When it comes to growing food on the homestead, there is a forgotten hero among the plant world that often goes overlooked: Herbs and Spices. Growing your own flavoring takes off grid homesteading to another level. So many of the world’ most coveted...
When planning out a food forest that is filled with tree crops that provide a well rounded diet, it is important not to overlook the tropical nut trees that you can be growing. Nuts provide for you a source of fats that cannot be found in other crops that you...
Living in the tropics, you get to grow a wide variety of fruits that canʻt be found anywhere else in the world. In fact, there are many microclimates in the tropics that will let you push the envelope of what you can grow, like traditionally temperate climate...
When it comes to fruit, the tropics can grow some of the best out there. Juicy mangoes, tasty papayas & yummy bananas quickly come to mind when we think of tropical fruits. That’s just the tip of the iceberg though. There are SO many delicious...
Growing conditions are ideal for a wide variety of food crops in the Hawaiian Islands. One of the best crops to grow in many backyard gardens across the state is the Cucumber. They thrive in the tropical climates that the islands have to offer.Cucumbers in...
When it comes to Hawai’i, most people conjure up images of exotic tropical fruits, growing abundantly across the islands. Few even consider the fact that many fruits from the mainland can grow quite well in the tropics as well. One of those fruits...
