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It was like a Homecoming Day–Summer Solstice Festival 2025
The 2025 Second Nature Farm Summer Solstice Festival was held on Saturday, June 21.About 40 people, including farm members, regular volunteers, and Takae’s yoga students, gathered at the farm. The group included families with children on... -
Volunteers at Second Nature Farm (2) — Chain of Hope for the Future
This May marks exactly five years since we started the agroforestry project here in Waimanalo, on the island of Oahu. Although the colorful flowers now contrast beautifully with the green leaves of the trees and the vegetables, when we b... -
Volunteers at Second Nature Farm (1) — People who pass the baton
Marina and Kei, who have been coming to our farm as weekend volunteers, came to work for the last time this year with two of their classmates from a massage therapist training school in Waikiki. Marina and Kei have completed their studie... -
Vernal Equinox Celebration 2025
At this year's Vernal Equinox Celebration, many participants performed “hehi hehi” (Hawaiian for foot stomping) to prepare the organic soil for the kalo (taro) paddy fields. First, a local boy who had an experience to grow kalo at a Hawa... -
When the Big Storm has Passed,
We Felt Grateful for Nature Letting Us Survive It.A beautiful ridge line suddenly turned into a waterfall on Monday The same mountains on Saturday, after the storm was gone The big storm that hit Oahu last Wednesday through Friday morning knocked out power in some areas, postponed airpl... -
To realize our management rationale “To provide opportunities for the material, intellectual, and spiritual fulfillment of all employees, and through our joint efforts, contribute to a healthier and better society and the future of humankind”
Happy New Year!Core members of our volunteers gathered on New Year’s Day to start natural farming in 2025. They helped us clean debris from fallen trees in the forest and cut down weeds that had grown too tall for the farm. The Hawaiian ... -
Discussion in nature with high school students from Fukuoka, Japan
Following the last year, Japanese high school students selected for the Fukuoka Prefecture education program “From Fukuoka to the World” visited our farm again. Before leaving Japan, they had learned about the current state of the indust... -
Ulu trees at their peak of the year
Thanksgiving is just around the corner. The year-end is coming soon. As in other areas of the world this year, Hawaii has also weathered extreme climate fads causing heavy rain and drought. Nevertheless, our ulu trees have sustained the ... -
Celebrating Connection and Harvest at the Second Autumn Equinox Festival
One year has passed since we started the membership program at Second Nature Farm. We celebrated the farm's anniversary and the second Autumn Equinox Festival, inviting many friends who agree with our concept that Nature is the No.1. The... -
Wings of Youth, Edogawa City, Tokyo — Nature Farming Experience for Urban Middle and High School Students
From July to the end of August, fruit trees from shrubs to medium and tall trees, vegetables in the field, and weeds surrounding them all vigorously spread their leaves on our agroforestry farm. Various green colors, such as dark green, ... -
Tulsi, or Holy Basil – ‘Queen of Herbs’
Step into our natural garden, a sensory delight beyond the usual fruits and vegetables. Here, a wide variety of herbs await, their vibrant leaves a feast for the eyes, their oils and extracts a tantalizing aroma, and their flavorful dish... -
Summer Solstice Festival ~ Learning Sustainability from Bananas & Taro
Second Nature Farm holds harvest events for its members at the turn of the seasons four times a year: vernal equinox, summer solstice, autumnal equinox, and winter solstice. We cook healthy dishes with gifts from the earth that can be ha...
