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KILAUEA · NORTH SHORE

Common Ground Kauai: Farm Tours, Lei Workshops & Dinner

Explore our Common Ground experiences in Kilauea: food-forest tours, hands-on lei workshops, seasonal dinners and craft cocktails. Choose your visit below and check live dates.

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Aerial view of visitors on a path through the Common Ground food forest

A closer look at regenerative farming

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  • 7 experiences
  • Kilauea · North Shore
  • Live dates & prices

Farm & garden experiences

Walk, taste and create with us on Kauai’s North Shore.

Guide showing tropical crops to guests at Common Ground

From food forest to table

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FARM TOUR + DINNER

Farm & Food Experience

Food forest walk · Farm-to-table meal
All ages

A guided food-forest walk connects tropical crops to the meal we share afterward. Discover how coffee, pineapple, papaya and other plants grow together before sitting down to island-grown food.

Experience details
  • Guided walk through the regenerative food forest.
  • Seasonal farm-to-table meal follows the walk.
  • Beer and wine are available to purchase separately.
  • Share allergies and dietary needs before your visit.
Guide and guests tasting crops in the Common Ground food forest

Taste and learn in the food forest

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FARM WALK + HANDS-ON ACTIVITY

Mornings in the Food Forest

Guided farm visit · Seasonal fruit tasting

Tropical fruit tasting and a hands-on farm activity bring our regenerative growing practices into focus. Follow the guide through the food forest, then help with a seasonal task such as planting, mulching or harvesting.

Experience details
  • Explore the farm’s planting systems and tropical crops.
  • Sample seasonal fruit.
  • The hands-on activity changes with the farm’s needs.
  • Wear comfortable walking shoes and bring sun and rain protection.
Fresh flower lei crown being placed on a guest at Common Ground

Create a lei with fresh flowers and foliage

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LEI WORKSHOP + GARDEN WALK

Mornings in the Lei Garden

About 2 hours · Take home your lei crown
All ages

Fresh flowers and foliage become a lei po‘o, or lei crown, under our instructor’s guidance. A garden walk introduces the plants, growing practices and gathering traditions behind the materials you use.

Experience details
  • Hands-on lei-making instruction; materials and tools provided.
  • Learn about plants used in lei during the garden walk.
  • Take your finished lei crown with you.
  • Wear shoes suitable for unpaved garden paths.

Dinner & evening experiences

Choose dinner on its own, or add a workshop and farm visit.

Guests making lei together at an outdoor table

Hands-on lei workshop

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LEI MAKING + DINNER

Lei Workshop & Dinner

Hands-on workshop · Farm-to-table meal

Farm-to-table dining and a lei tutorial share one evening with us. Learn the meaning and techniques of lei making, work with fresh garden materials, and enjoy a meal shaped by the island’s harvest.

Experience details
  • Farm-to-table dinner and a guided lei tutorial.
  • Learn material preparation, care and lei-making techniques.
  • The workshop includes a hands-on introduction to ti-leaf lei and kupe‘e.
  • Confirm the sequence and start time for your selected date in the calendar.
Guide walking with guests through Common Ground’s food forest

Farm tour, dinner and lei making in one visit

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THREE EXPERIENCES IN ONE VISIT

Farm Tour, Dinner & Lei Workshop

About 3 hours · Farm, food and lei making

The food forest, dinner table and lei workshop come together in our most complete farm visit. Start with a guided crop walk, sit down to a farm-to-table meal, then work with fresh materials in the lei tutorial.

Experience details
  • Guided food-forest tour, followed by dinner and lei making.
  • Explore tropical crops and regenerative growing practices.
  • Enjoy a farm-to-table meal between activities.
  • Learn lei techniques using garden-sourced materials.
Overhead view of a farm meal with colorful local ingredients

Seasonal ingredients, four courses

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DINNER EXPERIENCE

Four-Course Locally-Harvested Dinner

Four courses · Seasonal Hawaii-grown ingredients

Four seasonal courses put Hawaii-grown ingredients at the center of dinner. Settle into our farm setting for a meal that changes with the harvest; this is the dining option for guests who want to focus on the table.

Experience details
  • Four-course dinner with a seasonal menu.
  • Beer, wine and cocktails are available to purchase.
  • Discuss allergies, vegan requests and other dietary needs before booking.
  • For a guided farm walk as well, choose Farm & Food or the farm, dinner and lei combination.
Craft cocktails garnished with fresh citrus and flowers

Cocktails inspired by Hawaii-grown ingredients

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COCKTAIL WORKSHOP + DINNER

Craft Cocktail & Dinner Experience

Cocktail workshop · Four-course dinner
Minimum age: 21 years

Island-made spirits and farm-grown ingredients shape the drinks in our guided cocktail workshop. Learn with a mixologist, make and taste cocktails, then enjoy a four-course dinner.

Experience details
  • Approximately one hour of cocktail instruction before dinner.
  • Hawaii-made spirits and seasonal ingredients.
  • Multiple cocktails and a four-course dinner are included.
  • Guests must be at least 21.

MEETING POINT

Common Ground, Kilauea

4900 Kuawa Road, Kilauea. Drive slowly through the neighborhood and follow the parking and check-in instructions in your booking confirmation.

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Inside the farm, garden & kitchen

Pineapples growing in the Common Ground food forest
Tropical crops growing together
Flowers and foliage arranged for a Common Ground lei workshop
Materials gathered for lei making
Overhead view of a farm meal with colorful local ingredients
Seasonal ingredients, four courses

A farm visit, your way

Common Ground’s 60-acre campus occupies a former guava plantation. Its regenerative food forest grows tropical crops together, connecting soil health and biodiversity with the food served at the table.

Choose a morning workshop, a farm walk with a meal, or an evening centered on dinner. The full farm, dinner and lei combination brings three experiences into one visit.

Wear comfortable shoes for garden and farm paths. Tell us about dietary needs before booking, and use your confirmation for arrival details. Start times and prices are shown in the calendar for each experience.

Before you go

Which experience includes the farm tour and dinner?

Farm & Food includes a guided food-forest walk and a meal. Farm Tour, Dinner & Lei Workshop adds the lei tutorial to that visit.

Can I book lei making without dinner?

Yes. Mornings in the Lei Garden includes lei-making instruction, materials, a garden walk and a lei crown to take home.

Is every experience suitable for children?

Farm & Food and Mornings in the Lei Garden welcome all ages. The Craft Cocktail & Dinner Experience is for ages 21 and older. Check the selected booking for the other experiences’ participation details.

Can you accommodate dietary needs?

Let us know about food allergies and dietary requests before booking. The menu is seasonal, and arrangements depend on the selected experience.

Where can I check prices and start times?

Choose an experience and select Check dates. Its live booking calendar shows available dates, start times and current prices.