Recipe: Sopes!
What are sopes? I had the same question for my friend, Maria, who said she was craving them one day while we were working at the St. Regis. Here’s how she explained this Mexican delicacy: fried masa flour cakes topped with refried beans, lettuce, tomato, onion, avocado, feta cheese and a special homemade green chili sauce.
Recipe: Raw, Vegan, Gluten-Free Key Lime Pie
Our friend Cherish, who works at The Garden Café at Common Ground, is an amazing baker. She focuses on creating healthy desserts that are either raw, vegan, gluten-free or all of the above. I had to have her over so she could share one of her amazing recipes.
Aquaponics!
A preview of our new backyard aquaponics system, design courtesy of Olomana Gardens.
il più bello giardino nel mondo
we’re 2 months into the new year and have plenty of new projects happening on the farm!
Taro Exhibit
sunday morning market cart!
Sunday mornings at Common Ground just got even better! Come for Carol Dumeyer’s 10AM yoga class, brunch with live entertainment, and now for some garden fresh fruits, veggies and flowers!
harvest day
rainy day mulching
A little rain couldn’t keep us from sheet mulching 30+ fruit trees at Common Ground owner Chris Jaeb’s property. The landscaping and garden crews collaborated this week to get a ton of work done; take a look at the results from Friday.
vacation in washington
this post is long overdue, but i wanted to share some pictures from my recent trip to washington!
The Perfect Day…
… started with a bike ride to the Kilauea bakery for breakfast and cafe americano. Today we got after it in the garden. The results speak for themselves.
News From the War Room
Sustainable Gardening Class & Family Dinner
Garden Fresh Vegan Meal
After a long day spent weeding, feeding, cultivating and prepping new beds in the garden, Sky and V used what we harvested to prepare an incredible vegan dinner for the house. If we keep eating like this, this vegan diet challenge is gonna be a piece of cake!