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Fantastic, informative, wide-ranging tour
Puna Gold Farm的点评
点评：This tour was a highlight of our Hawai'i vacation. There were five of us (self, spouse, 14yo, 12yo, 8yo) and we were the only ones that day so it turned into a private tour.
Stephen freely shared his ample knowledge. He explained the process of regenerative agriculture, starting at the compost heap, and going through companion planting, small mixed-use enclosures, succession planting, the importance of ponds and shade, and beekeeping. We learned how the food production and their farm-to-table restaurant Pele's Kitchen functioned together as part of the system.
We saw many different plants and fruits. We ate guava and mountain apples off the tree. We saw the vegetable garden. We tasted citrus and cinnamon. Stephen showed us ulu (breadfruit) and explained the different ways it could be prepared.
We saw cacao and coffee growing and heard a detailed explanation of how and why the farm is run as it is. After that, Stephen took us into the chocolate manufacturing area, explaining and showing the equipment used in the fermentation process, winnowing, roasting, grinding, tempering, and molding.
After the tour the "tasting" consisted in "each person gets to pick a bar". There were a wide variety and everyone enjoyed them. Stephen got a lawn chair and sat and continued to answer our many, many questions about operating a farm and producing chocolate (he was a very good sport).
I would say the chocolate is more commercially oriented (with a variety of different kinds of candy bars and fruit and nut mix ins), than high-end (with different cacao percentages, specific varietals, etc).
The gift store has many things produced by the farm, we got some lilikoi jam and guava jam. We also bought a number of chocolate bars from the wide select for ourselves and for gifts.
All in all we spent about two and a half hours with Stephen and had a wonderful experience. The only unpleasant part was the bugs -- wear some bug repellent.
Afterwards we went to Lava Tree State Monument which was nearby, and took Government Beach Road in a scenic tour before heading to Hilo.
The next day, we drove back down to Pahoa to visit Pele's Kitchen for breakfast, to tie everything together and to taste the ulu waffles.
We all enjoyed the whole experience very much, it was well worth the money.
Stephen freely shared his ample knowledge. He explained the process of regenerative agriculture, starting at the compost heap, and going through companion planting, small mixed-use enclosures, succession planting, the importance of ponds and shade, and beekeeping. We learned how the food production and their farm-to-table restaurant Pele's Kitchen functioned together as part of the system.
We saw many different plants and fruits. We ate guava and mountain apples off the tree. We saw the vegetable garden. We tasted citrus and cinnamon. Stephen showed us ulu (breadfruit) and explained the different ways it could be prepared.
We saw cacao and coffee growing and heard a detailed explanation of how and why the farm is run as it is. After that, Stephen took us into the chocolate manufacturing area, explaining and showing the equipment used in the fermentation process, winnowing, roasting, grinding, tempering, and molding.
After the tour the "tasting" consisted in "each person gets to pick a bar". There were a wide variety and everyone enjoyed them. Stephen got a lawn chair and sat and continued to answer our many, many questions about operating a farm and producing chocolate (he was a very good sport).
I would say the chocolate is more commercially oriented (with a variety of different kinds of candy bars and fruit and nut mix ins), than high-end (with different cacao percentages, specific varietals, etc).
The gift store has many things produced by the farm, we got some lilikoi jam and guava jam. We also bought a number of chocolate bars from the wide select for ourselves and for gifts.
All in all we spent about two and a half hours with Stephen and had a wonderful experience. The only unpleasant part was the bugs -- wear some bug repellent.
Afterwards we went to Lava Tree State Monument which was nearby, and took Government Beach Road in a scenic tour before heading to Hilo.
The next day, we drove back down to Pahoa to visit Pele's Kitchen for breakfast, to tie everything together and to taste the ulu waffles.
We all enjoyed the whole experience very much, it was well worth the money.
翻译：这次旅行是我们夏威夷假期的一大亮点。我们有五个人（自己、配偶、14岁、12岁、8岁），那天我们是唯一的人，所以变成了私人旅行。
斯蒂芬自由地分享他丰富的知识。他解释了再生农业的过程，从堆肥堆开始，经过同伴种植、小型混合用途围栏、连续种植、池塘和遮荫的重要性以及养蜂。我们了解了食品生产和从农场到餐桌的餐厅 Pele's Kitchen 如何作为系统的一部分一起运作。
我们看到了许多不同的植物和水果。我们吃了树上的番石榴和山苹果。我们看到了菜园。我们品尝了柑橘和肉桂。斯蒂芬向我们展示了ulu（面包果），并解释了它的不同制作方法。
我们看到了可可和咖啡的种植，并听到了关于农场如何以及为何如此运营的详细解释。随后，Stephen带我们进入了巧克力制造区，讲解并展示了发酵过程、风选、烘焙、研磨、调温、成型等过程中所使用的设备。
参观结束后，“品尝”包括“每个人都可以挑选一个酒吧”。种类繁多，每个人都喜欢它们。斯蒂芬找了一张草坪椅坐下来，继续回答我们很多很多关于经营农场和生产巧克力的问题（他是一个非常擅长运动的人）。
我想说的是，巧克力更面向商业（有各种不同种类的糖果棒以及水果和坚果混合），而不是高端（有不同的可可百分比、特定品种等）。
礼品店里有很多农场生产的东西，我们买了一些百合果酱和番石榴果酱。我们还从众多精选中购买了一些巧克力棒，送给自己或作为礼物。
总而言之，我们和斯蒂芬一起度过了大约两个半小时，度过了一段美妙的经历。唯一不愉快的部分是虫子——带上一些驱虫剂。
随后前往附近的熔岩树州立纪念碑，沿政府海滩路游览风景，然后前往希洛。
第二天，我们开车返回帕霍亚，参观 Pele's Kitchen 吃早餐，将所有东西放在一起并品尝乌鲁华夫饼。
我们都非常享受整个体验，这钱花得值。
斯蒂芬自由地分享他丰富的知识。他解释了再生农业的过程，从堆肥堆开始，经过同伴种植、小型混合用途围栏、连续种植、池塘和遮荫的重要性以及养蜂。我们了解了食品生产和从农场到餐桌的餐厅 Pele's Kitchen 如何作为系统的一部分一起运作。
我们看到了许多不同的植物和水果。我们吃了树上的番石榴和山苹果。我们看到了菜园。我们品尝了柑橘和肉桂。斯蒂芬向我们展示了ulu（面包果），并解释了它的不同制作方法。
我们看到了可可和咖啡的种植，并听到了关于农场如何以及为何如此运营的详细解释。随后，Stephen带我们进入了巧克力制造区，讲解并展示了发酵过程、风选、烘焙、研磨、调温、成型等过程中所使用的设备。
参观结束后，“品尝”包括“每个人都可以挑选一个酒吧”。种类繁多，每个人都喜欢它们。斯蒂芬找了一张草坪椅坐下来，继续回答我们很多很多关于经营农场和生产巧克力的问题（他是一个非常擅长运动的人）。
我想说的是，巧克力更面向商业（有各种不同种类的糖果棒以及水果和坚果混合），而不是高端（有不同的可可百分比、特定品种等）。
礼品店里有很多农场生产的东西，我们买了一些百合果酱和番石榴果酱。我们还从众多精选中购买了一些巧克力棒，送给自己或作为礼物。
总而言之，我们和斯蒂芬一起度过了大约两个半小时，度过了一段美妙的经历。唯一不愉快的部分是虫子——带上一些驱虫剂。
随后前往附近的熔岩树州立纪念碑，沿政府海滩路游览风景，然后前往希洛。
第二天，我们开车返回帕霍亚，参观 Pele's Kitchen 吃早餐，将所有东西放在一起并品尝乌鲁华夫饼。
我们都非常享受整个体验，这钱花得值。
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