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Lehua Vander Velde
I love growing food, and have been actively doing so for over 20 years. Growing up in Santa Barbara, California, our community always enjoyed a mild climate, a wide diversity of crops grown year ro...view moreI love growing food, and have been actively doing so for over 20 years. Growing up in Santa Barbara, California, our community always enjoyed a mild climate, a wide diversity of crops grown year round, and an enthusiastic community of farmers and gardeners.
I worked on my first small organic farm at age 16, and from then on I've had a continuous passion to be involved with sustainable food production. I have been educated through the excellent programs at Cabrillo College in Santa Cruz, as well as the Farm and Garden Apprenticeship at the University of California, Santa Cruz. I am deeply grateful for all the wonderful mentors both in California and Hawai'i.
I enjoy all facets of growing food, having experienced working at a yoga retreat center growing vegetables for guests; engaging in a leadership role at a community garden; co-creating websites for a local farm organization; sharing seeds, cuttings, plants and food with people in my community; and producing a majority of my own fruits and vegetables since 2001.
I am blessed to live on an acre of land on the Northshore of Maui, which I lovingly refer to as Mohala Aina. I joyfully respond both to my name Ashlie, given to me by parents, and my name Lehua, given to me by my Hawaiian teacher, who requests to remain unnamed. I balance my outdoor living lifestyle with my work as a massage therapist and life coach.
I share life with my husband Henry, a small menagerie of animals, and an abundance of life giving plants. I live simply, off the grid, and close to the earth. Aloha!view less
Books by Lehua Vander Velde
Hawai'i Home Gardens: Growing Vegetables in the Subtropics Using Holistic Methods