04-04-2008, 07:34 PM
I was surprised to find out that the first area in the Islands that coffee was grown is Manoa Valley on O'ahu. I wonder if it never took hold there because it sucked? I imagine that land eventually had more value to build a home on than to grow stuff.
I just had some Ka'u coffee at Barney (?)'s place off the Belt Road about a mile past Waiohinu. For those of you, like me, who like really dark roast coffee, he has a roast called "Ebony" that's beyond Dark. He commented that it's funny that he daily sees a lot of Ka'u coffee being trucked in the direction of Kona! He also sells a small selection of organic fruits and his organic, dehydrated (not roasted) Mac nuts are quite tasty! They retain their sweetness. His place isn't called "Barney's", but I forget the name of the farm/road that it's named for. You'll see his signs, one is a large coffee cup profile, and his shelter.
There's also Moa Ula (Red Rooster) coffee, aka John Bull Coffee, grown by Lisa, who is usually at the Volcano Farmers Mkt. They grow near Pahala. She's often at her roadside gazebo just past the 49 MM on the Belt Road south of Volcano.
I just had some Ka'u coffee at Barney (?)'s place off the Belt Road about a mile past Waiohinu. For those of you, like me, who like really dark roast coffee, he has a roast called "Ebony" that's beyond Dark. He commented that it's funny that he daily sees a lot of Ka'u coffee being trucked in the direction of Kona! He also sells a small selection of organic fruits and his organic, dehydrated (not roasted) Mac nuts are quite tasty! They retain their sweetness. His place isn't called "Barney's", but I forget the name of the farm/road that it's named for. You'll see his signs, one is a large coffee cup profile, and his shelter.
There's also Moa Ula (Red Rooster) coffee, aka John Bull Coffee, grown by Lisa, who is usually at the Volcano Farmers Mkt. They grow near Pahala. She's often at her roadside gazebo just past the 49 MM on the Belt Road south of Volcano.