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This month we have gone from one extreme to the other. We left behind the cold to visit Maui mid-month. We had a lovely time there, enjoying the warm weather and sampling foods we got from local farmer’s markets and restaurants. One of my favorite markets is held three times every week at the Queen Kaʻahumanu Center mall. There are usually eight to ten vendors there who have just about all the fresh produce you need, plus other items like baked good as well. farmer’s market at mall We typically eat our breakfast and evening meals at the condo where we stay, and those meals feature the local produce. One night we enjoyed a meal of roasted eggplant, okra, baby bananas and pineapple along with macadamia nut crusted mahi-mahi. Everything was local including the fish. We love eating local food whenever and wherever we go, and Maui is a great place to do it. dinner with local goodies We also ate salads on several occasions, and they featured local goodies including lettuce, carrots, ...

Today I thought I would recap some of what I did in 2025, in a month by month format. It was a busy year, with a lot happening both in the garden and outside it. My wife and I spent some time in January someplace sunny and warm: on the island of Maui in Hawaii. We visited Iao Valley one morning to see the sights and do a little hiking. The weather was cool and fellow hikers were willing to snap our pic for us. We also visited several of the Maui farmer’s markets, including the Upcountry Market where we got lots of local goodies and saw a lovely double rainbow as we were leaving. waterfall at Iao Valley overlook at Iao Needle double rainbow at farmer’s market Back home in February, we had snow. It wasn’t enough to have to shovel, but enough to make the roads slippery. It didn’t bother the lettuce in the greenhouse though, and I was able to keep us supplied for our salads. February snow snowy lettuce harvest In March we saw the first of the daffodils blooming, they are a...