![]() Around mid May we start shipping out green unripe mangoes for pickles. We have Totapuri, Hayden, Keitt, Kent, Carrie, Valencia Pride, Baley Marvel, a variety called Carolina named after the farmer’s wife and more! All the orchards are managed without any chemicals. Our mango orchards have around 12- 15 kinds of various cultivars of Indian mango varieties. We plan and are actively engaged in transforming degraded land in the USA into biodiverse organic regenerative farms and our Pine Island farms are being developed as a model for this - with an active trialing and production, processing, and marketing hub for a wide range of tropical produce with many health benefits including but not limited to coconuts, mango, jackfruit, guava, Jamun, lychee, banana, pineapple, mangoes, vines like black pepper, vanilla, and roots like turmeric, yams and many ayurvedic herbs and shrubs. Many of our trees are green Malay coconut, and a few orange Malay varieties with a refreshing sweet taste and 2-3 glasses of water per coconut! We send our coconuts in our farm boxes as well as sell them in bulk. Hence they are not as delicious (and nutritious) as the ones harvested from our FL farms, that were picked probably a week before available in stores. Moreover, due to long distances to be traveled, the coconuts are harvested months before sales in USA cities. Not only is the process of importing large quantities of coconut water energy-intensive due to shipping and packaging, but coconuts are also often grown in large monoculture plantations that emit much carbon and old-growth forests are often destroyed to make way for these plantations. ![]() In the United States, nearly all coconut water drunk by consumers is harvested internationally. With numerous health benefits and a great taste, it is no wonder that so many people enjoy bottled coconut water. Globally there are 62 million tons of coconuts produced. We are the only Certified Organic Coconut farm in mainland USA. Pass the word around and lets help this farm be sustainable for generations to come.We are possibly the largest Coconut farm in the USA and we have pioneered large scale coconut farming in USA. I'd like to start a go fund me page for Kai and his farm to raise the funds needed to have a well drilled on his property. The island of Maui sits on an aquifer, so Kai could build a well and have all the water he needs but the cost is outrageous as there is only a few companies on the island who can do this, and of course they can charge whatever they want. There is plenty of water to go around but for some reason its being diverted to other areas. Everyone coming to Hawaii should take this tour and understand what does into a farm like this.ĭue to the greediness of those around the farm who are consuming more than their fair share of water, Kai and his family nearly lost a part of their farm because of lack of water in the area. They do not make a living off of the coconuts they grow so please support them and sign up for a tour. This farm is gorgeous and these tours are what the farm survives on. He did an amazing job in his presentation. We also tried the coconut meat from a mature coconut. The owner, Kai or Ky (sorry I don't know the correct spelling) was passionate in explaining the differences in life cycles from young coconuts to mature coconuts, how the process of making authentic coconut milk occurs and the steps required. ![]() Loved this agro-tour in learning about the life cycle of a coconut.
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