Kupa'a Farms
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We at Kupa’a farms are passionate about growing, providing and enjoying delicious organic produce that is abundant in nutrition and flavor.
Soil is the heart of all agricultural operations. We do our best to keep our soil alive and healthy and work hard to limit the amount of erosion through the use of regenerative agricultural techniques. Daily practices include the use of mulch, compost, compost tea, cover crops, perennial vegetative barriers and by avoiding bare soil fallow.
Since 2003, owners Gerry Ross & Janet Simpson have been malama ka ‘aina (caring for the land). With Gerry's PhD in Earth Science & thirst for knowledge, he has been amending and transforming dirt devoid of life into healthy, microbial-diverse soil thanks to his home-made compost & compost tea. Janet, with her knowledge of coffee, has helped make Kupa'a Farms a State-wide award winning coffee producer.
Our 6 acre farm, located at 1900' elevation on the slopes of Haleakala, Maui, grows a wide range of organic vegetables, fruits and award winning coffee.
In Hawaiian, Kupa’a means “to make firm”. The name was chosen to reflect the solid, life-giving practices that we use to grow our food.