by Sarah Montano | May 8, 2019 | Cooking, Nutrition, Sustainability, Wellness
You can brew vinegar from fermentable sugars or fermentable alcohol. For example, apple cider will become apple cider vinegar if exposed to air. Exposing fruit juice or alcohol to oxygen allows for the possibility that acetic acid bacteria (AAB) may colonize the...
by Sarah Montano | Apr 3, 2019 | Farming, Nutrition, Sustainability, Wellness
“… and by feral I don’t mean ‘a failed wild thing’…there is no such things as a failed wild thing…it is in the nature of wild that this is it’s only option. No, feral is a failed domestication.” -Stephen Jenkinson (1) Wild Plants. Wild Food. Wild...
by Sarah Montano | Mar 28, 2019 | Cooking, Nutrition, Permaculture, Sustainability
It’s Friday at Gingerhill Farm, and our kitchen staff has come together at 7:30 am to talk about food. Thursday evening prior, we celebrated the advent of Spring and the Full Moon by gathering with community for a farm tour, a farm-to-fork dinner, and dancing to music...
by Audrey Love | Jan 10, 2019 | Nutrition, Wellness
This week we are re-posting a blog from our sister project, a holistic health and wellness service for women called Bodhidevi. Bodhidevi strives to allow women to realize their fullest selves through yoga, exercise, nutrition, meal service programs, Ayurvedic therapy,...
by Audrey Love | Dec 31, 2018 | Cooking, Nutrition, Sustainability
Though our community members tend toward more secular and spiritual beliefs than religious ones, we jump at any chance to celebrate the joy of living and cook up some good food! Christmas at the farm this year was a splendid, decorative, fun, and delicious evening of...
by Audrey Love | Nov 28, 2018 | Cooking, Hawaiian Culture, Nutrition, Travel, Wellness
Christmas in Hawaii is magical. Many families choose to spend their holiday breaks vacationing in Hawaii. Indeed, it’s a great way to get away from the cold and bustle of the mainland. But while the holidays in Hawaii are great fun, they don’t always feel like,...
