Technology, Social Media, Photography, TEDxMaui
Ocean Vodka has a new home on 80 acres of beautiful farm land on the slopes of Mount Haleakala on Maui. If you’ve never had their unique vodka, you really should try it. It’s 100% natural, organic and gluten free; the only handcrafted spirit in the world made with deep ocean mineral water, sourced from [...]
This was a new experience for me. I’d never been to a Haiku Ho‘olaule‘a Flower Festival in all the time I’ve lived on Maui. I had no idea it was such a huge event. And now I understand why you don’t see many flowers at the Maui Country Ag Festival, which was just a couple [...]
The Maui County Ag Fest is a big deal on the island. On the first Saturday in April, it seems like the entire island gathers at the Maui Tropical Plantation to celebrate farmers, ranchers and agricultural allies in Maui County. This year, I didn’t have any responsibilities or obligations. I just went to support my friends. Of [...]
I met Roxanne Tiffin almost three years ago, when I was first getting involved with Slow Food Maui. She owns a business called Kula Fields, where she and her husband deliver local farm fresh produce directly to homes on Maui and Oahu. We were already her clients by then, but then she eventually became my [...]
My wife Kathy Becklin is one of the founders of Grow Some Good, an nonprofit organization that plants edible gardens in schools on Maui and educates kids about growing their own food. She and her colleagues have enlisted the help of a number of chefs on the island, and together, they provide education and host [...]
