Growing with the Flow
Currently, Hawai'i's infrastructure does not support small farmers in a sustainable way. There are multiple barriers to land and water access, and small farmers cannot compete with imported food prices. With Tower Gardens, we're hoping to mitigate these issues by sharing the infrastructure and labor with our members. By growing this way, we've significantly lowered labor and transportation costs and have eliminated the need for food packaging.
Tower Gardens use considerably less space, time, and water to grow food as compared to growing in soil. There is no weeding and the towers take ~45 minutes to set up. Harvests can happen in 2 to 6 weeks depending on what's planted. After the initial set up, maintenance can be as little as 30 minutes per tower a week to refill the reservoir with water and nutrients and test pH levels, depending on what's being grown. Cleaning the towers involves soaking, a little scrubbing, and rinsing.
Hawai'i Tower Farms started in 2024 after owner Melissa Danielle completed the GoFarm Hawai'i AgXcel Beginning Farmer program. Recognizing the barriers and limitations to traditional market farming, Melissa turned to Tower Gardens to provide an efficient way to grow as much food as possible with minimal infrastructure.
We help families grow their own nutrient dense food at home with Tower Gardens. We also offer a vegetable u-pick CSA and tower garden support through our community supported agriculture membership.
Our u-pick CSA model minimizes packaging, food miles, and food waste, while also ensuring a living wage for the farmer.
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TOWER GARDEN AT HOME
Grow Year-Round with a Tower Garden
Grow up to 28 herbs, vegetables, fruits, and flowers in your garden, lanai, kitchen, or living room.
Tower Gardens use 90% less water and come with everything you need to get started. No soil. No weeds. No green thumb required.
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U-Pick
CSA
Community supported agriculture (CSA) is a farming model that provides a stable financial base for the farmer. Farmers grow for a set number of members and the members share the risks associated with farming.
Traditional CSAs rarely offer members a choice in what they want to eat, resulting in unwanted and wasted produce. Our U-pick CSA minimizes this by allowing members to pick their their share and provide input on future plantings. Commit to our full u-pick season and save 20% when you become a full season member.
Work with Us
Community Garden
Partner with Hawai‘i Tower Farms to bring fresh food to your church, nonprofit, or community group. With Tower Gardens, you can cultivate fresh, nutrient-rich produce year-round, even in small spaces.
Minimum of 12 Towers
Training, installation and planting included, with option to purchase additional seedlings from our nursery
As a farmer living and working in Kailua, I humbly acknowledge that I reside on the unceded ancestral lands of the Kanaka Maoli—the Native Hawaiian people.
These lands were never relinquished and remain deeply rooted in Indigenous knowledge, stewardship, and sovereignty.
I recognize the enduring relationship that Kanaka Maoli have with this ʻāina (land), which has nourished generations past and continues to sustain the spirit and resilience of the Hawaiian people today
I come to this land as a guest—originally from Brooklyn, New York, with ancestral roots in New Jersey, Virginia, South Carolina, North Carolina, Georgia, Nigeria and other distant lands. I carry with me the stories and strength of my ancestors, shaped by histories of displacement, survival, and connection to land.
In acknowledging this place, I commit to honoring the cultural traditions, values, and struggles of the Kanaka Maoli. I strive to farm with respect for this ʻāina and in alignment with the principles of aloha ʻāina—love for the land—and to support the movement for the restoration of Hawaiian self-determination and food sovereignty.
This acknowledgement is not a substitute for action. It is a reminder to listen deeply, learn continuously, and be accountable to the people and place that have welcomed me.
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