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Maui County Ag Fest Taste Education Tickets Now On Sale!

March 5, 2013 By Leave a Comment

Maui County Ag FestTickets for Grand Taste Education at the Maui County Agricultural Festival are now on sale!

Grand Taste Education is collaboration between Maui County Farm Bureau and Slow Food Maui. The mission of Maui County Farm Bureau is to protect, and advance the social, economic, and educational interests of the agricultural community of Maui County.

When:

Saturday, April 6, 2013
9:00 am – 4:00 pm Maui County Agricultural Festival
11:00 am – 2:00 pm Grand Taste Education
2:00 pm – 2:45 pm Live Chef Competition & Awards Presentation

Where:

Maui Tropical Plantation
1670 Honoapiilani Highway
Waikapu, HI 96793

We look forward to seeing you at the event! Don’t hesitate to contact us if you have any questions.

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Slow Food Maui Taste Education: Breadfruit

April 23, 2012 By Leave a Comment

Ian Cole, far left, with Riko Bartolome and James Simpliciano who teamed up earlier this month for the Grand Taste Education at Maui County Ag Festival.

Slow Food Maui presents its next Taste Education session featuring breadfruit on Wednesday, April 25, 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm. As the Collection Manager and Curator for the Breadfruit Institute of the National Tropical Botanical Garden at Kahanu Garden in Hāna and McBryde Garden on Kaua‘i, Cole understands the value of breadfruit as a crop. Established in 2003 to promote the conservation and use of breadfruit for food and reforestation, the Institute manages the largest collection of breadfruit in the world, conserving over 120 varieties from throughout the Pacific. Headed by Diane Ragone, PhD, an internationally recognized expert on breadfruit diversity, conservation, and ethnobotany, the Institute seeks to expand the role of breadfruit in alleviating hunger. After serving in commercial horticulture in Florida and California, a horticulturist by profession, Cole joined the Institute in 2005. We are so pleased that Cole is here to talk about breadfruit and its indisputable, growing role in food security and sustainable agriculture for Maui. Polynesian settlers in Hawai‘i, who came to the Islands as early as 300 AD, brought breadfruit tree cuttings in their canoes for future farms, for food, construction materials and medicine: Today, breadfruit is gaining in importance once more as a model crop for Hawai‘i. 

Hosted at Maui Culinary Academy, fee for members is $15, non-members $20.
Cole will provide breadfruit samples and light refreshments provided by Whole Foods Market Kahului.

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5th Annual Maui County Agricultural Festival Coming Up Soon

January 21, 2012 By Leave a Comment

A celebration of agMaui County AgFestriculture’s vital role in the economy, environment and lifestyle of Maui, the 5th Annual Maui County Agricultural Festival is coming up on April 7, 2012.   Held on the lūʻau grounds of Maui Tropical Plantation in Waikapū, Maui’s prime event to raise awareness about local agriculture on Maui invites Maui to talk story with the people who grow our food and their industry allies, to discover what agriculture means to our communities and ʻāina, to taste fresh flavors, and to have fun. Hosted by Maui County Farm Bureau in partnership with the County of Maui Office of Economic Development, and supported by generous sponsors, the festival provides the one-stop experience of the wondrous impact of agriculture in day-to-day life.

The Grand Taste Education, presented in partnership with Slow Food Maui, is an ag festival highlight featuring Grown on Maui edibles by farmer and chef teams and a program of presentations from 11 am – 2 pm. Chefs include: Sheldon Simeon, Star Noodle and Leoda’s Kitchen and Pie Shop; Jojo Vasquez, The Banyan Tree at The Ritz-Carlton, Kapalua; Ryan Luckey, Pineapple Grill Kapalua Resort; Ivan Pahk, Cane & Taro at Whalers Village Fine Shops & Restaurants; Scott McGill, TS Restaurants – Hula Grill and Duke’s on the Beach; Joey Macadangdang, Roy’s Restaurant; Riko Bartolome, Asia Vous; Isaac Bancaco, Humuhumunukunukuapuaʻa at Grand Wailea; Brandon Shim, Tommy Bahama at The Shops at Wailea; Marc McDowell, Makena Beach & Golf Resort; and Tylun Pang, Kō at The Fairmont Kea Lani, Maui. Grand Taste Education tickets on sale by Slow Food Maui for $25 before April 5. $5 from the sale of each ticket purchased here will be donated to Slow Food Maui and earmarked for its agricultural education programs.

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Grown on Maui $5 Challenge – Mahalo and Winners!

September 21, 2011 By Leave a Comment

Basil Pound Cake from Riko Bartolome ~ Photo by Peter Liu

Mahalo to everyone who joined us at the Grown on Maui $5 Challenge held September 17 at The Class Act at the Maui Culinary Academy. We were fortunate to eat so many wonderful dishes including a Papaya Beef Salad, a gluten-free Molokai Sweet Potato Quiche, local venison and pasta, local squash pasta, local pumpkins, Maui Cattle Co roast and more. People came from all parts of Maui – Upcountry, Kihei, West Maui, North Shore and Central Maui – to celebrate regional, locally-grown food, and our cherished food traditions. We took the challenge and made meals for $5 or less per person. Days later, weʻre still amazed at the variety of food we ate. How was that ono-licious Basil Cake with Vanilla Starfruit by Riko Bartolome? Whip cream anyone (big smile)?!

Congrats to the fan-favorite winners: Most Colorful first place Elena Rego and second place Shannon Wianecki. Most Original first place to Susan Teton Campbell and second place to Riko Bartolome. Best Taste first place to Annette Niles and tied for second Roxanne Tiffin and Ann Marie Burtell. The Best Use of Local Ingredients first place to Roxanne Tiffin and tied for second place Sue Tengan and Shannon Wianecki. Most Creative use of $5 first place to Ann Marie Burtell and second place tie to Susan Teton Campbell and Sue Tengan.

Saturdayʻs gathering was also Slow Food Mauiʻs Annual Membership Meeting. Two big announcements. The first is Slow Food Maui is an official chapter of Slow Food USA.  Everyone is encouraged to join Slow Food USA and elect to be a member of the Slow Food Maui Chapter. Secondly, Chair Susan Teton Campbell announced the election results for the 2012 – 2014 Slow Food Maui Board of Directors. Congratulations to Roxanne Tiffin – Chair, Melanie Boudar – Vice Chair, Melissa McKelvey – Secretary, Charlene Kaʻuhane – Treasurer, and Dania Katz and Aimee Singer, Co-Membership Chairs.  A big mahalo to the 2009-2011 board - Chair Susan Teton Campbell, Vice Chair Jana McMahon, Secretary Dania Katz and Treasurer Charlene Kaʻuhane. The new board will start December 1, 2011.

Elena Rego, Ann Marie Burtell, Roxanne Tiffin, Susan Teton Campbell, Annette Niles

Elena Rego, Ann Marie Burtell, Roxanne Tiffin, Susan Teton Campbell, Annette Niles

Susan Teton Campbell, Roxanne Tiffin, Shannon Wianecki, Sue Tengan and Riko Bartolome

Susan Teton Campbell, Roxanne Tiffin, Shannon Wianecki, Sue Tengan and Riko Bartolome

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What’s For Dinner? Farm to Table Dinner at Market Fresh Bistro

September 19, 2011 By Leave a Comment

Market Fresh Bistro Garden Salad ~ Photo by Dania Katz

Kula Fields has partnered with Chef Justin Pardo of Market Fresh Bistro for their Farm to Table Dinner on Thursday, September 22, 2011 at 6PM.

Chef Pardo will creatively transform the contents of the Kula Fields Box into a delectable meal that showcases the bounty that our local farmers grow. Reservations are recommended. Call 808-572-4877 to reserve your spot. Located at 3620 Baldwin Ave., Suite 102A Makawao, HI 96768

Hope to see you there!

Originally posted at Kula Fields

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Macadamia & Coconut #Pie from @KulaFields

May 24, 2011 By Leave a Comment

1 cup light brown sugar
1/4 cup white sugar
1/2 cup butter
2 local eggs
1 tablespoon all-purpose flour
1 tablespoon vanilla soymilk (plain cow’s milk works just fine too)
1 Maui Vanilla bean, seeds scraped (or) 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 cup chopped macadamia nuts
1/2 c. shredded coconut
1 – pre-made pie crust

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees
  • In a large bowl, beat eggs until foamy, and stir in melted butter. Stir in the brown sugar, white sugar and the flour; mix well. Last add the milk, vanilla bean, macadamia nuts & shredded coconut.
  • Pour into an unbaked 9-in pie crust. Bake in preheated oven for 10 minutes at 400 degrees, then reduce temperature to 350 degrees and bake for 30 to 40 minutes, or until done.

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Committees Drive Our Organization

October 13, 2010 By 3 Comments

Flatbread - Paia

Penguini - Paia

Slow Food Maui and it’s prospective members got the “royal treatment” last evening as Flatbread in Paia hosted our group around the large community table which brought together a pool of wonderfully talented individuals that will help populate our various committees.  The group dined on salads, a variety of brick oven pizzas , courtesy of Jenna of Flatbread, and decadent desserts of gelato and cupcakes, courtesy of Melissa of Penguini in Paia.

A point echoed throughout the meeting was that the committees will be the driving force behind the organization and will lead our group out into the Maui community.

Our committees are:

Education Committee: Charlene Kauhane

Chef/Restaurant Committee: Shannon Wianecki

Endorsements Committee: Tova Callender

Farm/Ag Committee: Becky Speere

Volunteer Committee: Dania Katz

Our committees are forming fast to help with the various upcoming projects & events such as:

Volunteers needed to help South Maui Sustainability with the School Gardens at Kihei Elementary  – Saturday, Oct. 16th 8-11AM

Taste Education – Sat. Oct. 23rd, 9AM-2PM at the Ali`i Kula Lavender Gardens

Endorsement of The Noble Chef Event -  Friday,Oct. 29th, 6 – 9:30 PM  at the Fairmont Kea Lani in Wailea

Cookbook Exchange & Bake Sale – Dec. 4th , 9AM – 2PM at the Maui Botanical Gardens

Anyone interested in helping support the work of any of those committees is encouraged to sign up!

Many thanks to the Management & Staff at Flatbread for feeding us and to Melissa at Penguini for her Sweetness!

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