News and reviews of made on Maui products and Maui-based companies and success stories. Also featuring island shopping guides

Posts tagged ‘Farm Stand’

Maui’s Farm Stands & Markets – A Directory

DIRECTORY maui farm stand market fruit vegetables

When you come to Maui, or even if you live here, you are going to want to find some fresh fruits and vegetables and delicious value-added goodies.  Here’s a list of Maui’s Farm Stands and Farmer’s Markets, organized geographically, to help you get started in the right direction.  (this is just a start* – please send me other farm stands if I have missed any!)

Paia

  • La’a Kea Community Farm
  • NEW Hours: Mon-Sat, 12pm – 5pm
  • Location: 639 Baldwin Avenue, Paia
  • An organic farm community where youth and adults with special needs thrive.
  • Website: http://laakea.org
  • Follow on Facebook
  • I love this place because they have chickens and ducks in a pen, which they feed the extra veggies too, and they have bunnies in a hutch as well, so the kids love coming here and picking out their own fruits and veggies – I even let them pay!  

Haiku

Makawao 

Kula

  • Water Lillies at Maui Nui Farm Stand in Kula

    Water Lillies at Maui Nui Farm Stand in Kula

    Maui Nui Farm Stand

  • Hours: Thurs, Fri, Sat, Sunday from 8am-5pm
  • Location:  151 Pulehunui Rd off Lower Kula Rd, Kula,
  • Details: A 40-acre farm that offers fresh fruits, vegetables and flowers, plus their own lunch wagon with Thai food.
  • This is also a fun place to check out with kids, they have water lily tanks with fish, pretty flowers, and a food truck.  Not sure if there selection changes daily, but the day I went they also offered breads and cookies. 
  • Website: http://www.mauinuifarm.com
  • Follow on Facebook 
  • kula country farms location

    Pumpkin Picking is a fall highlight at Kula Country Farms

    Kula Country Farms

  • Hours: Tuesday – Friday 10am – 5pm, Saturday and Sunday, 10am – 4pm
  • Location: Kula Hwy at Kekaulike Ave, Kula
  • Details: Throughout the year they offer different events and activities, from strawberry picking to pumpkin picking with a corn maze and tons of fall fun.
  • Website: http://kulacountryfarmsmaui.com/index.php

Pukalani 

upcountry farmers market

Kihei 

  • Lipoa Street Farmer’s Market
  • Hours: Saturdays, 8:30am – 11am
  • Location: 95 Lipoa Street in Kihei
  • Follow on Facebook
  • Farmer’s Market of Maui- Kihei
  • Hours: Monday- Friday 8am – 4pm
  • Location: 61 South Kihei Rd

Wailuku

Kahului

  • Queen Kaahumanu Center Farmer’s Market
  • Hours: Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday, 8am – 4pm
  • Location: Queen Kaahumanu Center
  • Shop for fresh local produce and baked goods
  • Website: http://www.queenkaahumanucenter.com/events/
  • Maui Swap Meet
  • Hours: Saturdays, 7am-1pm
  • Location: UH Maui College, 310 Ka’ahumanu Ave
  • Admission: 50 cents –
  • Dozens of booths with farmers, crafters, food carts, resellers and more.  Great souvenir shopping – bring a hat – or buy one! 
  • Website: http://www.mauiexposition.com/MAUISWAPMEET.html

Lahaina 

  • Launiupoko Farmer’s Market
  • Hours: Saturdays, 8am – 12noon
  • Location: Honoapiilani Hwy at Launiopoko Beach Park (across hwy)
  • Farmers’ Market of Maui – Honokowai
  • Hours: Mon – Wed – Fri – 7am – 11am
  • Location: 3636 Lwr Honoapiilani Rd, Lahaina
  • Follow on Facebook 

Hana 

*No guarantees on the hours, locations, products or quality of these stands and markets, this is just a directory…

Category:

Food and Beverage, Shop Local, Swap Meet

Tagged with:

A Visit to Kula’s Maui Nui Farm Stand

maui.nui.farmSaturday was a beach day, filled with tidepooling and monk seal watching at Hookipa Beach Park, which meant that Sunday was a great day for relaxing Upcountry.  It never ceases to amaze me that it can be hot, blazing sunny and cranking windy in Paia, and we can drive uphill for twenty minutes to Kula, where we can relax outside under the shade of thick cloud cover, with no wind, enjoying a climate that is several degrees cooler.   Its like a different world.  And since my kids can eat their weight in tropical fruit, we made our first visit to the Maui Nui Farm Stand.

Outside of the farm stand is their food truck, Nui’s Garden Kitchen, which we didn’t get to try this visit so no reviews today (but if you’ve been – leave a review in the comments!).  We did fill up our bags with beets, kale, apple bananas, papayas and star fruit for only $15, which seemed really reasonable for the quantity that we walked out with.

Beyond the farm stand are rows and rows of produce and flowers, giving comfort that the produce is fresh and authentically local. According to their website they have 40 acres!   They offered all kinds of greens, fruits, potatoes, eggs, breads, cookies, flowers and more.  There are also water lilly ponds and all kinds of colorful flowers upon the entry.

Looks organic…
all kinds of potatoes
celery, carrots, cabbage, and gigantic napa cabbage

Maui Nui Farm Stand is open Thursday, Saturday and Sunday from 9am to 5pm.  (and here are my Maui-style directions-Turn off the highway where the Kula Hardware store is – then take a left instead of a right – you’ll see the signs- or click here to view the map) On Tuesdays and Fridays, they are selling produce at TJs Oriental Food Mart behind the Old Kahului Mall.   They also offer tours of their farm, and catering for weddings and private events.

maui.nui.farm.kula.water.lilly

Category:

Food and Beverage, Wedding

Tagged with:

Tag Cloud