Kava farmers

[The Academic]

Hi! How come that I never see anyone buying directly from kava farmers? I have had contact with several of them on Facebook groups. Wouldn't it be great to get better prices? A win, win situation. Or am I missing something here?

 

[Alia]

Hi! How come that I never see anyone buying directly from kava farmers? I have had contact with several of them on Facebook groups. Wouldn't it be great to get better prices? A win, win situation. Or am I missing something here?

There is gourmethawaiiankava.com to name one. Chris grows , processes , and sells his 'awa at the website of the same name.
I am certain there must be more...?? Hope others add to this.

 

[Michael Nielsen]

There is gourmethawaiiankava.com to name one. Chris grows , processes , and sells his 'awa at the website of the same name.
I am certain there must be more...?? Hope others add to this.

Hi! How come that I never see anyone buying directly from kava farmers? I have had contact with several of them on Facebook groups. Wouldn't it be great to get better prices? A win, win situation. Or am I missing something here?

Did you order from them?

 

[Alia]

Hi! How come that I never see anyone buying directly from kava farmers? I have had contact with several of them on Facebook groups. Wouldn't it be great to get better prices? A win, win situation. Or am I missing something here?

I forgot to add-- Pu'u O Hoku Ranch on Moloka'i...they are also farmers who retail their 'awa.

 

[The Academic]

There is gourmethawaiiankava.com to name one. Chris grows , processes , and sells his 'awa at the website of the same name.
I am certain there must be more...?? Hope others add to this.

Yes, I could name a couple of farmers too. Haven't ordered yet though. Gotta ask them first. But what I mean is that if I seek for vendors, all USA, New Zealand etc. appears, but no farmer from Fiji, Tonga...

 

[kasa_balavu]

Exporting is serious business, with significant risks, upfront capital investment, regulatory compliance in multiple countries to deal with, shipping and fulfullment costs, credit card payment processing, and the list goes on. Most farmers don't need or want that hassle.

There are a few farmers in Fiji who are exporters, but at least so far, they don't have the appetite to deal with end users, preferring to export to wholesale customers and kava bars.

 

[Henry]

What @kasa_balavu said. This is true for lots of other products. How often do you buy your tea, coffee, spices, jams, peanut butter etc directly from the farm?

 

[The Academic]

Exporting is serious business, with significant risks, upfront capital investment, regulatory compliance in multiple countries to deal with, shipping and fulfullment costs, credit card payment processing, and the list goes on. Most farmers don't need or want that hassle.

There are a few farmers in Fiji who are exporters, but at least so far, they don't have the appetite to deal with end users, preferring to export to wholesale customers and kava bars.

Well, that could be the explanation...

 

[The Academic]

What @kasa_balavu said. This is true for lots of other products. How often do you buy your tea, coffee, spices, jams, peanut butter etc directly from the farm?

All true. But when I've looked in fb-groups, sellers from Fiji appears. I haven't dared to try them out yet though

 

[The Academic]

Did you order from them?

Today the customs released my package of Kava and it's in its way again. I have never heard of customs here burn or re-send Kava. Now I'm looking for from where to buy next time