pure kona wrote:

> I don't think your relatives are alone in their quest for paradise and
> have "extra money". Farming, I don't have to tell you, is constant,
> sweaty, stressful because of the weather, and yes, those feral pigs
> are part of the problem. (The pigs were here last night, snuffling up
> the ground.) My husband is a dedicated farmer and has been since he
> graduated from the College of Tropical Agriculture more than 30 years
> ago. He is passionate about walking his 5 acres- twice each day! He
> is passionate about the health of all of our plants.



They have a real problem with the encroachment of some kind of
wild papaya that takes over if they are not vigilant. And it
produces very small, unsweet fruit that aren't suitable for
anything but bird and pig food, and the birds spread the seed
everywhere. The undeveloped lots in the area are papaya jungles.

gloria p