Processing Haole Koa Brown Seeds
Channel: Sunny Savage
Date: 22/04/2021

Get outside and see how to harvest the dried brown seeds of haole koa (Leucaena leucocephala). These tenacious seeds stay viable for decades, and this shrub (small tree) produces pods multiple times per year. Transport them home in a bucket or other container so they don't spill and spread. Now on the IUCN's Top 100 Most Invasive Species list, it is a global invasive to tropics, subtropics, and warm temperate areas.

Learn steps to process brown seeds, which triple in size after soaking in water for 36 hours. High protein plant source for when you don't get that fish, or hunt that animal, and you can take care of a major macronutrient. Savage Kitchen app for recipes!

Food security! There's so much of this plant throughout Hawai'i, circling windward and leeward sides of each island. Accessible in the commons.

Want to learn more, take the deep dive into scientific literature findings in the 
Haole Koa eBook
https://sunnysavage.com/product/haole-koa-ebook/

And, use the free app for foraging edible invasive species called Savage Kitchen here :
https://sunnysavage.com/savage-kitchen/

...you can view old blog posts using "haole koa" or "(Leaucaena leucocephala)"
https://sunnysavage.com/savage-kitchen/