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

Get outside and see how to full sized mature green seeds of haole koa (Leucaena leucocephala). Growing as a shrub or small tree, it's now on the IUCN's Top 100 Most Invasive Species list. A global invasive to tropics, subtropics, and warm temperate areas, it is high protein food that can be eaten raw or cooked, after processing in water. 

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, the free app for foraging & eating invasive species called Savage Kitchen 
https://sunnysavage.com/savage-kitchen/

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