We visit the Kauai Coffee Company farm several times during each trip to Hawaii. Cindy read that the coffee blossoms were in bloom and bloom for only a short while so we made the trip to see the bloom. I think we imagined a more spectacular show associating the coffee bloom with cherry blossoms or something. Still, it was worth the trip and there is always something to photograph.
There are many interesting facts about this place. It is the largest coffee plantation in the U.S. with 4 million trees each producing one pound of coffee per season. They use drip irrigation because this side of the island is dry - 2,300 miles of tube. I use drip irrigation in my garden too.
Harvesting is done by machine (converted blueberry pickers). This is different than the hand picking we saw in Kona on the Big Island. I would think there would be a lot of waste, but maybe the cherries ripeness does not matter.
Never store your coffee in the fridge (unless you drink Folgers).
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