Kevin Vacarello invited us to his new restaurant Sweet Home Waimanalo in Waimanalo, Oahu, Hawaii. We met up at school near the president's parking area for the shuttle that Kevin from our class drove. It was a semi long ride to the store and we met up with other people who also drove their own cars over.
We started by ordering our food so it would be ready for us by the time we get back to the restaurant after the tour of the farm. The farm itself was located at the base of the Ko'olau Mountains, it was fun and interesting and a great hike. We learned about their interest in renewable energies and sustainable agriculture attempting to use as little waste as possible. Kevin explained the aspects of composting and using the manure from their animals to fertilize the crops grown. He also went into detail about possibly using Solar Panels and hydroponics to be more renewable and sustainable.
We were introduced to bread fruit and huge Avocados and allowed to take some home. All in all the farm was a great experience. In the end, he offered to some of our classmates to work at the farm in the future. Any ideas anyone had would be greatly appreciated to help the future of the farm. When we returned to the restaurant, we had dinner that we bought. The food was exceptional since most of it was local grown without pesticides. Although the meat was bought somewhere else, there really wasn't a way around it and Kevin Vacarello wasn't about to start buying cattle to graze. Grazers take up too much land and are an overall inefficient way to be sustainable.
We ended the night drinking Cava which was similar to licking a piece of bark. The effect of cava was interesting as it made my tongue go numb for a bit, but not completely. I did become a little sleepy, but was alright to walk home after being dropped off in Kailua. The farm and restaurant was a great experience.
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