#Maʻiʻai #Maʻiʻai, #Laʻaiʻai #Hanaʻaikau #Maiʻai hoʻomau #Maʻi ʻĀina #Mālama ʻia ka honua
Ma keʻano he poʻe kūʻai, hoʻokaʻawale pinepine mākou mai ke kumu o kā mākou meaʻai a ʻike ʻole i ka wā o nā mea kanu. Eia naʻe, ʻo ka ʻai ʻana i nā hua i loko o ka wā ʻaʻole ʻoi aku ka maikaʻi o ke kaiapuni akā ʻoi aku ka ʻono a me ke olakino. Wahi a ka US Department of Agriculture, ʻoi aku ka maikaʻi o nā huaʻai ʻokoʻa i nā manawa like ʻole o ka makahiki, a ʻoi aku ka maikaʻi o nā mea kanu i ke kau ma mua o nā mea ʻai ʻole i ke kau. Ma kēia ʻatikala, e nānā pono kākou i nā mea kanu i ke kau i ka hoʻoilo a me ka pūnāwai.
ʻO ka hoʻoilo ka manawa no nā mea kanu aʻa, e ulu ana ma lalo o ka lepo a hoʻomoʻa i nā meaʻai mai ka lepo. ʻO ia ke ʻano o lākou kekahi o nā meaʻai olakino a maikaʻi loa i hiki iā ʻoe ke loaʻa, e like me nā beets, kāpeti, a me nā rutabagas. E ʻike pū ʻoe i ka nui o nā mea kanu cruciferous, tubers, a me nā alliums. ʻO Beets, Brussels sprouts, kāpeti, kāloti, celery, collard greens, kale, leeks, onions, parsnips, ʻuala, rutabagas, ʻuala a me nā ʻuala, Swiss chard, a me nā turnips i ka wā hoʻoilo.
ʻOi aku ka māmā a me ka waihoʻoluʻu o nā lau ʻai puna, a ʻoi aku ka nui o nā mea ʻai ʻole. E ʻike mau ana ʻoe i ka nui o nā ʻaʻa aʻa, akā ʻo ia hoʻi ka manawa no nā lau lau, nā halo ʻiʻo, a me nā ʻulaʻula zingy. ʻO Asparagus, broccoli, kāpeti, kāloti, celery, collard greens, garlic, herbs, kale, lettuce, mushrooms, onions, radishes, rhubarb, spinach, Swiss chard, a me nā turnips i ka wā puna.
He mea nui ia e hoʻomaopopo he ʻokoʻa nā hua o ka wā ma muli o ke ʻano ulu a me ka wā, a hilinaʻi nui ia ma kahi o ka ʻāina āu e noho ai. Eia kekahi, hiki i kekahi mau mea kanu ke kau i nā mahina he nui, e like me ka pepa bele, a ʻo kekahi i ke kau a puni ka makahiki. Ma kekahi ʻaoʻao, ʻo nā mea ʻē aʻe, e like me ka rhubarb, he mau kau i ʻoi aku ka pōkole.
I ka hopena, ʻaʻole pono wale ka ʻai ʻana i nā lau ʻai kau i ko mākou olakino a me ka ʻono akā kākoʻo pū kekahi i ka mahiʻai hoʻomau a kūloko. Ma ke koho ʻana i nā huahana i ka wā, ke hōʻemi nei mākou i kā mākou kapuaʻi kalapona a hāʻawi i kahi honua olakino. No laila, i ka wā aʻe e hele ai ʻoe i ka hale kūʻai nui a i ʻole ka mākeke o ka mahiʻai, e nānā pono i nā mea kanu i ke kau a ʻono i nā ʻono o nā hua hou a me ka wā.