Is small farming profitable?

[Devany]

Talk to Tom Sharkey. Either go by his coffee shop (Hilo Sharks) or see him at the Wed. Faremer's Market. He has a plantation and knows a lot about where Cacao growing. He has a class every few months where you learn how to grow, harvest, crack, ferment, dry, roast, & make chocolate. I took it last month and it was awesome. I am growing cacao at 75' directly on the ocean.

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Originally posted by hpp4me

Congratulations! You're doing what I hope to do in retirement.

This has been a fascinating thread. I have learned so much from all of your posts. That 12-crop value added document is a gem.

I wonder, has anyone had success with cacao in lower HPP, down by the ocean? We are at about 70 feet elevation.

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Aloha au i Hawai`i,
devany

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