Pono Provisions

Providing The Bridge Between Small Farm And Home To Bring You Locally Produced Goods And Empower Small Businesses

With a few clicks, Farm Link Hawai‘i connects you to a vast network of small farms crafting local produce and products all over Hawai‘i. Powered by their goal “to become the driving force transforming local food production into a thriving industry and making good local food accessible to all of Hawai‘i’s people”, Farm Link, as the name suggests is making an important step in linking our local food, with its people.

Understanding the power of healthy sustainable food, Farm Link offers direct-to-door delivery of their 500+ products. “Our mission is to make Hawaiʻi prosperous, healthy and resilient,” McGee explained. “We work toward that by maintaining a 100% local product selection, working with both large-scale and emerging producers, accepting SNAP-EBT and the DA BUX program and by supporting our team with a positive work environment and creating opportunities for them to learn and grow in their careers.”

Bob McGee, Pono Provisions meat provisioner, shares how much he enjoys working with Farm Link and how he believes the mission will help in bolstering the future of Hawai‘i’s food security. As one of the hundreds of producers working with Farm Link, McGee specializes in butchering livestock born and raised on Hawaii. “We purchase the whole animal instead of just ordering steaks and chops,” shared McGee. “That benefits the producer greatly because they know they have a ready, reliable market for the entire animal, not just the desirable cuts.”

Along with his holistic purchase of entire animals, he maximizes the amount of meat that can be cut from the product to make sure nothing is wasted. “We work to get every possible cut or use out of the whole animal. Everything else we fabricate in ways that add value, such as making ground meats, sausages, and other cured products,” explained McGee.