Posts by: GK

Greenhouses are invaluable to gardeners. You can start seedlings earlier, grow plants later, and otherwise extend the window of warmth that Mother Nature gives you. Best of all, you can build one without going broke.

The Door Garden, a blog devoted to getting gardeners the most for their dollar, put together a tutorial for [...]

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Scientists and physicians in the heartland of genetic modification are alerting policy-makers and the public to the dangers of GM crops.

Great upheavals may be afoot in the United States, the world’s leader in genetic modification (GM), and biggest producer of GM crops. Within the past several months, doctors have issued a strong statement calling [...]

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Romance, chocolate in the air

On February 15, 2009 By

The smell of vanilla beans and roasted coffee, blended with fresh roses created an aromatic atmosphere for Valentine’s Day at a chocolate workshop in Hanalei.

About a dozen chocolate enthusiasts journeyed from as far as Kalaheo on Saturday to participate in the five-hour intensive workshop all about cocoa, taught by Koa Kahili, cacao farmer [...]

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