The Homestead -"'eat your lawn"

We decided in April it was time to eat our lawn.

Daren had made efforts to have a garden the year before when I didn't live here. He built some nice raised boxes and grew lettuce, herbs, potatoes, and few other bits and bobs - but the inspiration was lost when he got busy with work.

I am of the thinking that for most of us, it takes two to make a garden happen, at least the kind of garden which endures season after season producing food. What I wish for everyone is someone to garden with. We've found that the support to actually make it happen comes out of the synergy of both of us (though admittedly, D does the majority of the 'heavy-lifting'). If there are lone gardeners out there - maybe we can be your support.

So this was the near the beginning...

(You can see we've put in fruit trees on the left and there is a box going in at the end)

Here in Hawaii, it doesn't take long for things to really take-off.

60 days later...

We had to drill out some cement found under the lawn, and the soil varied quit a lot - from brown, fluffy and loamy to red volcanic clay. Our desire was to have everything be organic and symbiotic, so we turned to D's friend Dan for his 30 years of permaculture experience.

We've learned A LOT about soil and bugs and nutrients and companion planting - and we've connected with some good garden info as well as garden and food suppliers along the way. So if you love good food, we hope to get you hooked up with the best upcountry Maui has to offer.