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Creativity was best shown on the Uchida Coffee Farm on the Big Island because it shows how resourceful the Uchida family was. Because of the low income they generated each month, they used old rice and cement bags to make clothing. Also, they used big, old, tin cans as stoves; they would make holes in the top, and one big one on the side. They placed the wood from the pruned trees into the side, lit it on fire, and cooked on the top.
The Uchida Coffee Farm showed us that you should never waste things, be resourceful, and expand your mind. The Uchida family never threw anything away. The either turned it into something or they would save it for later.
You can help others realize the resourcefullness and creativity demonstrated at the Uchida Coffee Farm by donating money to the Kona Historical Society, so the coffee farm can continue to stay open. Right now, they are a 'Living History Museum' and visitors who stop in can actually see people running the farm as the Uchida family did for 80 years.
The farm is open on Tuesdays & Thursdays at 9 a.m., and special tours can be arranged by appointment. The tours are approximately 1 hour. For cost and reservations call:
(808) 323-2005.
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