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Most Sundays you will find me out exploring the island. This is usually in the form of a hike or walk and often a swim activity. On good days we have lunch after and enjoy the day.

The Island of Hawaii has 8 of the world's 11 microclimates. This is good for those days when it is raining in Hilo and sunny in Kona. But what abou...

We have hosted a lot of guests over the years here at Guard Well Farm in our Tiny Home and Coffee Farm Stay. The three big mistakes I see guests ma...

Snow?! In Kona? You've got to be kidding, it doesn't snow in Hawaii.

Actually, it does snow in Hawaii. Mauna Kea is blanketed in snow every winter. Last week brought 2 feet of snow at the peak of almost 14,000 feet.

During your visit to Kona there are several opportunities to experience yoga on the beach and get your zen on.    Yoga Big Island Beach Flow M-F 8:...

December was a month full of birthdays (Audrey is 13 now!) and holidays (Christmas was low key this year). As George Clooney says in The Descendant...

We seem to always start this newsletter by talking about the weather. In November our two month heat wave finally broke. It is cooler in the mornin...

October was dry. This is the only time of year we wish for air conditioning. For the first time all year we went an entire week with no rain. This ...

September is the first of the hot, dry months for us in West Hawaii. We finally have a few days without rain and the ground is drying out. That mea...

August finds us still here in Hawaii where the weather doesn’t change much and, at least in our zip code, COVID-19 is still being held at bay.  Th...

Hawaii is beautiful in July.  Sunny mornings and light rain in the afternoon have caused the entire farm to explode in the type of growth only fou...

June Newsletter Late May and early June were extremely busy here on Guard Well Farm.  We got our coffee in shape, launched our first subscription ...