Processing Haole Koa Pods
Channel: Sunny Savage
Date: 2021-04-22

Get outside and see how to harvest flat seedpods of haole koa (Leucaena leucocephala). This shrub (small tree) produces pods multiple times per year, sometimes the seeds fatten up into plump seeds, and sometimes the seeds are small and flat like in this video. Now on the IUCN's Top 100 Most Invasive Species list, haole koa is a global invasive to tropics, subtropics, and warm temperate areas.

Food security! There's so much of this plant throughout Hawai'i, circling windward and leeward sides of each island. Accessible in the commons, this plant contain a high amount of protein even in its raw processed pods.

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/