KrunkMunster
Kava Enthusiast
I'm curious if Kava farmers farm on public lands or do they mainly do it on their own land? I'm really am more curious than anything given some of the recent debate. I don't want to cause a pissing match, but I will use Gourmet Hawaiian Kava as an example, since they are a US based farm/vendor. Chris has often made the comment that he doesn't want people to know where his farm is for fear of someone ripping off his Kava. The more I think about this, it doesn't make sense that this would be a concern on private land. I live in Oregon and pot is legal to grow and in fact there are large nurseries that have been converted to pot farms. Pot is alot more valuable than Kava, yet it is pretty well known where the bigger pot farms are and you don't hear/read much about big thefts at these places. These farms are fenced and probably have some security in them for sure, however you don't have to have degree in horticulture to know what they are growing there. Here in the US, guns are also legal and most people are smart enough to not just go on someone else private property and rip off crap for fear of being legally shot.
The fact that Chris seems to be worried about people ripping off his Kava seems to imply that it is planted on public lands and he is keeping it secret since anyone can legally enter these lands. In most cases, it is also legal in the US to harvest plants from public lands. The Big Island of Hawaii has quite a bit of public lands -- probably between 1/3-1/2 of the island. Granted, a bunch of it is covered in lava fields, but there is also quite a bit of forested public lands on the eastern portion of the island. Chris's pictures and videos seem to also imply that the Kava is planted on public lands because the plants seem to be just sort of out scattered around out in the woods. Doesn't look like a regular agricultural crop.
Anyway, I'd be curious to hear what those know know about Kava farmers say.
The fact that Chris seems to be worried about people ripping off his Kava seems to imply that it is planted on public lands and he is keeping it secret since anyone can legally enter these lands. In most cases, it is also legal in the US to harvest plants from public lands. The Big Island of Hawaii has quite a bit of public lands -- probably between 1/3-1/2 of the island. Granted, a bunch of it is covered in lava fields, but there is also quite a bit of forested public lands on the eastern portion of the island. Chris's pictures and videos seem to also imply that the Kava is planted on public lands because the plants seem to be just sort of out scattered around out in the woods. Doesn't look like a regular agricultural crop.
Anyway, I'd be curious to hear what those know know about Kava farmers say.