Ideas With Intention

Big Island Business Series Part I:   In this episode, I sit down with Misa & Geoff of Maruyama Jones Farm to explore the powerful benefits of their "backyard multi-vitamin", the moringa plant. We discuss their journey into farming as well as their deeply personal desire to serve their local island community through wellness.   EPISODE HIGHLIGHTS & TOPICS DISCUSSED: Misa and Geoff share what they grow, create and cultivate on their family farm… moringa!  What is moringa? — A highly nutritious plant with many health benefits that Misa and Geoff process into moringa leaf tea powder and moringa seed oil.  While both Misa and Geoff were pursuing other career paths, their decision to re-direct their time and energy to farming and the family business was a deeply personal one.  Misa shares how the moringa plant positively impacted her father's cancer healing journey. When compared to other vegetables, moringa has more iron than spinach, more potassium than bananas, more pro