Oʻahu's farmers offer hope
Going to the grocery store just isn't the same experience these days. Depending on your circumstances you may have had to stay home or go to the store only to find bare shelves. But our small farmers have shown meaningful innovation to supply families with quality produce. From online marketplaces to subscription services and no contact food pick-up and delivery services, local farms are supplying families with affordable fresh produce and dried goods. See the resource list below for more info! If you can, please consider supporting one of them. Let’s make localized farm-direct food systems a new normal!
Open Farmers Markets
Hawaii Farm Bureau: key resource connecting local growers to consumers. Instagram: @HawaiiFarmBureau Facebook: Hawaii Farm Bureau
Farm Direct & Community Supported Ag. on Oʻahu:
Farm to Car: drive-thru service; place orders via an online marketplace for pickup the following week. Order starting at 2 p.m. three days weekly — Wednesdays for pickup 9 a.m. to noon the following Wednesday at Blaisdell Center; Thursdays for pickup noon to 3 p.m., Windward Mall; and Saturdays for pickup 9 a.m. to noon, Blaisdell. The site sells out quickly. Minimum order is $25 (100% goes to farmer) hfbf.org/farm-to-car
Farm Link Hawaii: Sign up for an online account, then shop twice weekly for produce from a network of farms. Minimum $30 order; pick up at various locations. Home delivery fee is $15 ($50 minimum). farmlinkhawaii.com
FarmLovers farmers markets: Arrange curbside pickup at Pearlridge, Kakaʻako and Kailua markets by ordering directly from farms. Find a list in an April 23 Facebook post. For the housebound, Help Is on the Way will deliver for free. Place order with vendor, then go to hihelpisontheway.org to book delivery.
Online Orders & Subscription Services on Oʻahu
Ahiki Acres: (Waimānalo) Online Marketplace. Pick up times: The Farm- Fridays (12-2pm), Waimānalo Co-Op: Wednesdays (10-10:30am), Waimānalo Health Center Wednesdays (3:30-5pm).
De La Mesa Farms: CSA Boxes w/ pick up locations on the Windward Side and in Honolulu delamesahawaii.com/shop Instagram: @delamesahawaii
Fields of Aloha: For pick up in Hauula, please contact Kula @ 808-450-9440 or Jason @808-450-0706. For pick up in Waialua, please contact Tan @ 808-451-1348. Instagram: @fieldsofaloha Facebook: Fields of Aloha
Ho Farms: Pick up locations. Monday 3-5pm Old Fort Weaver Road (Ewa Beach, HI) Saturday 1-3pm Republik (Concert and Event Center) (Honolulu, HI) Farm located in Kahuku. localline.ca/hofarms
Mari’s Garden: Instagram: Market is open! Text or call in orders for curbside pickup.marisgardens.com Instagram: @maris_gardens
Kahumana Organic Farms and Cafe: located in Waiʻanae. CSA box pickup with locations around the island & market at the farm. Weekly & bi-weekly orders with delivery service. Cafe open for takeout. kahumana.org/csa.
Lokahi Kailua Market: The farmers market features two bags weekly- produce ($25-$30) and an artisan bag ($35-$40) of food and an occasional nonfood item. Contents are posted Wednesdays. Pickup on Sundays. lokahikailuamarket.com.
MA‘O Organic Farms: weekly or biweekly, pick up at various locations. Produce comes from MA‘O’s Waianae farm, which provides cultural education and training for youth. maoorganicfarms.org Facebook: MA’O Organic Farms Instagram: @maoorganicfarms
MetroGrow Hawaiʻi: Online ordering and curbside pickup for produce bags. metrogrowhawaii.com Instagram: @metrogrowhawaii Facebook: MetroGrow Hawaii
Oʻahu Fresh: Subscribe for weekly or biweekly delivery of a $20 farmers market bag of six to seven items that vary by week, or a vegetarian meal bag. Specialty items such as coffee, eggs and fresh bread may be added. Delivery is $3 to $7, depending on neighborhood. oahufresh.com; 476-7550
Small Kine Farm: located in Waimānalo. Organic mushrooms and mushroom compost. Order online at smallkinefarm.com Instagram: @smallkinefarm Facebook: Small Kine Farm
Waihuena Farm: located in Haleiwa. waihuenafarm.com Please email info@waihuenafarm.com for CSA membership,. Instagram: @waihuena_farm