Island Farmer

We were excited to hear that a CSA (Community Supported Agriculture) started up on island and would be providing some of the produce that we appreciate so much.  While there are fruits and vegetables on-island, at the produce stands you are mostly limited to bananas, taro, papaya, long beans, bok choy, squash, breadfruit, a sort of cherry tomato, and coconut.  Grocery stores offer more produce options, but it is in varying levels of ripeness (read: over-ripe). One store that will remain unnamed sometimes trims the black parts off the cauliflower, creating a blocky, 8-bit vegetable, puts a discount sticker on it, and calls it good.

So when I heard that a CSA was providing hydroponic lettuce, kale, and other goodies, you could see why it put a smile on my face.

The pick-up spot is every Wednesday at Coconut Point.  It's a central spot on island, where you slowly drive by fales, houses in disrepair, churches, a basketball court, and graves. The farmer, Dustin, has got an idyllic pick-up spot in a small fale, overlooking the beautiful waters off Coconut Point. An overturned, abandoned boat lies on its side on the reef within view. Levi and Finn immediately went down to the water and started searching for shells and crabs. There's also a sort of treehouse that the kids explored.

On our first pickup, in addition to the greens and fruit, we got some coconut cream, smoked spearfish, salsa, and black bean hummus.  All for $20, score! I'm happy to support our local farmer.