Nancy Redfeather
Back to the Land in the 21st Century: 10 Important Crops for your Homestead Garden in Hawai’i
Blog #4 April 2020 Hawai’i Seed Grower’s Network – by Nancy Redfeather Aloha Everyone, Mahalo for joining us today for this discussion...
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Nancy Redfeather
- Mar 29, 2020
- 8 min
Getting Started: Creating a Home Garden in Hawai’i
by Glenn I. Teves, County Extension Agent, Molokai’i CTAHR and Nancy Redfeather Hawai’i Seed Growers Network Hawai’i Seed Growers Network...
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Nancy Redfeather
- Mar 17, 2020
- 5 min
The 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...
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Nancy Redfeather
- Mar 3, 2020
- 4 min
Violet’s Multi-Colored Butter Beans – Our Shared Seed Stories
By Nancy Redfeather 2020 #1 I’ll admit it, I have creepy childhood memories of my mother serving canned green lima beans at dinner. When...
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Nancy Redfeather
- Dec 10, 2019
- 3 min
Ashwagandha: Family Medicine From the Garden
By Nancy Redfeather I have recently discovered the Ayurvedic herb Ashwagandha (Withania somnifera), and I have been using the dried roots...
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Nancy Redfeather
- Aug 15, 2019
- 3 min
Margaret Krimm Lettuce: A Story of Self-Sufficiency and Love
By Nancy Redfeather Every seed has an amazing story that is passed down from generation to generation by those who are seed savers. ...
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Hawaiʻi Seed Growers
- Jun 27, 2019
- 6 min
In love with leaf amaranth
Leaf 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...
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Hawaiʻi Seed Growers
- Jun 6, 2019
- 2 min
Practically Perfect in Every Way- The Mighty Pigeon Pea and its Value for the Home Gardener
The pigeon pea (Cajanus cajan) is a hardy and vigorous multi-use crop that has been grown for thousands of years. Believed to have...
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Nancy Redfeather
- Jan 12, 2019
- 2 min
2019 Brings Exciting New Seed Introductions For Hawaii
Our seed growers have been hard at work growing and adapting some great new varieties to offer for your gardens in 2019! Check out ...
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Nancy Redfeather
- Jan 12, 2019
- 3 min
Clitoria Ternatea: A Lovely Lady for the Garden and the Kitchen
Deep 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...
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nancyredfeather
- May 13, 2018
- 3 min
The Tall and The Short of Growing Beans in Hawai’i
Kawanui Farm – Kona I love green beans. My favorite variety to grow is the Alan Chadwick Blue Lake Green Bean that is a pole variety,...
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Hawaiʻi Seed Growers
- Feb 1, 2018
- 2 min
The Costa Cucumber * A New Player In Town
THE 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...
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Nancy Redfeather
- Jan 31, 2018
- 2 min
Roasted & Stuffed Ka’ala Peppers with Peking Black Vigna Beans. A “New” Kawanui Farm Favorite
I 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...
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Hawaiʻi Seed Growers
- Jan 27, 2018
- 1 min
Hawaiian-NOVIC Organic Plant Breeding Intensive On Oahu
Event: Date: March 11 th (8:00-6:00) and 12 th (8:00-4:00) Location: Waimanalo Experiment Station, University of Hawaii, College of...
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Nancy Redfeather
- Jan 22, 2018
- 2 min
The Costa Cucumber * A New Player In Town
THE 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...
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Hawaiʻi Seed Growers
- Dec 21, 2017
- 20 min
Finding a New Crop
Pū'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...
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Hawaiʻi Seed Growers
- Jul 22, 2017
- 1 min
Hawai‘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...
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Hawaiʻi Seed Growers
- Jul 8, 2017
- 15 min
SEED STORIES Special Seed Edition
UH College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources, Cooperative Extension Service - Molokai Molokai Native Hawaiian Beginning Farmer...
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Hawaiʻi Seed Growers
- Aug 7, 2016
- 2 min
An Italian Heirloom Meets A Hawaiian Superstar
Meet 'Kaʻala', a brilliant red, 3 to 4" sweet bell pepper, released by CTAHR (Hawaii) in the early 1990ʻs, developed for places in...
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