Our Land
Malama Aina Permaculture
Physical Location, Climate, Geology, Vegetation, Community, and Structures.
MAP is located in Kapoho Hawaii on the eastern tip of the big island in the district of Puna, on Papaya Farms Road, Kapoho is a microclimate well known to be sunny and good for farming. MAP is in the historic and scenic "Mango Grove" just off the red (coastal) road, 100-150 year old mangos tower overhead and dot the skyline. Our three fertile acres are within walking distance to the the Pacific ocean and swim-able tide pools. We are at an elevation of about 175 ft above sea level.
Lower Puna( the triangle between kapoho, Pahoa, and kalapana)is a hotbed for tropical permaculture, subsistence gardening, and market farming.
As well as over a dozen huge mangos, there are over 50 mature coconut trees on the land, roughly half dozen producing avocado trees. Additionally, there are many fruit trees including breadfruit, macadamia nut, jackfruit, abiu, soursop, lime, and surinam cherry. Some of the land is currently forested in introduced opportunistic species, predominantly guava, cercropia, malokia, gunpowder tree, and albezia. Many of these have been cut and dropped as mulch around the orchard trees. The fertility in the tropics is held in the plants so these "mulch trees" are actually important nutrient pumps, recirculating the fertility.
Tours Available by appointment only.
Physical Location, Climate, Geology, Vegetation, Community, and Structures.
MAP is located in Kapoho Hawaii on the eastern tip of the big island in the district of Puna, on Papaya Farms Road, Kapoho is a microclimate well known to be sunny and good for farming. MAP is in the historic and scenic "Mango Grove" just off the red (coastal) road, 100-150 year old mangos tower overhead and dot the skyline. Our three fertile acres are within walking distance to the the Pacific ocean and swim-able tide pools. We are at an elevation of about 175 ft above sea level.
Lower Puna( the triangle between kapoho, Pahoa, and kalapana)is a hotbed for tropical permaculture, subsistence gardening, and market farming.
As well as over a dozen huge mangos, there are over 50 mature coconut trees on the land, roughly half dozen producing avocado trees. Additionally, there are many fruit trees including breadfruit, macadamia nut, jackfruit, abiu, soursop, lime, and surinam cherry. Some of the land is currently forested in introduced opportunistic species, predominantly guava, cercropia, malokia, gunpowder tree, and albezia. Many of these have been cut and dropped as mulch around the orchard trees. The fertility in the tropics is held in the plants so these "mulch trees" are actually important nutrient pumps, recirculating the fertility.
Tours Available by appointment only.