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Stories from the field, the soil, and the table.

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Seedlings in living soil at Mountain View Farms

Korean Natural Farming: What It Is and Why It Works

A 60-year-old system that replaces purchased chemicals with biology — fermented inputs and microorganisms collected from your own land.

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Moringa leaf

Moringa: What the Science Actually Says

An honest, evidence-based look at what moringa contains, what it does in the body, and why the way it's grown and processed changes everything.

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Moringa seeds used to cold-press ben oil

Moringa Oil: From Pharaohs to the Farm

A 3,400-year paper trail, modern chemistry, and what's actually in the bottle — why cold-pressed moringa seed oil is one of the most oxidatively stable plant oils known.

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Salad dish at Alan Wong's restaurant

Why Hawaii's Best Restaurants Choose Local

The case for direct farm sourcing — why it matters, how it works, and why the best chefs in Hawaii have made it non-negotiable.

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Cluster of pigs at Mountain View Farms

Raising Pork the Way Nature Intended

How an inoculated deep litter system lets us raise 800 pigs with no odor, no wastewater, no antibiotics — and turns decades of manure into forest-floor soil.

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Aerial view of Mountain View Farms

How Natural Farming Heals the Land, Air, and Sea

An honest look at what KNF means for the air, the water, and the soil — backed by peer-reviewed evidence on emissions, runoff, and soil carbon.

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Our Farm on Screen

Watch the stories behind how we farm

Where Hawaii Eats — Mountain View Farm

Kuleana: Nourishing Hawaii's Future

Natural Farming in Hawaii

Our Farm in the News

Press coverage and features from across Hawaiʻi

Kahala Life Magazine cover
Kahala Life Magazine
Natural Wonder: Mountain View Farms owner David Wong sets his sights on making natural farming work in Hawaiʻi
Restaurant Insider feature
Restaurant Insider
Restaurant Insider with Anne Lee: The Kahala Hotel & Resort
Star Advertiser dining feature
Star Advertiser
Service with a smile
Honolulu Civil Beat article
Honolulu Civil Beat
Saving Hawaii's Pig Farms
Ko Olina moringa article
Ko Olina Hawaiʻi
Magical Moringa
Honolulu Magazine pork feature
Honolulu Magazine
Get Hawaiʻi Raised, Naturally Farmed Pork for Father's Day from Mountain View Farms
KHON2 news segment
KHON2 News
This heat can be fatal to our food sources, too

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