03-05-2025, 10:34 PM
Pahoa Urban Food Forest (PUFF) hosts events the second Sunday of each month, exploring various aspects of permaculture and living sustainably with the land. Each event includes a discussion, a tour of our developing food forest & our perennial edibles, and free keiki of useful plants.
This month: Root crops complement tree crops, diversifying yields and quickly providing staple calories while trees establish. We'll discuss common crops like taro, uhi, and cassava; plus unusual roots including malanga, achira, and fiberless arrowroot. We'll dig & harvest some, and taste several.
DAY: Sunday, March 9
DISCUSSION: 11 AM til noon: Root crops
DIGGING & TOUR: noon til 1, with time to chat or wander more afterwards.
PLANT GIVEAWAY: 1 PM
WHERE: Pahoa Urban Food Forest (PUFF), at Living Planet Learning Center between Habitat Tattoo and the County Council building. Walk through the side gate to find us.
ADDRESS: 15-2881 Pahoa Village Rd, Pahoa
PARK: Across the street in the parking lot next to NAPA Auto Parts.
COST: Suggested $10 donation in time/cash/materials/plant keiki
ABOUT LPLC: https://livingplanetalliance.org
MARK YOUR CALENDAR: Next month, April 13 - Introduction to permaculture
We hold regular work parties. If you'd like to learn hands-on, get in touch to find out our days and times!
We'll share seeds and starts of several plants, including:
Durian seedling - *Durio zibethinus*
Cacao - *Theobroma cacao*
Canary nut - *Canarium indicum* - similar to macadamia in tree form and in nut use
Paradise nut - *Lecythis zabucajo* - large tree, related to Brazil nut
Posh-te - *Annona scleroderma* - fruit tree related to cherimoya and sugar apple, does well in windward lowland Hawai'i
Cuban fiberless soursop - *Annona muricata*
Gamboge - *Garcinia xanthochymus* - sour fruit. Good rootstock.
West indian locust - *Hymanaea courbaril* - Large coppicable tree, maybe fixes nitrogen, fruit pulp made into porridge.
Peach palm - *Bactris gasipaes* - excellent staple crop
Pigeon pea seed - *Cajanus cajan*
Inca nut / sacha inchi - *Plukenetia volubilis* - staple nut from a vine
Perennial lima bean - *Phaseolus lunatus* - locally adapted cultivar
Lablab bean - *Lablab purpureus* - locally adapted cultivar
Oaxacan lemon verbena - *Lippia alba*
Vanilla vine
Pepper vine - *Piper nigrum*
Fragrant pandan - *Pandanus amyrillifolius*
Leren - *Calathea allouia* - AKA sweet corn root, gourmet but maybe low productivity root crop
Achira - *Canna edulis* - vigorous ornamental root crop
Uhi (yam) - *Dioscorea alata* - vigorous vine, staple root crop
Chinese lantern - *Abutilon* hybrid - productive ornamental flower crop
belemebe - *Xanthosoma brasiliense* - greens like taro without the need for prolonged cooking
Bele AKA edible hibiscus - *Abelmoschus manihot*
Chaya - *Cnidoscolus chayamansa*
Cassava - *Manihot esculenta*
Longevity spinach - *Gynura procumbens*
Katuk - *Sauropus androogynus*
Chipilin - *Crotalaria longirostrata*
Vietnamese coriander - *Persicaria odorata*
...and more...
Please share this event with others who might be interested. Hope you can join us for any or all of it!
This month: Root crops complement tree crops, diversifying yields and quickly providing staple calories while trees establish. We'll discuss common crops like taro, uhi, and cassava; plus unusual roots including malanga, achira, and fiberless arrowroot. We'll dig & harvest some, and taste several.
DAY: Sunday, March 9
DISCUSSION: 11 AM til noon: Root crops
DIGGING & TOUR: noon til 1, with time to chat or wander more afterwards.
PLANT GIVEAWAY: 1 PM
WHERE: Pahoa Urban Food Forest (PUFF), at Living Planet Learning Center between Habitat Tattoo and the County Council building. Walk through the side gate to find us.
ADDRESS: 15-2881 Pahoa Village Rd, Pahoa
PARK: Across the street in the parking lot next to NAPA Auto Parts.
COST: Suggested $10 donation in time/cash/materials/plant keiki
ABOUT LPLC: https://livingplanetalliance.org
MARK YOUR CALENDAR: Next month, April 13 - Introduction to permaculture
We hold regular work parties. If you'd like to learn hands-on, get in touch to find out our days and times!
We'll share seeds and starts of several plants, including:
Durian seedling - *Durio zibethinus*
Cacao - *Theobroma cacao*
Canary nut - *Canarium indicum* - similar to macadamia in tree form and in nut use
Paradise nut - *Lecythis zabucajo* - large tree, related to Brazil nut
Posh-te - *Annona scleroderma* - fruit tree related to cherimoya and sugar apple, does well in windward lowland Hawai'i
Cuban fiberless soursop - *Annona muricata*
Gamboge - *Garcinia xanthochymus* - sour fruit. Good rootstock.
West indian locust - *Hymanaea courbaril* - Large coppicable tree, maybe fixes nitrogen, fruit pulp made into porridge.
Peach palm - *Bactris gasipaes* - excellent staple crop
Pigeon pea seed - *Cajanus cajan*
Inca nut / sacha inchi - *Plukenetia volubilis* - staple nut from a vine
Perennial lima bean - *Phaseolus lunatus* - locally adapted cultivar
Lablab bean - *Lablab purpureus* - locally adapted cultivar
Oaxacan lemon verbena - *Lippia alba*
Vanilla vine
Pepper vine - *Piper nigrum*
Fragrant pandan - *Pandanus amyrillifolius*
Leren - *Calathea allouia* - AKA sweet corn root, gourmet but maybe low productivity root crop
Achira - *Canna edulis* - vigorous ornamental root crop
Uhi (yam) - *Dioscorea alata* - vigorous vine, staple root crop
Chinese lantern - *Abutilon* hybrid - productive ornamental flower crop
belemebe - *Xanthosoma brasiliense* - greens like taro without the need for prolonged cooking
Bele AKA edible hibiscus - *Abelmoschus manihot*
Chaya - *Cnidoscolus chayamansa*
Cassava - *Manihot esculenta*
Longevity spinach - *Gynura procumbens*
Katuk - *Sauropus androogynus*
Chipilin - *Crotalaria longirostrata*
Vietnamese coriander - *Persicaria odorata*
...and more...
Please share this event with others who might be interested. Hope you can join us for any or all of it!