Stylish hats and Hope for Madagascar

Madagascar Hat Company is a wholesaler of fair trade crafts made of high quality natural raffia fibers from Madagascar. They work with native artisans in Madagascar and a portion of sales are contributed to Hope For Madagascar, a charitable non-profit organization which aims to reduce poverty and improve the well-being of the Malagasy people while preserving the unique biodiversity of Madagascar's environment.

Plant Seeds of Change

Spring has sprung and it's time to plant a garden! We have an amazing selection of organic and heirloom seeds from Seeds of Change.

For over 20 years, Seeds of Change has remained true to their original vision by offering the largest selection of organic seeds in the industry, including heirloom, traditional, and rare seeds. Their seeds are produced through a network of certified organic family farms and professional growers. Through these partnerships, they continually cultivate study and develop seeds with the goal of producing the finest certified organic, open-pollinated varieties to share with our fellow gardeners and farmers.

Spring Cleaning

1. Declutter: have a clothes swap or garage sale. Donate unwanted items to a local charity or thrift shop.

2. Use nontoxic environmentally friendly cleaning products. If you have some extra time, you can even make your own with simple ingredients like baking soda and vinegar. Check out this blog for tips and recipes

3. Use rags instead of paper towels

Fourth Friday tonight!

SPRING! In like a lion (and we’re hoping) out like a lamb. On Friday, March 23, 2012 from 6-9pm, the whole town is celebrating the arrival of a new season. Music, Food, Shopping and Fun for everyone! Check in to www.paiamaui.com for a full listing of events, and like the Paia facebook page for up to the minute updates @ www.facebook.com/paiatown

Happy Spring!

Spring is nature's way of saying, "Let's party!"  ~Robin Williams

Nana's Sodabread recipe

A great way to celebrate St. Patrick's Day! I pair my soda bread with Kerry Gold butter and Smoked Salmon. Ingredients: 3 1/3 C whole wheat flour, 1 tsp salt, 1 tsp baking soda, 1 tsp cream of tartar, 1 pint buttermilk (add a bit at a time)

1.Preheat oven to 400 F
2.Sieve Flour, Salt, Baking Soda and Cream of Tartar
3.Make a well in the center of the flour ingredients
4.Pour in Buttermilk and mix to make a soft dough.
5.Turn dough on to floured table.
6.Knead to make a smooth ball.
7.Press into a round flat, about 2 inches thick.
8.Place on to floured baking pan.
9.Cut a cross on the top.
10.Bake for about 30 minutes.

Wet Fire Hot Sauce demo today!

Rudy from Rudy's OG Wet Fire Hot Sauce will be sampling out the goods today at Mana Foods from 12-4 at the bamboo demo bar. Made with Aloha  and organically grown ingredients on Maui, Rudy is donating 100% of profits to charity: SAM Sustainable Agriculture Movement.