Chicken rasing in the Mountain View area of Hawaii

Here in Mountain View, Hawaii we have been very successful at raising our own chickens.  The hens we keep on our estate produce all different color eggs, including blue, brown and white eggs.  Because of the tropical climate, we are able to grow lots of leafy greens, including broccoli, cabbage, Choy, leeks, green beans, peas, etc.  All of the by-products are fed to the chickens along with a egg-layer mash, corn and lots of fresh papayas.  This combination produces some of the fines eggs in Hawaii.  Egg farms in the USA are unsightly smelly places where many of the fresh eggs are tainted with steroids and antibiotics.  Many of us don’t know what we are consuming now-a-days.   The food industry has become some large that no one agency can oversee what goes into the products we consume on a daily basis.  However, small independent farms here on the Big Island of Hawaii strive to produce food that is not tainted with drugs or hormones.  Here in Mountain View many small cattle ranches graze their livestock on lush green grass and papayas.  The fruit acts as a meat tenderizer and products wonderful Big Island Burgers.

Mountian View on the Big Island of Hawaii

The Mountain View area on the Big Island of Hawaii is not well know to visitors but has some of the most affordable lodging on the Eastern Side of Hawaii.  The area is located on the slopes of Mauna Loa at the 1400’ elevation.  There is a small Mountain View Village which hosts a one-of-a-kind bakery, a food pantry, a gas station and a video rental complex.  Most of the surrounding area is ranchland with large parcels of land.  The area is very quiet and has a number of activities, including horse back riding, ATV and Zip Line recreation.  The evenings are cool; dipping into the upper 50’s on occasion, and makes for great sleeping at night.  The Mountain View area is centrally located halfway between Hilo and Kilauea Volcano National Park, a twenty minute ride in either direction.  A ten minute ride to Keaau will get you to a daily open market with a large variety of fresh fruits, and lots of local kind grinds including local grass feed beef.