Our last stop of the Waialua farming tour was to the community kitchen and farmers' market. Mr. John Hirota helped build the community kitchen, which is certified by the Department of Health so that people using it can sell food made from the kitchen. People rotate using the kitchen. On this day, someone was bottling noni juice. Outside, we met Edith Ramascal, a former sugar plantation worker who now makes preserves out of just about any kind of fruit or vegetable. She wastes nothing! She also made 100% fruit popsicles, a welcome treat on this hot morning. The farmers' market featured fresh fruits and vegetables that are cheaper than anywhere else on O'ahu. Nearly all the farmers are also displaced sugar plantation workers. This is a story of how one door closes (sugar) and many others open with people helping each other.
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