SMALL
SCALE
FARMING
IN
OAHU
FARMER - Mr. Muhammad
Finding My Place in the Soil
My Dad use to always rub his hands in soil..
He would tell me "good clean soil purifies and cleanses the same as good clean water". As a kid I didn't grasp the deep wisdom he was imparting on me. The knowledge and power of the soil and its connection to us as the people of the land. The soil is a giver of life, the soil is a cleanser of our souls..it gives us air to breath, it provides food to eat. The soil is where we shall return.
2020 was the year that my wife and I began our lives as a farming family. We started in the backyard of our apartment in Kaneohe. I had a pretty good green thumb for growing. I've always had small gardens and houseplants but now I wanted to grow food on a meaningful scale to off-set some of our ever-rising food cost and feed my family the best ,cleanest fruits and veggies minus the cancer causing chemicals and pesticides. So a farm was born on Ahuimanu rd....
READ MORE BELOW...
For
The
Family
Leaving Hawaii
By 2023 we got the opportunity to buy a 20 acre ranch in Southern, Arizona. Back to my home state but away from my wife's place of birth in Hawaii.
WE GREW IN THE DUST. The desert land taught us as a family. It gave us patience, it gave us a closer bond to one another..it also gave us 2 more additions to our little tribe..5 kids in total now. Our nights were spent under the darkest skies illuminated with the fullness of starlight. Our mornings were spent teaching our kids. The afternoons we planted, harvested, we ate with the setting of the sun. Our eyes glared onto the views of lands that once roamed the Great Hohokam Tribes. The land of great leaders like Geronimo, Cochise silhouetted by mountain range. The southwest was a nursery for our creativity and exploration into farming. But it missed something that land, sky and the heavens cannot provide.
CONTINUE BELOW...
For
The
Culture
Returning to Oahu
Isolation has its benefits. Isolation from others for to long can make you miss out on the beauty and grace of being human. On 20 acres we were isolated. We had each other but no outside family. No culture to participate in. My wife missed the ocean and the two most important male figures in my life, My father and My Brother had passed away. The feeling was that our time in the desert had finished.
WE WANTED TO RETURN TO OAHU
Farming is our lives now. My kids know which cloud formations bring rain, the gestation periods of chickens...but the most important thing I wanted them to have is the knowledge of self. To know who they are, who their ancestors are. It is their birthright to be raised amongst the sights, sounds and emotions of their race, culture and heritage and we wanted to be back amongst that. We moved back to where we started this farming journey.
We now have a 2 acre farm in Central O"ahu where we are re-building our small-scale farming operation. We wanted to return to O'ahu with all the knowledge and tools we acquired in Arizona to give back to the island lands which give and have given so much to our lives and lineage.
ABOUT OUR FUTURE...CONTINUE BELOW...
For The Land
More Than a Farm. A Different Way to Feed Our Community
The soil is the giver of life, if placed in the proper care.
To be a Farmer means to me that I am a caretaker of the land and it's people.
I started Lutu Muhammad Family Farm with a simple belief: everyone deserves access to fresh, healthy food, regardless of their income.
We are a family building our farm from the ground up on Oʻahu, Hawaiʻi. Every raised bed, greenhouse, seedling, and harvest represents another step toward a much bigger vision than simply growing vegetables. We're working to create a farm that serves people first—a place where fresh, locally grown food is available with dignity, compassion, and community at its center.
Our long-term dream is to build a network of Pay What You Can neighborhood grocery markets supplied by our farm and other local growers. Instead of allowing financial hardship to determine who can eat fresh food, we want to create a system where those who are able can pay full price, those with more can help support others, and those facing difficult times can still take home nourishing food for themselves and their families.
We know this vision won't be built overnight. Farms take years to establish, infrastructure is expensive, and every greenhouse, irrigation line, tractor, seed, and tool requires investment. That's why we create and sell products beyond our produce—including handcrafted goods, plant starters, merchandise, and other items. Every purchase directly helps us invest back into the farm and move one step closer to making this vision a reality.
When you shop with us, you're doing more than buying a product. You're helping us plant more crops, expand our growing space, improve our equipment, and build a farm designed to serve our community for generations to come.
We believe local agriculture can do more than feed people—it can strengthen neighborhoods, support local farmers, create meaningful jobs, and reconnect communities with where their food comes from.
Our goal isn't simply to build another farm.
Our goal is to help build a food system where fresh, local food is accessible, where generosity is woven into the business model, and where a thriving community helps ensure no one is left behind.
Whether you purchase a handcrafted item, a tray of seedlings, fresh produce, or simply follow and share our journey, you become part of this mission.
Thank you for helping us grow something much bigger than a farm. Thank you for sharing a piece of your time to learn about us.
Contact us
Whether you have a question, want to partner with us, volunteer, support our mission, or simply say hello, we'd love to hear from you. Fill out the form below, and we'll get back to you as soon as we can. Thank you for your interest in helping us grow a stronger, more connected community through local agriculture.