Molokai farm cultivates sources of health

By Cheryl Chee Tsutsumi

POSTED: 01:30 a.m. HST, Jan 01, 2012

~~<p>Emanuela "Manu" Vinciguerra enjoyed organic and whole foods long before eating healthy was hip. The sales and marketing director for Kumu Farms on Molokai was born and raised in the town of Chieti in Abruzzo, a beautiful region in Italy between the Adriatic Sea and the Apennine Mountains about 123 miles east of Rome. There, vineyards, orchards, vegetable gardens, wheat fields and groves of olive trees stretch as far as the eye can see, tended by families who have been working the land for generations.</p>
<p>"I grew up eating fresh, wholesome food," Vinciguerra said. "As a child, I remember coming home from school and asking my mom for a snack. She didn't give me Oreos or Twinkies; instead, she'd make me a smoothie with fresh fruit. She never bought canned food. To this day she makes her own 'barattoli di pomodoro,' canned tomatoes. And she prepares her rich tomato sauce for lasagna and other pasta dishes from scratch, with fresh tomatoes."</p>
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Emanuela "Manu" Vinciguerra enjoyed organic and whole foods long before eating healthy was hip. The sales and marketing director for Kumu Farms on Molokai was born and raised in the town of Chieti in Abruzzo, a beautiful region in Italy between the Adriatic Sea and the Apennine Mountains about 123 miles east of Rome. There, vineyards, orchards, vegetable gardens, wheat fields and groves of olive trees stretch as far as the eye can see, tended by families who have been working the land for generations.

"I grew up eating fresh, wholesome food," Vinciguerra said. "As a child, I remember coming home from school and asking my mom for a snack. She didn't give me Oreos or Twinkies; instead, she'd make me a smoothie with fresh fruit. She never bought canned food. To this day she makes her own 'barattoli di pomodoro,' canned tomatoes. And she prepares her rich tomato sauce for lasagna and other pasta dishes from scratch, with fresh tomatoes." Login for more...