Tip Sheet for February 18, 2012
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Eats: Guava Smoked grilling up Shinsato Farm pork local smoke meat style.
Featured Farm: Pit Farm brings a huge variety of greens, root veggies, herbs, tropical seasonal fruit. Everything from sugar cane to broccoli!
Local Flavor: Akamai Foods brings fresh local juices & lassi, her famous oatcakes and premium rum cakes, biscotti too.
Featured Nursery: Island Rainbow Tropicals birngs cut tropical flowers.
Special appearances: Rusty’s Hawaiian Coffee, Hanalei Taro Co., Hawaii Ranchers, Small Kine Farm, Guava Smoked, Pig & Lady, Island Rainbow, Sea Mountain Coffee Co, Hawaii Grown MacNuts, Soul Patrol, Hawaii’s Best Ever Nuts, Aloha Tree, Daizu Tei, Keith’s, Honey Girl Organics, J’s Seasonings, Manoa Honey, Keith’s
Music: Dulcichella
Note: Kukui Sausage has moved to end of Row A. Otsuji Farm is further up on Row B.
Row A
Koko Crater Coffee Roasters: fresh brewed Hawaii coffee
Aloun Farms: a variety of local grown fruits and vegetables
Nalo LIFE: Nalo Greens, Dandelion Greens, Braising Greens, Baby Kale (less cooking time for you), Baby Swiss Chard, Tat Soi, (their sub for spinach), Purslane, Okra, Baby Eggplant, fresh cut herbs, Nalo’s Morimoto Tomato (smaller), Nalo Tomato. In addition to their own farm offerings, they also sell produce from other farms – Sumida Watercress, Kamiya Papaya, Fat Law Baby Cucumber, Nozawa Corn, Ho Farm tomato, just to name a few.
Akamai Foods: Waialua Dark chocolate roasted pumpkin bread infused with premium dark rum and other rum cakes. Famous oatcakes in a variety of flavors: Cranberry Pumpkin Walnut, Mango Pumpkin Pecan, Banana Chocolate Chip, Reduced-Sugar Carrot Pineapple Coconut. Teri tofu steak brown rice musubi. Fresh squeezed seasonal local juices and lassis made with Naked Cow Dairy yogurt!
Marine Agrifuture: Aquacultured Sea Asparagus and limu
Hanalei Taro: Taro, poi, kulolo and more from Kauai taro farm
Sea Mountain Coffee Co:100% Kau dark and medium roast coffee, plus Peaberry. Ka’u roasted macadamia nuts.
Kahuku Farms & Na’ono: fresh Kahuku papaya, apple banana, eggplant and prepared specialty products. Na’ono serves up fresh-roasted local corn infused with gourmet touches like Lilikoi Butter Parmesan, Garlic Shoyu Butter with Furikake, Honey Butter and more!
Honolulu Gourmet: Variety of spreads, including Edamame Hummus and Macadamia Nut Pesto. Dressing too!
Khamphout Farm: Asian specialty veggies, herbs, local seasonal fruit
North Shore Farms LLC: From the Tomato Bar… Sweet Tasting Beefsteak Big Wave Tomatoes, Freshly squeezed pure tomato Juice, Sensational Salsa, and Grilled Pesto Pizza featuring Big Wave tomatoes.
PacifiKool: Island Ginger Ale and Coolers, Hibiscus Tea, Hawaiian and Thai Ginger Syrups
Da Spot: Egyptian, Mediterranean and Thai inspired lunch plates
Naked Cow Dairy: Oahu’s last remaining dairy. Fresh churned butter in flavors from coconut to pesto. Yogurt, creme cheese and feta. They are a women-run operation and their herd is grass-fed.
HSN Farm: Huge variety of vegetables and green, herbs, specialty Asian vegetables and herbs, tropical and seasonal fruit.
Manoa Honey Co.: Local honey and bee products
Maunawili Greens: variety of hydroponically grown lettuce, arugula and sprouts. Sometimes dandelion.
Made in Hawaii Foods: “Island Preserve” jams and jellies, fresh strawberry mochi, dried Maui kaki & marlin, Hawaiian Chip Co. taro chips, Molokai sea salt, mac nut okoshi. In season: Hashimoto Farm persimmons
Ono Pops: Gourmet paletas made with locally sourced ingredients
Malie Kai: Chocolates made with Waialua grown cacao
Tropics: assorted island produce, local foods
Kukui Sausage: Original and specialty sausages: Portugese, Italian, Chicken, Pineapple, Chorizo & more! Grilled on a stick or a bun, frozen packs too.
Row B
Too Hot Tomatoes: fried green tomatoes, zucchini and maui onions
Rusty’s Hawaiian Coffee: Award winning coffee from the now famous growing district of Ka’u on southern coast of Hawaii Island. Rusty’s blend the growing expertise of the Obra family with highly creative and specialized processing and roasting techniques that are winning accolades worldwide.
Akaka Falls Farm: Rare Tropical fruit jams, jellies, fruit butters, honey
Keith’s Cookies: Fresh baked cookies
Bueno Salsa: Handmade tomato salsa and a variety of pickles.
Otsuji Farm: Variety of greens, beets, lettuces, herbs, kale veggie fruit juice!
Nita’s Nursery: Anthuriums and dendrobiums.
Dina’s Garden: Lemonade, Thai tea/coffee, lemon ginger tea, sandwiches, savories, desserts, living arrangements.
Small Kine Farm: Waimanalo grown portobello mushrooms
Vilath Farm: tropical seasonal fruit, a variety of greens, herbs, and other veggies!
Hawaii’s Best Ever Nuts and Candies: Variety of baked nuts and candies
Happy Cakes: Fruit cake with a Hawaii twist – macnuts and pineapple.
Hawaii Grown Mac Nuts: Fresh off the farm raw and roasted in shell.
Penny’s Orchids: orchid plants grown on their farm. Any orchid questions? Just ask!
Row C
Hibiscus Lady: Jill specializes in growing a variety of hibiscus.
SKA Tropicals: torch ginger, olena, heliconia and other tropical flowers, floral arrangements, Laie Gold papayas, apple bananas, fresh herbs
PIT Farm: variety of vegetables and herbs, root vegetables, greens specialty Asian vegetables and herbs, tropical and sometimes rare seasonal fruit.
Straight from the Source: Local fresh whole & filet fish, poke bar
Ho Farms: An array of cherry tomatoes, long beans, cucumbers, squash and more!
Milner’s Just harvested lettuces, Tokyo Negi, etc.
Ba-Le Bakery: artisan breads, croissants, lavosh and other baked goods. Fresh young coconuts for sipping too.
Row D
Ainahua Floral: Waimea grown protea and other tropical blossoms
Aloha Tree: Raw, locally harvested honey from Big Island
Big Island Abalone: fresh, cooked, and hibachi Big Island abalone
Theng’s Farm: Seasonal tropical fruit, greens, root veg, herbs.
Pig & the Lady: Vietnamese street food! Bo Kho (Kulana beef stew Vietnamese-style with fresh rice noodle), Vietnamese chicken salad on turmeric & fried shallot rice, Heo La Lot Shinsato Farm pork wrapped in betel nut leaf grilled, Jasmine & pandan iced tea.
Daizu Tei: Acai bowls made with local soybean milk, honey & fruit.
TBA Beekeeper
Newman’s Orchids: orchid plants approved for air travel
MA’O Organic Farm: Organically grown kale, collards, arugula, salad mixes, dandelion greens, radish, eggplant, cilantro, green onion, citrus, and more! This Waianae non-profit educational farm also grows young farmers!
Licious Dishes: Raw, vegan, gluten-free creations. Salads, entrees, savory spreads, grainless granola, kombucha and more.
Herbaceous: dried and decorative potted herbs
Growing Creations: unique potted plants, herbs and ornamentals, veg and herb starters, Bokashi.
Paniolo Popcorn: fresh popped on the spot kettle corn
Row E
M. Harada Orchids: orchid plants (now at top of market near info booth)
North Shore Cattle Company: grilling locally raised beef from Big Island ranches – all beef Portuguese and andouille sausages; grilled burgers, breakfast specials
Hawaiian Style Chili: Hamakua Mushroom Cheese and Spinach Omelette, Shrimp Fried Rice and Egg, Chili and Cheese Omelette with Peterson Farm eggs; bottled sauces, spice mixes, prune mui.
Starpoint/Not Just Desserts: Chef Kate Wagner brings her freshly baked scones, bread puddings, cinnamon rolls, cheesecakes, brownies, cakes and other delectables – featuring local ingredients such as eggs, chocolate, coffee, fruit and honey.
Grandma G’s: Breakfast plates: Fresh Corned Beef Hash, Redondo Portugese Sausage, Love’s Sweet Bread French Toast – all plates featuring Peterson Upland Farm Eggs.
J’s Seasonings: Salt & sugar rubs, macnut pesto, Kuahiwi Steak Plates, more!
Chef Sean’s Soul Patrol: Chilaquiles, Chicken & Waffles, Sausage gravy biscuits and eggs.
Guava Smoked: Shinsato Farm pork smoked with guava wood.
Blue Lotus: Variety of omelets made with free range chicken or duck eggs, kalua chicken, sake clams and more.
Lawn
Honey Girl Organic: Skincare line featuring local bee products
Hawaii Ranchers: Hawaiian Red Veal in variety of cuts, frozen
Island Rainbow Tropical: Fresh cut tropical flower bouquet
Greenpoint Nursery: wide variety of anthuriums
Hawaiian Crown Pineapple: Local pineapple, fresh, whole or cut.