Nancy RedfeatherMar 29, 20208 minGetting Started: Creating a Home Garden in Hawai’iby Glenn I. Teves, County Extension Agent, Molokai’i CTAHR and Nancy Redfeather Hawai’i Seed Growers Network Hawai’i Seed Growers Network...
Nancy RedfeatherMar 17, 20205 minThe Spring Equinox and a Short History of the Long Bean,our newest addition to the HSGN Marketplace By Nancy Redfeather Seed Blog: March 2020 #2 Amid the worries of the world, the first day of Spring is coming this week and bringing with...
Nancy RedfeatherMar 3, 20204 minViolet’s Multi-Colored Butter Beans – Our Shared Seed StoriesBy Nancy Redfeather 2020 #1 I’ll admit it, I have creepy childhood memories of my mother serving canned green lima beans at dinner. When...
Nancy RedfeatherDec 10, 20193 minAshwagandha: Family Medicine From the GardenBy Nancy Redfeather I have recently discovered the Ayurvedic herb Ashwagandha (Withania somnifera), and I have been using the dried roots...
Nancy RedfeatherAug 15, 20193 minMargaret Krimm Lettuce: A Story of Self-Sufficiency and LoveBy Nancy Redfeather Every seed has an amazing story that is passed down from generation to generation by those who are seed savers. ...
Hawaiʻi Seed GrowersJun 27, 20196 minIn love with leaf amaranthLeaf amaranth is a nutritious green well adapted to warm climates and has become one of our favorite greens both in the garden and in the...
Hawaiʻi Seed GrowersJun 6, 20192 minPractically Perfect in Every Way- The Mighty Pigeon Pea and its Value for the Home GardenerThe pigeon pea (Cajanus cajan) is a hardy and vigorous multi-use crop that has been grown for thousands of years. Believed to have...
Nancy RedfeatherJan 12, 20192 min2019 Brings Exciting New Seed Introductions For HawaiiOur seed growers have been hard at work growing and adapting some great new varieties to offer for your gardens in 2019! Check out ...
Nancy RedfeatherJan 12, 20193 minClitoria Ternatea: A Lovely Lady for the Garden and the KitchenDeep blue indigo colored flowers are few and far between in the world of nature, and the Blue Butterfly Pea Vine flower is in a category...
nancyredfeatherMay 13, 20183 minThe Tall and The Short of Growing Beans in Hawai’iKawanui Farm – Kona I love green beans. My favorite variety to grow is the Alan Chadwick Blue Lake Green Bean that is a pole variety,...
Hawaiʻi Seed GrowersFeb 1, 20182 minThe Costa Cucumber * A New Player In TownTHE ORIGINAL SEED from this unique variety was saved by one of our Hawai`i Network seed growers while farming in Costa Rica. Our Hawai`i...
Nancy RedfeatherJan 31, 20182 minRoasted & Stuffed Ka’ala Peppers with Peking Black Vigna Beans. A “New” Kawanui Farm FavoriteI wasn’t really a fan of peppers, any kind of peppers, until I tasted one of the varieties grown by the Hawai’i Seed Growers Network...
Hawaiʻi Seed GrowersJan 27, 20181 minHawaiian-NOVIC Organic Plant Breeding Intensive On OahuEvent: Date: March 11 th (8:00-6:00) and 12 th (8:00-4:00) Location: Waimanalo Experiment Station, University of Hawaii, College of...
Nancy RedfeatherJan 22, 20182 minThe Costa Cucumber * A New Player In TownTHE ORIGINAL SEED from this unique variety was saved by one of our Hawai`i Network seed growers while farming in Costa Rica. Our Hawai`i...
Hawaiʻi Seed GrowersDec 21, 201720 minFinding a New CropPū'ali kalo i ka we 'ole” Taro, for lack of water, grows misshapen. Your effort will manifest itself in the end result. “What crop should...
Hawaiʻi Seed GrowersJul 22, 20171 minHawai‘i Home Gardens Growing Vegetables in the Subtropics Using Holistic Methods.Maui farmer and educator Evan Ryan and Lehua Vander Velde, an avid home gardener for 20 years, have just launched the new resource book...
Hawaiʻi Seed GrowersJul 8, 201715 minSEED STORIES Special Seed EditionUH College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources, Cooperative Extension Service - Molokai Molokai Native Hawaiian Beginning Farmer...
Hawaiʻi Seed GrowersAug 7, 20162 minAn Italian Heirloom Meets A Hawaiian SuperstarMeet 'Kaʻala', a brilliant red, 3 to 4" sweet bell pepper, released by CTAHR (Hawaii) in the early 1990ʻs, developed for places in...