Who We Are
Growing Food For Generations
We are passionately committed people who believe in the power of human beings working in harmony with nature to grow our families and communities now and for generations to come.
Our Vision
The future we see : Welcome to Waimanalo Homestead. In this neighborhood of Native Hawaiian ‘ohana there is abundant food growing around each hale in the district.
Rich food forests full of native fruits and vegetables abound in soil that has been regenerated by high amounts of compost, mulch, biochar, and indigenous microorganisms from the deep jungle forest.
The natural aloha of these neighbors is shining as they gather to share the goodness of home grown food with each other as well as trading and bartering one crop for another. Bananas for lilikoi, kalo for ‘ulu… Read the whole vision here
Our Story
50 years ago on the UH Manoa campus the Energy House was built to show sustainable architecture and a young ag student took care of the edible landscape growing food plants instead of typical ornamentals. 50 years later, Bruce Campbell, that student, formed Well Fed Ohana to bring that vision and promise to the Ohana in Waimanalo where his MA Farm grows organic fruits and vegetables and Food First Nursery supplies Hawaiian Canoe plants and Island edibles to Oahu.
With one of the largest edible plant nurseries on the island and a team of dedicated aina pono practioners Well Fed Ohana is partnering with aligned organizations to bring a holistic approach to empowering Waimanalo's Homestead families to achieving food sovereignty for physical and spiritual health.
Meet The Team
Meet The Board of Directors
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Board Chair
Bruce Campbell
Half a century since I took care of the edible landscape at the Energy House at UH Manoa I have come full circle in the realization that home-based food growing Island Style is an overlooked but critically important part of our Hawaii Food eco-system. As a farmer in Waimanalo it is only natural that Well Fed Ohana focuses on the Native Hawaiian Homesteads in this community rich in culture yet struggling in the areas of health and well-being.
Vice Chair
Shaun Waiola Wilcox
Shaun Waiola Wilcox is a Board Member of Well Fed ʻOhana, a true son of Waimānalo. He is the Poʻo Kahu (Sr. Pastor) of a small church in Waimānalo, with members predominantly DHHL Hawaiian Beneficiaries. For 25 years since he was 8 years old, Shaun was a pig farmer. He runs the State Department of Agriculture’s water systems on Oʻahu. He is a champion for Hawaiiʻs precious natural resources; a servant of his community that has learned from his kūpuna things like (ʻike and naʻauao, pule, protocol, Oli chants, mele songs, gathering, language, food, etc.) Wherever there is a community need, you are almost sure to find Shaun.
Board Secretary
Mellisa Mainz
Melissa Mainz is an Emmy nominated videographer with 25 years of Hawaii media and marketing experience. The GoFarm graduate and food hub founder believes eating local organic produce changes lives and our community.
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