Farm News

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Farm News was Originally Posted on December 5, 2006 by

Well, there are lots of things going on here and bargains galore!

The bulldozer operator has pretty well completed dozing and grading of the property. I ended up clearing about 6 or 7 acres and got rid of almost all of the macadamia nut trees. Now I can start putting in lots and lots of coffee!

While dozing, we found multiple lava tubes and holes, some of which are quite big. They will be fenced off so people can look in them! Actually, I’m thinking I could rent them out as small cottages!

I am in the middle of growing small “keiki” coffee plants, which will fill the first couple of acres of new land. I can’t plant all 5 acres yet because I don’t have the water catchment installed yet and it would be impossible to manually water 5 acres of trees by hand. Thus, I’ll start with a manageable amount of trees and as soon as the water system is in place, I’ll plant the rest.

I have had a few people ask me about starting a “Coffee Club” and have done so. I’ll tweak it a bit and add new options soon. The current setup allows you to schedule coffee shipments each quarter. You choose the starting month and the coffee will show up about the 1st of each quarter, just like magic! At this point, you will pay in advance, because I do not store your credit card numbers. This protects you. The credit card company has a reoccurring billing process, but it adds to the cost and I’m all about trying to keep costs low so you get more coffee for the money.

If you are interested in joining the Coffee Club, go to ItsKona.Com, enter the store and look for the Category “Coffee Club”. Note that the prices include Priority Shipping. I am offering Medium Roast in 8oz, single and two 1lb bags. The coffee is shipped with the “Less Frills” option, which removes some of the retail packaging labels. I set the options to be Whole Bean, but would offer ground, if you prefer.

Speaking of sales, the 2007 Calendars are 28% off and priced currently at $2.88 including shipping (while supplies last). I’ll do my best to keep the online inventory correct. Don’t make me get stuck with lots of calendars :-)

I am not sure I have time to go Gift Baskets this year, but if you have a pressing need for something special, let me know and I’ll see what I can do.

For a limited time, the website is offering FREE SHIPPING if you use the discount code FREESHIP at checkout time. It is my Holiday Gift to you!

If you are looking for Hawaiian items besides coffee, you can check out my Hawaiian store at http://astore.amazon.com/lavarock . Offered on the separate site are such food items as coconut syrup, macadamia nuts and sea salt. There are Hawaiian music selections, books about Hawaii, Books about Coffee and yes, even Hawaiian flags for sale! Since the site is hosted at Amazon, you will need a separate logon there.

Also, if you have need for website hosting, I would like you to consider http://Planet-Aloha.Info. Yes, another “LavaRock” venture. I have to pay off the bulldozer operator somehow… :-)