May the love, light and power of God enfold, surround and protect you; wherever you are, He is. We(and I emphasize WE) will be strengthening the sustainability of our food supply by having our Winter Sale February 14 and 15 from 9am to 3pm. Shary Crocker, our Qi Gong master, administers the transactions and Garrett Carter does all the hard work. Rufus supervises. Following the sale, at 4pm on February 15, we will share in a BBQ potluck and seed and plant exchange under the coconut trees. There is no requirement to bring any food; usually, there is more than enough. I will make Ulu potato salad, squash and almonds, and BBQ pineapple sausages. I will be sharing kabotcha seeds and cassava cuttings for the seed and plant exchange. Earl Louis will give some Hawaiian blessing and I have asked Kevin Brown Sr to give the prayer. We were interrupted by rain in October and so we will be prepared to go into the house if rain arrives.
Some things to consider when buying a tree. Care is required. It would be like having a child and not knowing that love, care, attention, nutrition and devotion is required. All plants, even cactus, do better with water. We recommend natural fertilizers because you eat the food; Nutrarich(chicken manure which contains Nitrogen, Phosphorus and Potassium that helps your tree grow) and Dolomite or Ag Lime powder(which contains Calcium and Magnesium that encourage your tree to flower and fruit and a dusting over the surface which discourages insects from running roughshod). Both can be found at Farm and Garden. And have your holes already dug, so that all you need to do is plant and water. Buying the tree is easy; digging the hole is work.
We are offering 8 varieties of avocado, 3 varieties of mango, and 17 varieties of citrus. Much of the citrus we will offer will include citrus that is older and has a more developed root system in a larger 5 gallon bag for $100, whereas the smaller 3 gallon bags go for $40. Mangos and avocados that are regularly $75 will go for $60 at the sale. We also have plenty of Kari Starfruit trees, 7 Hawaiian Breadfruit trees, and Cook Pines and Ironwoods for windbreak to draw down more rain. For the first time, we are offering Brown Turkey Figs, Tropic Lalo Grass flats, Lauae Ground Cover Fern and Hoya Vine hanging baskets.
Finally, at our next sale, our Spring Sale, we will offer for the first time Mexican Key Lime, Assad’s Citron(used at Succot), Genoa Lemon, Lisbon Lemon, Santa Theresa Lemon(Europe’s most used lemon), Valencia Orange(a juicing orange), and Orlando Tangelo. I would like to again thank Richard Creagan for his generous heart and forward thinking in sharing scion wood from his farm and suggestions in how to be more expansive in the nursery. And in that regard, Cass Granda has helped me to offer more diversity through his knowledge and generosity.
Thank you to you each and all for the roles that you have played in encouraging this young nursery to grow and expand and reach for new heights. It is in the WE that we can build a strong community. “The world is so empty if one thinks only of mountains, rivers and cities; but to know someone who thinks and feels with us, and who, though distant, is close to us in spirit, this makes the earth for us an inhabited garden.” Johann Goethe
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