Greenwell Farms

What to expect

Up mauka (toward the mountain) in Kealakekua, the visit centers on the retail store and a tasting station that pours several 100% Kona coffees before and after your tour. Free guided walks leave every half hour and last 45 to 60 minutes, moving from the coffee fields through the processing facilities, from seed to cup. Highlights include the nursery, which holds 20,000 to 40,000 young coffee plants at a time, and about 2 acres of “Grandma’s trees,” planted between 1900 and 1903. Fruit trees grow across the farm, and depending on the season you might see oranges, papaya, apple bananas, lychee, and Kona avocados.

Know before you go

Tour times

Free tours leave every 30 minutes from 8:30am to 2pm, and no reservation is needed. Arrive 10 to 15 minutes before the departure you want.

Terrain

Tours cross unpaved, uneven ground with mild slopes up and down, so wear closed shoes. Wandering the farm without a guide isn’t allowed.

Groups

Groups larger than 15 should arrange a private group tour by emailing matt@greenwellfarms.com ahead of time. Private tours visit more of the farm and let you sample many coffees at the tasting station.

Deluxe tour

The small-group Deluxe Tour & Tasting, with its guided cupping, is cancelled until further notice. The free tour and the manual brewing class are the current options.

Hours

The retail store is open 8am to 3:30pm, and coffee tasting runs 8:30am to 3:30pm. Call the tour hotline at (808) 323-2295 with questions.

Best time

Coffee flowers, called Kona snow, bloom from early winter into spring, so that’s when the fields smell sweetest.