Posts Tagged "kava root"

Kava Root Powder

Posted by on Mar 2, 2015 in Ask Makaira | 4 comments

Kava Root Powder

Amazingly enough, as I looked through our informative blog articles (close to 200 of them!), I was very surprised to see that I have missed a number of simple topics regarding Kava Kava root.  One of those glaring omissions is an article on Kava root powder!  Kava root powder is and will probably always be our Top Selling product here at Kona Kava Farm. We offer several cultivars of Kava root in various forms, but I will focus only on the powders for now.  In its simplest form, Kava is a root that grows both underground and along the ground.  Kava root that grows along the ground is called...

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Kava Roots Are Serious Business

Posted by on Oct 21, 2014 in The Mind of Makaira | 0 comments

Kava Roots Are Serious Business

We take bringing you the best Kava we can grow and/or source as seriously as we have taken Kava as a business in our family for many generations.  We take great pride in the Kava we offer, partly because it’s the same Kava that we take ourselves on a daily basis.  That means we treat every customer as we would treat ourselves automatically!  If we were interested in “cashing in” on the next Kava craze; we’ve already been through several of them, and we’re still here, doing the same thing we’ve always done. We’re far less interested in making some...

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Kava and Other Hawaiian Crops

Posted by on Mar 6, 2014 in The Mind of Makaira | 0 comments

Kava and Other Hawaiian Crops

I feel blessed every day to live on Hawaii: the island’s semi-tropical climate ensures there isn’t so much as a growing season as an all-year growing extravaganza for so many diverse Hawaiian crops! Many of these crops have been delicious and nutritious staples of our indigenous cuisine for centuries; I certainly can’t imagine cooking somewhere I couldn’t get fresh papaya, taro, and pineapple at all times! Now that refrigeration and air shipping have made Hawaiian produce available on the mainland, some crops like Kona coffee, pineapples, and macadamia nuts have come to represent the essence...

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Holiday Kava Drink Recipes

Posted by on Dec 9, 2013 in Featured, The Mind of Makaira | 2 comments

Holiday Kava Drink Recipes

Aloha, everyone! As many of you know, I believe the possibilities of kava drinks are endless, and the traditional brew made with plain water is only the tip of the iceberg. As the winter holidays approach and the days get colder, I thought it might be the perfect time to put a spin on some cold-weather classics with holiday kava drink recipes. Most people don’t exactly think of kava as tasty, but add creamy coconut, almond or dairy milk and scrumptious flavorings such as cocoa powder, cinnamon and vanilla, and you have a delicious holiday beverage that will make you feel as good as it...

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How Do I Use Whole Kava Root and Kava Root Chips?

Posted by on Aug 7, 2012 in Ask Makaira | 8 comments

How Do I Use Whole Kava Root and Kava Root Chips?

Aloha everyone! We’ve been getting a lot of questions from our customers recently concerning some of our more unusual products – our whole kava root and kava root chips. These products aren’t as popular as our ground Mahakea kava root, and for good reason – they are a great deal more difficult to work with and require quite a lot of effort to prepare. However, they do bring significant benefits along with all that extra work. As I’m sure most of you know, here in Hawaii and in other parts of the Pacific, it is traditional to drink ‘awa that is prepared...

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