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We were fortunate to visit the beautiful island of Kauai over the past several weeks; and it was just gorgeous – it truly feels like you’re in paradise. We did a lot of relaxing things while there – snorkeling, hiking, horseback riding, and whale watching to name a few; but we also visited several farms (mostly organic) to see if we could learn new techniques or ideas that would apply here.

One farm, in particular, was very exciting for us, Kauai Kunana Dairy. They’ve worked at it for quite a few years (originally started in 1979) and now produce artisan goat cheese, goat milk products (soap & hair/skin care products), certified organic produce, honey, beeswax products (soap, balms, salves, and candles), and baked goods.

Their dairy goat-herd is 60 strong (I’m holding one of their new additions in the picture), and they’re generally milking about 30 of those at any one time. They use a variety of full size dairy goat breeds for their herd, also have Golden Buff chickens for eggs, and keep honey bees. We found the farm fascinating, and unlike here, the Kauai climate allows production all year. But, there are farm issues there too; bugs are  a problem, supplies generally have to come from the mainland, and electricity is very expensive.

For anyone visiting Kauai interested in local foods and farming, their farm tour is fun and informative – and they feed you samples of the products produced on the farm. I don’t know if we’ll ever get to producing even a fraction of what they’re doing; however, it’s a great example of what can be done with hard work, determination, and a dream. It inspired us to keep working on our farm dream.

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Lesa is a blogger, author, and co-owner of Bramblestone Farm, a small farm in northeastern Ohio where they believe locally grown, real foods are important. She raises Nigerian Dwarf goats, Buckeye chickens, honey bees and produce. Since 2010, Lesa's writing has inspired new homesteaders on their journey to more sustainable lifestyles via this website.

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  1. Sara says

    February 20, 2012 at 1:00 pm

    I LOVE Kaua’i…. My husband and I are planning to go back in the next year or two. We were married there Christmas Eve 2010, and I fell in love with it. It feels like Home to me… So glad you had such a wonderful time!! Definitely going to check out this farm’s website! Thank you for sharing! =)

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    • Lesa says

      February 21, 2012 at 4:41 pm

      We love it too – wish we’d found it sooner, but this was the 2nd time back for us.

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  2. Ponyman says

    February 20, 2012 at 9:41 am

    Did they give you any strategies on how they dealt with bugs?

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    • Lesa says

      February 21, 2012 at 1:10 pm

      They grow a lot of fruit trees, and to kill the bugs bothering the fruit they used plastic jugs with a lure and water in them. The lure attracted the bugs and they drowned in the water. Other than that, they didn’t mention anything and I forgot to ask about any strategies for vegetables and bugs.

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