A Visit to The Natural Farm

Today we took a tour of the Natural Farm at YWAM Kona on the Big Island of Hawaii. Our friends Drew & Jen are here at the base working with The Tribe as well as with the YWAM natural farm, so it was a fun opportunity for a private tour! Drew is so good with kids & taught Sparrow and I a lot of interesting things on our little field trip!

The farm helps test and pioneer natural, sustainable and reusable ways to farm in regions around the world where farming is difficult or resources are scarce. They then take those skills to other regions to help empower families and communities. The food raising is also given to homeless in Kona as well as used in the YWAM base kitchen for cafeteria meals!

Drew showed us around the property, letting Sparrow and I have a test of some edible flowers, passionfruit and some ripe tomatoes.  Sparrow enjoyed seeing the piglets, some sheep, the chickens, rabbits and wriggly worms in the compost!

Welcome!

Drew sorting the compost!

The classroom!

Let's go to the organic veggie garden!

Smelling fresh basil.

Want some passionfruit?

Checking out the compost section.

Stoked on chickens!

Part of the aquaponics section.

Drew explaining aquaponics to Sparrow.

More aquaponics. 

Ever see a brown & tan striped pig before?

Adorable!

Sheepies!