An aerial view of some of the farm from a precarious treehouse near the road.
Jackfruit can grow to the size of large watermelons and taste just like bubblegum, or rather, bubblegum tastes just like jackfruit. The seeds can also be baked and taste a lot like chestnuts.
Mountain apples hang like little red bells from the tree and taste more like pears than apples.
A rollinia the size of my head. When ripe, this spiky yet soft fruit will turn yellow with black spots and taste sweet and milky.
Mamey sapote. The way to test its ripeness is to scratch the skin to see the color of the flesh beneath. Green=not yet. Orange=ready.
Soursop
Jaboti caba, a tree native to Brazil that is reminiscent of grapes but also nothing like grapes. Definitely a fruit you have to try for yourself, this is one of my favorites.
White pineapple, apparently extremely rare and even sweeter than regular pineapples.
Vanilla hanging from an eggfruit tree. The bees that pollinate vanilla in its native Central America do not survive in other climates so it must be pollinated by hand, often using a toothpick or, more romantically, a paintbrush. Eggfruit is a starchy orange fruit the size of an orange that tastes a lot like yam with syrup on it. For this reason we often mashed it to make pancakes for breakfast.
The "jungalow" (our temporary home).
It's just what it looks like: a bass made from a gas can and rope. Sounded real good, too.
A lone papaya tree towers over a row of plantains
Bananaland
That's just cool.
All these fruits look so beautiful and delicious! It all sounds so wonderful and idyllic. :)
ReplyDeleteMy partner and I are thinking about woofing at Josanna's Garden and I was wondering about your experience there and what prompted you to leave... feel free to email me if you have the time janetcetera@gmail.com
ReplyDeletealoha and mahalo!
Do they have jaboticaba @ Josannas garden in Pahoa?
ReplyDeleteI was thinking about wwoofing in Josannas Garden as well, wanted to get any pointers and feedback on your personal experience. My email address is below, thanks so much
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