_byron
Kava Enthusiast
A friend told me about this brand. It is interesting... I don't personally like the idea but figured others would be curious to learn about it...
http://kalikava.com/
http://kalikava.com/
KALI KAVA California Adapted Kava Genetics
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I saw this on kavaworld's facebook page today. Really interesting, but I can't imagine it would be that much more lucrative just by removing the shipping costs from Hawaii. Not only that, isn't land in California even more expensive than Hawaii? I probably just don't understand the ins and outs.
_byron
Kava Enthusiast
Looks like they have a youtube channel with a few videos
Definitely looks like they've got something special going there.
Alia
'Awa Grower/Collector
Yes, thank you, I was able to view the video despite my relatively poor satellite connection.
If that is California and they have the quantity we can see in the video growing there
in that healthy a state it is quite remarkable. That quantity will have to be multiplied of course.
If this can be done at fairly equal costs to the South Pacific communities, nations, traditional kava
growing regions, then it is obviously a game changer.
I leave it to others to comment on the ethical issues.
While there can be arguments of intellectual property and the fact that Pacific Islanders invented
kava, etc. I honestly do not feel qualified to comment.
Zaphod
Kava Lover
Very interesting - but I agree that I don't understand the cost advantage. Land and labor costs in CA are not cheap relative to the Pacific. Maybe on par with Hawaii. That said the more kava in the ground, means more availability, and hopefully some day lower cost. I applaud someone attempting it. Who knows maybe new hardier strains could find their way to lower cost areas and increase yields.
Michael Nielsen
Kava Enthusiast
Do they have an actual product? To me it seems like that they in 2022 expects to have a product.
This is correct. I believe what we're seeing is proof of concept.
Fairly significant investment would be required to make this profitable. LOADS of frost fans with a sophisticated irrigation system. Harvest period being over 2 years long ideally makes for a huge amount of risk, especially in California. You'd be making a kava fortress with fire lines basically. End result would be super amazing should someone invest that much money. Also, I'm struggling to imagine insurance costs....
Should a fair number of people decide to do smaller plots and share a processing facility, it could be feasible on a reasonable budget.
Should a fair number of people decide to do smaller plots and share a processing facility, it could be feasible on a reasonable budget.
