Aloha, I am creating my first blog post for our farm so I'll combine a bunch of thoughts and bring you up to speed through today. First off, when we purchased the farm back in July, something we hadn't planned for, ALL my free time has been spent clearing this piece of land. I finally made the call to quit my job in February and devote maximum time to clearing operations. For perspective, our farm had been completely neglected for more than a year, which in a jungle state l

This was a short week since we left to attend the Specialty Coffee Association meeting in San Diego. This week we focused on continuing to clear the upper portion of the farm. The guinea grass is very tall (around 6ft) and there are many vines that have grown over the trees creating a very dense wall to get through. This has be cleared first and then the area can be stumped. Almost the whole farm was this way. Even the fence lines are so overgrown it has started pulling them

Coffee is more than just a drink—but for us, it’s also a long-term project we’re building step by step here in Kaʻū. At The Butterfly and the Mole Farm, we’re in the early stages of bringing coffee production back while also building a small, diversified farm. That means figuring things out as we go—working with the land we have and improving it over time. Jared at the farm in the rain Where We Started Before diving into our revival efforts, it was essential to understand the