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AGRI-TOURISM FROM THE SOURCE

TOUR SHARK'S WORKING COFFEE, CACAO AND VANILLA 

FARM ON THE BIG ISLAND'S SCENIC HAMAKUA COAST

JUST 10 MINUTES NORTH OF HILO

TOURS: Welcome
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COFFEE, CACAO, VANILLA...
HOW DO THEY GROW?

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MAKE YOUR OWNCHOCOLATE!

A born story-teller, Farmer Tom will take you on a walk through his orchard where you’ll discover how coffee grows and see vanilla vines growing right up the trunks of cacao trees (Vanilla hand-pollination February/March). You'll learn about the "Three Ps" (Propagation, Pollination and Pests) and the challenges of growing crops in a tropical setting.  Next, we tour the greenhouse where you're likely to find coffee and cacao seedlings just beginning their journey, growing alongside large screens filled with freshly harvested coffee beans and fermented cacao drying in the sun until they're ready to be roasted and finally transformed into the chocolate we all know and love.  

 

Next stop, Chocolate Kitchen! Where you'll see how we process and roast dry cacao beans into pure, dark Hawaiian chocolate.  Finally, you'll get to make your own chocolate to take home to remember your day!  Enjoy a delicious refreshments including a dip of locally-made Tropical Dreams sorbet, Shark's famous Taro Frappe,, Chillin' Hibiscus Tea, locally made Shortbread Cookies and more! 

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This is a great tour for families and individuals interested in learning more about where some of our favorite foods come from.

 

Allow about 3 hours for your tour

You are welcome to stay a bit longer and talk story or plan ahead and reserve our simple Cacao Ceremony, a quiet time to sit in nature, reflect on what you've learned and enjoy the nuance of simple pleasures performed with presence, intention and gratitude.  (Please reserve in advance)

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TOURS: About

Tour a working Coffee, Cacao & Vanilla Farm

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Learn the
fascinating process
of seed-to-bar
chocolate making!

Interactive Learning Opportunity for Students of All Ages!

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"I had a wonderful time seeing all the different types of plants and trees. Even the rain pouring created a mystical element to the trip!
Overall, sensational!"  ~Roma

"We’re so glad we experienced this one-of-a-kind visit to Sharkey’s farm. From Ana’s warm welcome to learning about farm history and operations from farmer Tom, we loved learning about small-scale coffee, vanilla, and chocolate production. Making chocolate in the farm kitchen was a highlight."  ~Auburn 8/24

Oh my holy heckeroni, this was such a fun tour! One of the primary motivators behind my fiancé and I choosing to honeymoon in Hawaii was the opportunity to visit a chocolate farm, and Shark and Co. did NOT disappoint! To call it a tour is almost insufficient; indeed, it felt more like a class, including a hands-on experience and getting the opportunity to witness and learn about every aspect of chocolate making from bean to bar (as well as coffee, vanilla, and other local flora). We really appreciated how every aspect of the tour was well-thought out and presented, and Shark's knowledge and enthusiasm of his farm and produce was not only infectious, but also inspiring. So many times throughout the tour, I recall saying "this better not awaken anything in me", BUT GUESS WHAT, IT DID. I came to the farm a chocolate lover. I left the farm a chocolate evangelist. Do not miss out on this experience -- it just might change your life as it has mine.  ~Betsy 2024

LEARNING NEVER TASTED SO GOOD!

"Our whole family learned so much on this tour...even our 4-year old stayed engaged, and Grandpa didn't want to leave! We'll never think of Chocolate in quite the same light.  Such a special day!"   ~Maria 2024  
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TOURS: Services
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