The Importance of Supporting Local Farmers, For Your ʻOhana’s Health and The Sustainability Of Kauaʻi.

Lyndsey M. Alohalani Haraguchi-Nakayama is a 5th generation farmer, Co-Owner of @HanaleiTaro which is the value added food from their over 100+ year old family farm, Education Administrator of nonprofit Ho`opulapula HaraguchiRiceMill.org agrarian museum.Pictured to the right, photos by: Kahahawai  Photography.

Supporting local farmers during these times is more important than ever so the sustainability of Kauaʻi can continue, while you and your ʻOhana can enjoy farm fresh food!
The Hanalei Taro Farm Fresh Poi has natural prebiotics and probiotics. The Farm Fresh Poi can be eaten fresh, perfect as baby food and for keiki. Or aged for sour for kūpuna and those that prefer day old poi. That way everyone in the family is happy!

Hanalei Taro Farm Fresh Poi, Kūlolo, Taro Mochi Cake, Hanalei Taro Burgers, Cooked Taro & more has natural calcium, minerals, & micronutrients.

Hanalei Taro serves family recipes passed down from generation & Lyndseyʻs mom Karol some include Taro Mochi Cake, Hanalei Taro Hummus, Hanalei Taro Veggie Burger, Taro smoothies, Taro Mac salad. Lyndsey remembers eating these dishes on the farm after high school volleyball practices, even before being able to open Hanalei Taro Foodtrucks as the value added food portion of our family farm. Local style LauLau, Kālua plates that everyone grew up with. Lyndseyʻs husband Chef Brad added additional recipes such as Kālua Tacos and the Kālua Bowl, etc.

Do you know where you can find generations of Hanalei Taro?
Kauaʻi:

Hanalei Foodtruck Fridays-Sundays 11am-3pm

Puhi Park Farmers Market Saturdays 9:30am til sold out or 12 noon.

You can also have Hanalei Taro food delivered to your door: Farm Fresh Poi, Kūlolo, Taro Mochi Cake, Hanalei Taro Burgers, Cooked Taro & more. Order online HanaleiTaro.com weekly by Fridays 7pm HST, to be harvested and shipped Wednesdays. Sign up for free rewards online as well as discounted subscription orders. Gift others by ordering online and write a complimentary gift message in the note section, Hanalei Taro will harvest and deliver across the USA for you! Updates & giveaways on Instagram @HanaleiTaro

A portion of proceeds goes towards Hoʻopulapula Haraguchi Rice Mill nonprofit agrarian museum. The nonprofit is the last and only historic rice mill left in the state of Hawaiʻi, listed on the State and National Register of Historic Places, dedicated to preserving agricultural artifacts some dating back to the 1800s. Hoʻopulapula means to plant the seedlings of, which is the mission of the nonprofit; to preserve the artifacts and history of those that have farmed in the community and in Hawaiʻi for generations. Whether it was seedlings of rice or taro, the mission also includes planting seeds of knowledge of agricultural and environmental awareness in children so that the next generation can appreciate all that their kūpuna, elders, and ancestors have done and how hard farmers work today. Hoʻopulapula Haraguchi Rice Mill nonprofit agrarian museum is located on over 100 year old, 6 generation @HanaleiTaro farm, for more info on educational programs please visit www.HaraguchiRiceMill.org.

For over 36 years, Hoʻopulapula Haraguchi Rice Mill nonprofit agrarian museum has educated children across the state of Hawai’i, including Japan, Australia from preschool to college grad students and adults.

We asked Lyndsey what was it like to grow up on family farm? “Growing up on our 6 generation family farm everyone can help. My parents, Rodney & Karol, say I was in the lo`i at 2 years old & driving a tractor solo by 6 years old. Growing up on the farm, seeing great-grandparents, grandparents, and parents work ethic I always knew I wanted to come back after undergrad and grad school.” Lyndseyʻs grandfather William (98 years old) and grandmother Janet (97 years old) still continue to garden on the farm.

Looking for a quick, healthy option for a family meal? Easy Vegan Burgers for your Family!

Hanalei Taro Burger & Taro Hummus:

2-2pks Hanalei Taro Burgers {Vegan, gluten free, dairy free, soy free. Online shipped to your door &/or Kauaʻi locations}.
2 sliced tomatoes
8 lettuce leaves
1 sliced onion
4 [your choice of] burger buns
1 container of Hanalei Taro Hummus {Vegan, gluten free, dairy free, soy free. Available at Kauaʻi locations}

Warm up precooked Hanalei Taro Burgers. Spread Hanalei Taro Hummus on burger buns. Assemble your burger & enjoy.

Share your dish & tag @HanaleiTaro #HanaleiTaro so Lyndsey, Brad & ʻOhana can find it & reshare/tag you. For more recipes and idea, please see @HanaleiTaro.

 

Lyndsey M. Alohalani Haraguchi-Nakayama is a 5th generation farmer, Co-Owner of @HanaleiTaro which is the value added food from their over 100+ year old family farm, Education Administrator of nonprofit Ho`opulapula HaraguchiRiceMill.org agrarian museum. TV Host of Down to Earth Kauaʻi TV for farming & sustainability. She has a Doctorate of Education, Master of Business Administration, Bachelor of Science degrees. She also serves on community nonprofit boards such as Kauaʻi Christian Academy Lāwaiʻa o Kanaka (the only preschool-12th grade school on the north shore of Kauaʻi) School Board of Director & Vice-President, and the Board of Kauaʻi Taro Growers Association.

In regards to perseverance, farming, and food; her family businesses and nonprofit organization has survived hurricanes `Iwa and `Iniki, the historic April 2018 floods, March 2020 & January 19, 2021 flood in which they are still continuing flood recovery efforts at HaraguchiRiceMill.org @HanaleiTaro while serving communities during the pandemic working with Hawai’i Foodbank, Child & Family Services, Foster Programs of Hawai’i, donations to frontlines, community and online giveaways.

“Farming is a generational tradition in our family, it’s a way of life through preservation & sustainability for the community. As in anything there are a lot of challenges, but I don’t want to be the generation that gave up. It’s a labor of love & about a century of perseverance.” ~Lyndsey & ‘Ohana @HanaleiTaro