Remember back when I was moonlighting as a businessman's wife? Well this time Will was acting as a farmer, hence moonlighting as a farmer's wife. One of the aspects Will loves about his job, and why I know it's the job for him, is that he gets to do part business development, part accountant, part researcher, and part farmer which entails digging in the ground, using a machete, and driving a big huge pick up truck. Kind of sounds like every little boy's dream, right? Well, Will's dream, too.
So this weekend the North Shore Chamber of Commerce hosted a pau hana (happy hour) up in Waialoa on the Pioneer Sunflower Farm. Will and I were invited by a pepper and tomato grower who also uses the nursery Terviva uses, which is where Will met the guy, Jeff.
During our time there we got to meet one of the state senators, the executive director of the North Shore Chamber of Commerce, a community outreach representative for the wind farm on the North Shore, the owner of the sunflower farm, and a few other people in the agriculture and sustainability communities.
The farm itself was beautiful, nestled right up against the Waianae mountain range. We took a short tour of the processing facility and were able to walk up and see the sunflowers. They were taller than me! It gets dark so early now so I didn't get that many pictures, and I didn't get any close-ups of the sunflowers themselves. We'll just have to go back!
The best part of this event? The party favor! Dole Pineapple Plantation down the road donated fresh pineapples and everyone got to take one home! We could take sunflowers, too, but we can't have fresh flowers in the house without one of the girls trying to eat them. Sigh.
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| The farm with the Waianae Mountains in the background. |
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| Tent under which the Pau Hana was held. |
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| Small garden at the farm. Bees love this plant. |
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