21 Degrees Estate Cacao Farm

Air Force respectively, we knew that we wanted to remain in Hawaii and that we wanted to find a place and create a space that would not only serve as a magical and beautiful surrounding in which our children could thrive, but also one which could be shared with others. After nearly a year of looking at properties, we knew we had found just the spot in September 2014. Already a farm with mature agr

iculture like apple-bananas, coconut, starfruit, turmeric, avocado, mango, guava, lilikoi and beautiful heliconia, bird-of-paradise and red and pink ginger flowers, we decided to plant cacao. The windward coast of O`ahu is fondly referred to by chocolatiers like Madre Chocolate's Co-founder and ethnobotanist, Nat Bletter, as the "Napa Valley" of chocolate due to its unique micro-climate, soil and moisture. We are excited to be joining other Hawaii cacao farmers in cultivating this novel and unique fruit and have christened our farm "21 degrees Estate" due to the latitude location of Oahu, Hawaii. We set to planting nearly 800 cacao trees and waited to see if they'd grow! fortunately for us, they not only grew, but thrived. We aim to be mindful of ensuring a diverse farm free of harmful pesticides and one which uses renewable energy sources whenever possible. Ours is a 10-acre cacao farm now in our 6th production year where our harvests are yielding more pods exponentially every year. We've learned a lot along the way and love sharing our journey with visitors. We still think of 21 Degrees Estate as very much a work in progress. But we believe the journey is as important as the final outcomes and are looking forward to the continued serendipity of events that have brought us to this point! We invite you to join us on the journey going forward! "To create a delightfully diverse, safe, healthy, and just space with clean air, water, soil and power --economically, equitably, ecologically, and elegantly enjoyed!"

Our goal? "To grow great cacao for great chocolate!"