News from the Farm
Rancho Aloha’s Sharwil Avocado Season has Ended
As is the case with other upper elevation farms in the Kona Region, our harvest season for Sharwil runs from late Dec...
Researchers, Yet Again, Link Coffee Drinking to Longer Life
On May 30 a respected medical journal (The Annals of Internal Medicine) published a scientific study linking lower mo...
Progress in Protecting the Kona Coffee Brand
For years the "Kona Coffee" name and reputation have been threatened by fraud and deception occurring in Hawaii, on t...
The Best Video on Why NOT to Buy 10% Blends
The Kona Coffee Farmers Association produced and released a video entitled “100% Kona Coffee” in 2008. The 4-minute ...
Sharwil Avocados - Abundant 2021 Harvest! 🥑 👍
In mid-June Rancho Aloha finished its 2021 harvest season of Sharwil Avocados. During the 5 and ½ month season a reco...
Coffee Leaf Rust Threatens Hawaii Coffee
In 2020 the pest Coffee Leaf Rust (CLR) was discovered first on Maui, then on Hawaii Island, and then on Oahu. This i...
Vaccinated in Hawaii – Hooray!
On January 27 at 3:00 pm, I arrived at Kaiser-Permanente’s Kona Clinic for a scheduled Dose #1 of the COVID vaccine. ...
Thanksgiving Day Flood at Rancho Aloha
On Thanksgiving Day at about 3:30 pm as Zoom Thanksgiving toasts were being exchanged, it began to rain in Holualoa. ...
Farm Recipe: Affogato
An Italian coffee-based dessert, the affogato is the simplest of recipes yet incredibly delicious!
Distancing in Paradise
As elsewhere, life in Hawaii since mid-March has been very different...
Hawaii Sharwil Avocados in Seattle
Hawaii Sharwil, aka the "world's best avocado", now available at select Seattle area grocers!
Rancho Aloha Coffee Flower Honey
Honey is again being harvested at Rancho Aloha.
About 3 years ago the farm’s honeybee hives were wiped out by a recen...