#ulu — Public Fediverse posts

check out this very nice video about the hawai'i 'ulu (breadfruit) co-operative: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IWelf-6NGQc

my bf is a breadfruit farmer and a member of the co-op. i've been to their kona processing facility - which was really amazing!

the folks who run the co-op are top notch, and i'm so happy that the co-op exists!

the stuff they sell at the supermarket is unfortunately quite expensive, but hopefully with further development, the price will come down.

they offer two features that are very important for local farmers: if you're a member, they will buy your product at a guaranteed minimum price if you bring them a certain minimum amount of harvest. and, they quickly process (usually freezing) the breadfruit so that it can be sold to the end-consumer without the time pressure of a rapidly-ripening breadfruit.

also, here's a nice civil beat article about 'ulu production in hawai'i: https://www.civilbeat.org/2026/09/ulu-on-the-up-hawaii-breadfruit-production-keeps-booming/

the most interesting piece of info in the article?:

"American Samoa produced almost 2.5 million pounds in 2023...

Less than 5% of American Samoa’s breadfruit harvest — worth about $150,000 — was sold that year, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture. That’s because breadfruit is mostly consumed by tree owners and the wider community as part of an informal sharing economy." 💪

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