Galatro Association of Nature and Forest Therapy

08/28/2024

Discoveries on the hillside