Rancho Aloha

05/05/2024

A thoughtful piece from Jane Wells discussing the challenges and recent legal victory of Kona coffee farmers battling widespread product mislabeling.

Hawaiian Farmers Win Millions in Settling a Fake Labeling Case — But Has Anything Changed?

05/04/2024

Read the latest update on the Rancho Aloha blog:

Earlier this year, Kona coffee farmers received settlement payments from the final two defendants in the Lanham Act class action lawsuit over mislabeling—$12 million from the owner of Hawaii's ABC Stores and $7.775 million from the coffee roaster and marketer Mulvadi Corp. The total of the defenda...

02/08/2024

A victory for authenticity! Thank you to The New York Times for helping to shed light on this important issue.

https://ranchoaloha.com/blogs/news-from-the-farm/victory-for-authenticity-hawaiis-coffee-farmers-combat-kona-bean-counterfeits

01/22/2024

We appreciate The New York Times for highlighting such an important issue on their front page. Remember, if it's not 100% it's not Kona! ☕️👨‍🌾🌴

12/23/2023

Settlements continue to grow in Kona coffee farmers' battle for authentic coffee labeling.

On November 30, 2023, a significant milestone was reached in the battle for authentic coffee labeling. The Seattle Federal District Court approved the class action settlement involving Kona coffee growers and Mulvadi Corp., a Honolulu-based coffee marketer. Mulvadi agreed to pay $7.8 million, bringi...

09/18/2021

The Best Video on Why NOT to Buy 10% Blends

The Kona Coffee Farmers Association produced and released a video entitled “100% Kona Coffee” in 2008. The 4-minute presentation offers scenic views of the Kona coastline and of several coffee farms — including a brief scene shot at Rancho Aloha (here at minute 1:06). This video describes the ...

06/20/2021

2021 marks the biggest harvest yet for Rancho Aloha Sharwil avocados -- a record 5,225 pounds were picked and sent to market!

Read more on our farm blog:

In mid-June Rancho Aloha finished its 2021 harvest season of Sharwil Avocados. During the 5 and ½ month season a record 5,225 pounds of Rancho Aloha avocados were picked and marketed. The year’s abundance is attributable in part to a season of generous rainfall and in part to an “up year” in ...

08/05/2020

Sharing a recipe for a favorite here on the farm, the Rancho Aloha "affogato"

An affogato (Italian for “drowned”) is an Italian coffee-based dessert. It usually takes the form of a scoop of vanilla gelato or ice cream topped or “drowned” with a shot of hot espresso. Some variations also include a shot of amaretto, Bicerin, or other liqueur.

07/20/2020

New blog post - Distancing in Paradise!

As elsewhere, life in Hawaii since mid-March has been very different. Hawaii ordered social distancing, the closure of non-essential businesses, a 14-day stay-in-place quarantine for all those arriving from out of state, and closure of beaches and parks. The result in Kona has been virtually no tour...

09/16/2019

https://www.seattletimes.com/business/the-kona-coffee-you-buy-from-costco-and-walmart-it-might-be-fake/

The case, plodding along in U.S. District Court in Seattle, claims that while 2.7 million pounds of authentic Kona coffee beans are grown in Hawaii each year, more than 20 million pounds labeled "Kona" are sold at retail. Growers say...

06/19/2019

http://www.ranchoaloha.com/rancho-aloha-coffee-flower-honey/

About 3 years ago the farm’s honeybee hives were wiped out by a recently arrived pest—the small hive beetle. With the encouragement of a local beekeeper friend, this fall two new hives were set up in the center of the coffee orchard. With preventive measures against the small hive beetle recomme...