The Frugivore Diet

Visiting Hawaii, Would Love to Meet Some High Carb Vegans!

2015-07-03T16:58:21.000Z

Hello! I'll be visiting Hawaii the first week of August for work and fun. I'll be in Honolulu from 3rd to 5th of August then Haleiwa from the 5th to the 9th. I'm from Washington DC and would love to meet anyone if you are around! Thanks! Danielle

visiting Maui and looking to stay with some friendly fruity folks :)

2015-05-10T23:31:26.000Z

Hello lovelies!!

My boyfriend and I will be visiting Maui for 2 weeks in mid October this year. It will be my first time in Hawaii and I cannot wait - for me it's truly an adventure to neverland.

We've been looking around at different accommodation options but I think the dream situation would be to stay with someone local who can really share the beauty of the island with us. We are open to wwoofing, couch surfing, or possibly paying a small amount for accommodation.

Some basic info about us:

- both in mid twenties

- I live in Montreal, Canada. My boyfriend lives in Ontario

- I grew up eating standard american/canadian diet and found the hclf lifestyle about a year and a half ago <3

- i work as a store designer for a retail company (I studied architecture)

- mangoes are my favourite :)

If you or someone you know would be interesting in sharing your space with us for a few days let me know - we'll share some more information about ourselves! We'd love to make some friends and cannot wait to soak up some sunshine.

love,

Jen

Looking to Move - Big Island or Kauai

2015-05-08T03:02:19.000Z

Hi all,

Im from SF bay area and I'm really thinking hard about moving to Hawaii. I went to school at UH Manoa but wasn't there long enough, and only been to Oahu.

Ive been researching Kauai and the Big Island. My heart seems to be going with Kauai but I want to see what the Big Island has to offer as well since it seems like most 811ers are on the big island.

I'm looking to surf, snorkel, dive, hike, be around more 811ers and eat lots of fruit of course :) haha. I work from home with an online business so the job part is no problem.

Any recommendations or insights into Kauai vs Big Island for jungle like living and being close to nature. Looking for a peaceful sanctuary. Honestly I would love to live off the grid but looking to rent for a reasonable price.

What are the prices at the farmers markets? place to avoid? or is there enough fruit I could forage as well as buy?

Thanks all for the info and advice :)

backpacking through the big island starting feb.

2015-01-14T01:58:36.000Z

Planning to start in Hilo and backpack through the east side visisiting farms and seeing if they need any help. Packing minimal and hoping there will be lots of fruit to forage. Hoping to meet a lot of people on my journey. wish me luck!

Where to buy cheap fruit in maui??

2014-12-27T21:09:39.000Z

Hi so I'm in maui on vacation with my family and i was expecting the fruit here to be amazing but the grocery stores don't have a very good fruit selection and it's all pretty unripe. I tried a fruit stand on the side of the road but it was so expensive. Does anyone know anywhere to buy cheap delicious fruit? especially mangoes

To be more specific I'm in kihei

thanks :)

Anyone from the Big Island??

2014-12-16T01:26:13.000Z

Hey everyone

I'm taking a trip down to the big island in january to Wwoof for two weeks. I'll be on the kona side. Is there anyone down on the big island that can recommend the things I must see/do while I'm there?? I figured asking the local fruitbats is always better than a tourist website. I already know I'm going to Mauna Kea.

Maui christmas fruitluck

2014-12-01T05:56:03.000Z

I'll be in maui for a bit around christmas time and would be fun to have a fruitluck there since theres so much amazing fruit!

is anyone interested? :)

Wholesale Fruit Co-Op Oahu

2014-11-27T08:21:28.000Z

Hey guys,

I was thinking of starting a fruit co-op on Oahu. Do any of you want in?

Thanks,

Hanna

Hawaii Fruits in the Summer: What are YOU looking forward to eating?

2014-06-03T11:22:34.000Z

Here on Oahu, there is the delicious black Honey Cream pineapple at Frankie's (I think it's available year-round)

And kiwi season is in swing!

Wwoofing in Hawaii

2014-04-10T08:48:48.000Z

Hey guys :)

Has anyone made any experiences with wwoofing in Hawaii? I am currently looking for a (fruit) farm where I can work for 3 months from September 2015 until November 2015 (3 months). If anyone has got any contact details or anything like that, that would be awesome !

I am fromy Germany and I am studying nutrional sciences for another year and then I would love to travel a little and do some physical work ( I don't want to sit around you know ;))

I am a beekeeper, been vegan for 2 years now, raw'till 4 since beginning of this year and I would'nt mind turning into a frutarian ;););) (in Germany its a little difficult to get enough fruit in the winter). And of course I really enjoy gardening and beeing in nature.

If anyone has any contact details or knows somebody that knows someone.... ;) pleeeaaase contact me ! :)

Of course I am willing to answer any questions concerning me ;)

Greetings from the (still :( ) cold Germany ! :)

Fruitarian Couple Looking to Work Trade on Big Island Hawai'i

2014-03-04T00:51:50.000Z

ALOHA!

We are a couple looking to work trade with a Raw vegan community, Organic farm, or someone with land growing many fruit trees.
We will be available starting in June 2014 on Big Island, Hawaii.

We don't know anybody yet in Hawaii and are now trying to contact local people who are into sustainable living.

We are reaching out to you, to become part of your strong network of growers and raw eaters.

WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR:

It would be an honor to stay at an established food forest to work and learn about planting, nurturing, caring, and harvesting tropical fruits and plants. If you are interested in having us, let's get in touch and learn more about each other!

We are looking for a place to stay where we can work for food and living. We like to stay on a monthly basis, until we find where we like to settle for long term and raising family.
We like to get all the food we need just from the fruit growing on the land and the fruit we can forage in the wild nearby. We are happy to live simply, in a tent, and on a family's land where we can help care for and learn about the 'aina.

We enjoy peace and nature, the sounds of wind and water and animals. We like to live in a harmonized environment where the people are happy to be themselves, free of stimuli like smoking, drinking, loud music, TV.

Please let us know if you match even part of what we seek, and we can talk more in depth about each other's needs and qualities.
Also, if you know someone that sounds like this description, have advice or recommendation about moving to Hawaii, we appreciate you sharing anything!

WHO WE ARE:

We are a young married fruitarian couple from California who enjoy being joyful, active and living fully in the embrace of nature.

We enjoy quiet peaceful energy of the forest, rising and sleeping with the sun. We value peaceful direct communication to understand each other so relationships flow smoothly.

We have a very clean lifestyle without such stimuli as drugs, alcohol, coffee, loud music or TV.

WHAT WE DO:

This list is just a part of our experience and potential, so ask us about any work-related tasks you have in mind.

We like to do things as much as possible with our hands, finding happiness in every task and appreciating the work it takes to do with our own energy. We are both artistic, creative, crafty, and communicate well with others. We can work well alone or in a group and take leadership when needed.

♂ He is good at high energy or heavy work, solving problems creatively with what's available, and will find a way to do something with little to no guidance. Building, planning, looking at big picture, finding most efficient way to get things done. He loves climbing trees, too! He is trained as an artist and knows his way around computers, but likes to be outside in the dirt more.

♀ She is good at detailed work that requires close attention and care. Handling young plants, sorting, gathering seed, any meticulous work. She is good at being with and caring for children, and enjoys doing handcrafts.

We study: permaculture gardening using swales and building soil fertility, natural building techniques, improving communication and understanding, bringing more joy into your life, how to live well on a raw vegan simple diet, growing, harvesting and using bamboo, passive water collection, wild local plants.

We do: full body massage, sewing, foraging, Japanese-English translation, woodwork with hand and power tools, bamboo construction, repairing buildings, tree climbing, finding the ripest fruit, watercolor painting, animation, web design, yoga, any DIY things we need.

We make: Passive solar dehydrator, magical copper wind chimes, custom canvas backpacks, palm/coconut leaf weaving, woven branch baskets, comfy 100% natural fiber clothing, bamboo flutes, bamboo didgeridoo, wooden juice press, tables, chairs, anything useful and beautiful! We love using natural materials like wood, cotton, hemp, bamboo, rock, palm branches.

OUR DREAM
We are looking to settle down and grow a fruitarian paradise food forest. We want to grow our family in a peaceful and loving environment close to nature. How we get there is an adventure that is unfolding! Would you like to be a part of our journey?

We have sent couple emails to whom we are interested in working with like Coconut Chris and Asanti Gardens last month and still waiting for their reply.
If you recommend any community or farm, that would be wonderful!

Thank you for reading and sharing,

We are also looking for the best car for Hawaiian farm life.

Please check out our other thread if you have any input or comment.

MAHALO!

What's the best vehicle for homesteading on Big Island?

2014-03-04T00:44:15.000Z

Anyone own a vehicle in Hawaii and do homesteading, or live on a farm? What is your experience and thoughts? What car would you recommend?

We are moving to Big Island in a couple months and are starting to look for the right used car for us.

Share your experience and input, it is greatly appreciated!

Our thought is to have a vehicle in Hawaii that can access rugged terrain (thinking 4 wheel drive)
Something that can haul stuff like plants or supplies or lots of fruit, but also the option to carry more than 2 people (thinking SUV or Station Wagon).
Something between $4k-7k (we would buy a used car)
Tend to like Japanese cars because they're reliable and easier to fix/maintain (Toyota, Subaru)
Right now looking at used Toyota 4Runners and Landcruisers
We don't plan to be driving around so often, so are not as concerned about MPG

We are also thinking to buy on the Mainland and ship to Big Island (shipping in a container so it doesn't get rusted).

We would be able to have the car we want from the start, not needing to rent a car as we look for the right used vehicle. Have you done this way? What advice do you have?

We also have a discussion about looking for a work-trade place on Big Island

All comments are appreciated,

MAHALO!

Big Island Fruitarian Farm

2014-01-23T06:34:27.000Z

I just completed 2 months work exchange on coconut Chris's farm and just wanted to spread the word about this amazing place. When I first got there to be honest I really didn't care about gardening I just wanted good fruit and to connect with like minded people and all I saw was a green blurr. But working with Chris really opened me up to the magical world of plants and I will be forever greatful! It was a really grounding experience everyday being barefoot bathing in waterfalls and eating straight from trees you have given energy to is a beautiful experience of connectedness with the universe. Now I can tell what a lot of plants are and find myself looking out the car window for fruit trees and fallen fruit on the roadside- you'd be surprised what's available and usually going to waste - rant - anyway I'm going to go back before I have to go home but after my time I feel confident enough to start my own veggie garden and plant trees. I also know how important seeds are and will never throw away good fruit seeds again. They are they future, who knew :) as I said in another dis it's super close to Wiapio valley - one of the most beautiful intense places I've been. So after working I would either swim in the private waterfall on the property of go the beach in the valley or hitchhike into town etc - I also hiked to Waimanu valley with some people I met on the farm - it was incredible!So many cool projects are going on and it's cool to be apart of something when you can see how successful the past ones areIt was a good time :) eating fresh organic ALIVE produce makes a huge differenceI felt a push from within to go - took a chance and am a better person for itA big shout out to Chris- coconut on 30 badThanks brotherAloha ke akuaFeel free to ask me anything

best cheap/free places to stay in Hawaii

2014-01-20T21:59:29.000Z

Hello! :)

I will be traveling to Hawaii big island in November and am on a mission to manage it on a budget and make the most of my trip >.<

Could anyone advise any great places to stay for very little money? Or even some great places to help out at in exchange for a bed?

Also, what is everyone's top places to see?

Thanks

Laura xx

Aloha Big Island People!

2013-12-27T23:41:00.000Z

Aloha,

I made a group on facebook called Hawai'i (Big Island) Vegan. Feel free to join it and we can start making connections. Hopefully this group will serve to encourage more vegan options on the island, spread information, and connect those who would like to connect.

Here is the link:

https://www.facebook.com/groups/239052389596777/

Mahalo :)

Anyone from Maui?

2013-12-17T01:04:05.000Z

Love to make some friends on the same path as me.

Radiation levels in Hawaii

2013-10-22T02:40:01.000Z

Hi everyone! I'm thinking of moving to Hawaii soon and am reading conflicting information on the radiation from the Fukushima plant affecting the land and waters of hawaii.

I'm asking people who've done extensive research and/or are living there to let me know what you know, please.

Is it a good idea to move there? I've lived there before so I have no questions on life or cost of living there. I just want to know about radiation.

Thank you all!

I'd love to know more about Hawaii!

2013-10-10T22:59:46.000Z

Hello. I am about to embark on a trip through Central America for the next 9 months - one year. Afterwards I will need to decide where I want to live next. I grew up in Southern California, and have lived in Austin, Texas for the last 5 years. Living in Texas, I have really grown accustomed to an inexpensive lifestyle, and love the freedom of living cheap, spending most earnings on food, rent, and savings. I would like to continue this lifestyle in some place new. The resounding theme in my head sings "Tropics, tropics, tropics." Can one live in Hawaii on the cheap?

Of course, job availability, and the likeliness to make friends with similar mindsets are probably the most important. My work experience is as a tour guide on Segways for the last 4 years, and although I do not want a full-time position in this sort of work again, I recognize it as good way to make money whilst doing other part-time gigs. The purpose of my trip is to gain Spanish language skills in hopes of one day becoming a freelance translator, as well as gaining a Yoga teacher certificate in hopes of working part-time in this arena upon my return. I also feel as though I am a good teacher, and would love to be a part-time math tutor for kids struggling in school.

Is the fruit more plentiful, and less expensive than elsewhere in the states? I'm guessing this is probably true if you get to know people growing fruit....What kind of cheap rents can be found? Do there happen to be any fruitarian communities anywhere already? Or am I completely deluded?

Thanks for reading; any input would be helpful to me. Thanks everyone!

Moving to Hawaii in a year and need advice!

2013-06-03T01:33:27.000Z

Hey raw foodies! My fiancee and I are moving to Waikiki, Oahu the winter after next (2015) and are in need of some advice on the local thrifty places from food to furniture. I'm hoping to grow a garden near my future yoga studio, but will be in need of fresh produce right away. Any help would be awesome!

Aloha!

Oahu Organic Produce CHEAP!

2013-01-27T11:04:57.000Z

Hi all!I'm new here and am looking for organic local produce. Any info on good farmers markets? Or farms?Thanks!

PICK AN ISLAND

2013-01-24T06:03:41.000Z

Which is the best Hawaiian island to live on and why?

Trying to find people for fruitarian house share in Puna

2012-12-18T04:17:06.000Z

I'm currently living in Hilo, but I'm hoping to make my way back to Puna pretty soon, and it would be amazing to share a house with other fruit lovers. I'd like to get 3 or 4 people (including myself) so that the rent would be nice and low, maybe around $200 each. Ideally this place would be close to a bus stop so everyone could get into town for fruit, or if someone had a vehicle we could all share in the costs of going into town for fruit shopping.

Anyone interested? It will be another month or so before I can leave this place since I need to give notice, so I just want to see if I can get some people together.

I need a place to live on the Big Island ASAP!

2012-12-06T02:46:42.000Z

I'm looking for a cheap place to rent on the Big Island, as soon as possible. I'm currently staying at the hostel in Hilo, but it's costing me the little money I have saved up for rent this winter. Anything will do, a shack, a couch, a floor. Just looking for somewhere safe and dry.

Thank You!

Raw Food Farm/Winter Getaway Opportunity!

2012-10-23T16:11:12.000Z

Hey everyone! How'd you like to stay on a farm with some fellow raw vegans and learn more about plants? My friend Chris Coconut has a farm on the big island and we're looking for some people to join us this winter. I'm headed out on November 2nd. If you would like to see the place I'm talking about, see some of the videos Chris has put up: http://www.youtube.com/user/CoconutChrisHawaii

If you're interested in this, let me know!

WWOOF in Hawaii

2012-09-18T00:17:38.000Z

I'm thinking about WWOOFing in Hawaii during part of the winter. Anyone have recommendations of a farm? A place where I can get an 811'ers amount of tropical fruit from the land? Where the community and people are warm and friendly? Any tips and advice would be greatly appreciated!

House share November-March

2012-08-23T03:56:15.000Z

Aloha!

I am heading out to the big island in mid November thru the end of February. I am curious if anyone would want to share rent on a place? I have contacted a few places thru airbnb, all of which on the hilo/puna side... I am open to any areas but would prefer to be closer to hilo for the farmer market.

Send a line if your interested.

much gratitude, look forward to hearing from you.

best,

Christie

christiemaeq@yahoo.com (emails great too!)

Party at the 811 community this Saturday!

2012-06-19T23:10:52.000Z

Aloha all,

We're having another raw potluck this Saturday, June 23rd, beginning at 5:30 PM here at Moana 'ula. If you're on the island or near enough to visit, please feel welcome. Come check out a little slice of our life and share some joy :)

There'll be a brief talk by Katy Craine about the hygienic approach to health.

If you need directions, let me know. A hui hou,

Rich

Blessings Divine Beings of Hawaii!

2012-02-28T02:00:45.000Z

This is Deva (Marcus)

I am coming to visit Hawaii March 11th for about 10 days. I fly into honolulu then will possibly head over to the Big Island. I am certainly interested in meeting you all and learning about the Island and its beauty

I am also a Permaculture designer and facilitator. I teach predominantly in Miami. (see my site: permaculturemiami.com) I am greatly interested in meeting those who are designing food forests and off the grid communities. Any assistance and connections would be greatly appreciated.

Love and light,

Deva.

Opportunity for staying at the 811 community on the big island

2012-01-12T01:15:42.000Z

Aloha all,

We are currently looking for one, possibly two, work traders to stay with us here at Moana 'ula.

Our community is intimate and family centered and so we are interested in harmony, safety, and fit.

The requirements for labor work out to 4 hours a day, 5 days a week. Anyone staying here will need to live according to our principles (we are an 80/10/10 community) while on our property. We'll offer lodging and fresh foods off our land.

Our land is amazing. In your down time you can walk to the coast, swim in unreal tidepools, visit lava tubes, splash in heated warm ponds, attend any of the myriad social and cultural activities that abound in these parts, and just enjoy time with us, as we welcome you into our extended family.

If you are responsible, able and ready to work a bit, this could be a wonderful opportunity. Please email me at moanaula@starband.net if you are interested in checking the whole thing out.

Mahalo!!

Rich

Big I, tomorrow: banana abundance and waterfalls

2011-11-16T05:01:49.000Z

Hi folks,Most of you don't know me, I'm hardly on the web. Mostly at our farm planting, tending and harvesting fruits and veggies and raising a family playing in the waterfalls.Anyway, we happen to have a great abundance of ripe bananas right now so if anyone would like to come visit on hamakua to eat, play in the river or help weed the gardens, send me a note.Ps, you may know zack who lives here too.~Blessings of peace and abundance~