Just in time to celebrate the season of rebirth and all blooming things, The Maui Visitors Bureau, The Maui County Farm Bureau and the Maui Agricultural Tourism Bureau have teamed up to create a splendid collection of fun, informative events as part of the Maui Agricultural Fest, including the first Annual Grown on Maui Bus Tour, the Taste Education Culinary Fair,and the Localicious Dining Program.
Grown on Maui Bus Tour, April 2nd
Grown on Maui
Kicking off the festival on April 2nd is the first annual Grown on Maui Bus Tour, which takes farm-ophiles to all the best place where things are grown on Maui.
Starting with a visit to Whole Foods, where the tour starts and ends at 8:30 a.m., you’ll travel to the Hali`imaile Pineapple Company upcountry for a chance to acquaint yourself with how pineapples are grown, harvested and packed.
Next stop is O`O Farms for their popular Farm to Table Tour after which a delightful lunch is prepared by a gourmet chef at the open-air wood fired stove and served family-style under the arbor (add link to our story here). Dessert will be worth waiting for at the Alii Lavender Farm. After strolling through the ever-beautiful protea and lavender gardens as the guest of the oh-so-charming Mr. Ali`i Chang, you’ll appreciate a lavender based dessert and drink to refresh and revitalize. Time is allowed for browsing the farm’s delightful culinary and bath and body items at the all things Lavender gift shop. The tour concludes back at Whole Foods where guests can load up their carts before making the trek back home just in time for dinner!
Taste Education Culinary Fair, April 3rd
Maui Co. Farm Bureau Ag Fest
Advance tickets are now on sale for the second annual Taste Education Culinary Fair April 3, in Waikapu. Food lovers will want to snap up a value-worthy ticket or two, since the price of $25 adults and $10 children will let you taste cuisine by 15 top island restaurants.
As part of the Maui County Agricultural Festival at the Maui Tropical Plantation, Taste Education will feature two giant tents, under which will be the samples and chef and farmer demos.
“Taste Education will be held in two sessions,” says event publicist Charlene Kauhane. “Session one will be from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. and session two from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. We highly recommend advance sales due to the limited number of tickets available.”
To purchase, visit www.mauicountyfarmbureau.org.
Localicious, March 26 – April 7th
Localicious Dine Out Maui
Localicious is another promotion that is sure to excite Maui food-lovers. Designed to highlight the fabulous farm to table connection on the best menus in Maui, the Farm Bureau and Maui Visitor’s Bureau have joined forces with the County of Maui Office of Economic Development to create this program. Essentially it works like this;
- 1) Go to the Farm Bureau Website
- 2) Print the coupon, or print the one below
- 3) Call one of the participating restaurants to make a reservation
- 4) Enjoy a 3-course meal for $39.95 at one of Maui’s top dining venues between March 26th and April 9th.
As we are reminded on the Farm Bureau website, “When you Dine Out at one of the participating restaurants, you celebrate our good fortune – fresh and flavorful food – and you support agriculture on Maui. “
Participating restaurants include:
Bistro Casanova
Pineapple Grill Kapalua
David Paul’s Island Grill
Roy’s Kahana
I`O Restaurant at 505 Front St
Sea House Restaurant at Napili Kai
Ko at the Fairmont Kea Lani
Son’z at Swan Court – Hyatt Kaanapali
Maui Culinary Academy, The Class Act
Tiki Terrace at Kaanapali Beach Hotel
Pacific`O Restaurant at 505 Front Street
Don’t miss out on the fun! Support Maui Agriculture by attending any or all of the wonderful events they have planned for us!
Localicious Dine Out Maui Coupon
