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The start: digging holes.. | ..lots of holes.. | ..through lava.. |
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..lots of lava! | Getting the seedlings | from Huahua Farm |
in Holualoa. | Car full of baby trees! | Their new home. |
Planting... | ... planting... | ... planting... |
enlisting the help | of family | and friends. |
Nascha | Bob Brown | John |
Watering.. | ..and watering.. | ..and watering.. |
Irrigation system installed! | Baby, please now grow! | Brand new... |
..shiny.. | ..leaves. | Growing up... |
... and up... | Fast forward to today.. | The Orchard in 2018 |
"Makai Patch" (oceanside) | "Mauka Patch" (mountainside) | "Volcano Patch" |
"Akau Patch" (north) | "Hale Patch" (home) | First flowers |
Full bloom | "Kona snow"! | Flowers and green cherries |
Green cherries | First red cherry! | Green, yellow, orange... |
More reds.. | Ready for harvest | Picking.. |
... picking... | ..picking.. | First harvest |
Off to the "lab".. | Into the pulping machine | John |
The Pulper | Hana | Pulped cherries |
Rinsed and out to dry | Fermenting | Sundrying for days/weeks.. |
Finally dry. | The cleaning crew | Our first customer! |
Parchment into huller.. | .. hulling.. | "Green" beans |
The roaster! | Checking temperature | Listening for first crack |
Hot! | Out! | |
First roast! | Full City roast! | First roasted batch |
First taste | Ready to ship! | The little coffee factory! |
Weighing, bagging, labelling.. | Our 3 roasts | Aloha! |
Tekona! |
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