Goings On

I have been away for the summer but upon my return I have found many improvements around Kalaeha Farm.

 An ongoing battle with Wainaku grass finds some headway being made.  It has been called "one of the world's worst weeds," because of its persistent growth and spread by means of a hardy system of rhizomes. 



A Taro bed cleared of Wainaku grass.

Corn growing in a cleared area.  Note the moat-like ditch which keeps weeds from re-establishing.

A close-up look at Wainaku rhizomes being removed.

Sheep shed almost completed.  Lambs will be born this autumn.

Clearing and maintaining fences.  Feral pigs can be a nuisance!

If the soil is tilled normally, these root nodules sprout right back, often crowding out field crops such as corn or Taro.

Farmer Scot, with the able help and hard work of his WOOF-er crew, Magi, Sasha, Andrew, Wesley, Kyle, Ryan, Brandy have been able to largely eradicate this introduced pest plant.  Garden beds are dug and then all rhizomes are carefully removed by hand.  The edge of the bed is dug with a deep trench so that new weeds cannot re-establish.


Check out some photos of this process as well as other on-going projects.

 It's a challenging job, but we find it highly rewarding to see the soil purged of this weed and growing beds of delicious vegetables!