There were many ripe coffee cherries on the trees when we arrived.

Close up view of the ripe coffee cherries.

 Michelle sampling a ripe coffee cherry.

 After picking the cherries, they are pulped, fermented overnight and then dried.

Horses grazing in the pasture, coffee trees on the right.

View from the back patio

Back from Kula, Maui!



Good evening, Pumpkinistas!

As I mentioned previously, I've been on vacation. Lauren, Michelle, and I went to my dad's place on Maui for a few days of R & R. This season, however, as you can see from the photos, all of the coffee "cherries" seem to ripen at once. So, we all picked and processed a lot of coffee during our stay. Plus, there was a coffee competition held on the Big Island just before we arrived and the Shim Farm took top honors for Maui. This meant a few more deliveries than normal. The good news is that I was able to send some coffee seeds home to Southern California, and I just planted them the last couple of days. Hopefully, I'll have some coffee tree seedlings in a few months. We were able to go to the beach, do some shopping, and introduce Michelle to her relatives that live on Maui. It was tough to come home.