Farm to Table Cooking Class at Kulaniapia Falls: Authentic Food Harvesting and Cookery Experience

Immerse yourself in a farm to table cooking class at Kulaniapia Falls. Harvest fresh produce, prepare a delicious meal, and enjoy stunning views of Hilo Bay and Mauna Kea.

Duration: 4 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • 100 Kulaniapia Dr - Join us at Kulaniapia Farms for a truly immersive, plant-based, food experience. Stroll through our gardens, guided by a member of our community who is passionate about growing healthy food, and harvest perfectly ripe vegetables from our rich volcanic soil. Learn all about our lush tropical farm, while understanding…
What's Included
  • Lunch provided
  • All necessary harvesting and meal preparation items supplied
What's Not Included
  • Gratuity: $20/guest is typical for this activity
Meal Options
  • Farm Fresh Produce - We will use seasonal produce grown on our farm, that you help harvest, for 90%+ of your meal.
Additional Information

Join us for an immersive farm-to-table experience, guided by a community member who’s deeply passionate about farming and its bounties. On our farm, you’ll find over 30 varieties of produce, and we’ll harvest fresh ingredients together to prepare our meal. Whatever’s in season, we’ll pick and cook! Post-harvest, we will retreat to the loft of our…

Location
100 Kulaniapia Dr
Kulaniapia Drive
Please check-in at the Kulaniapia Falls office, located at 100 Kulaniapia Dr, 30 minutes before your class starts. We will take care of your paperwork, and direct you to our farm, where your class will start.
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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(36 Ratings)
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Gregory_s
Jan 27, 2026
The activity was... - The activity was educational and enjoyable. The area is incredible and the farm and picking the vegetables and leaning about the operation and the people that work there was fun. Though we prepped the vegetables the actual cooking was done by one of the volunteer/workers which I wish we could have done more of but the food was awesome! I would recommend this all who are interested.
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Chris_h
Jan 20, 2026
Casual but fun, I’d do it... - Casual but fun, I’d do it again. All volunteers so you don’t get a real education on everything but your hands will be dirty as you tried everything.
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Monica_a
Jan 18, 2026
Food from the Farm - Wear tennis shoes or other closed toe flat shoes as you do walk on uneven ground and through some weedy areas when out on the farm.
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Scott_p
Sep 4, 2025
If you love cooking farm... - If you love cooking farm to table this is a must! Knowledgeable staff members welcome you in to their home. Food was delicious!!
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X8971msalij
Aug 16, 2025
Cooking Delightful - Natalie, Ben and Colby were great tour guides! We had lots of fun and the food we cooked was delicious! Thanks crew!!! Ali
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R0stykd
Jun 15, 2025
Great farm tour and cooking class - We had a great time learning about the farm and cooking. Ben gave us a tour of the farm - it was interesting learning about the farm and all the difference foods and animals. Davvy then took all the ingredients we picked and gave us an in depth cooking class where we learned about all the different ingredients and how best to cook with them, and we all participated in making the different dishes, truly a hands on experience. Everything came out delicious!
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Theresarw3269jo
Jun 13, 2025
Wonderful - The farm tour with Ben was very informative and we saw and tasted many fruits/veggies that were new to us. The cooking class was very special. It was really fun to share a meal with people using food we had just gathered.
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Amy_s
Apr 12, 2025
It was a great learning... - It was a great learning experience touring the farm with Natalie. We picked a lot of the vegetables that went into our lunch - almost the entire lunch came from what we picked! Davey was a knowledgeable chef, and even though I cook a lot myself - I still learned a lot! It was both relaxing and inspiring to spend the morning on the farm. We took a little walk down to the river after which was also very beautiful.
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Stacey_a
Apr 7, 2025
Great info, super hosts, yummy food - This was a great laid back and relaxing experience, had so much fun! Picked our own ingredients and then got to enjoy them in our meal. Small group was the way to enjoy this the most. There were just 4 of us. 4-6 is a perfect size for this experience.
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Michelle
Feb 4, 2026
Lovely Place Below Average Class Design - We drove up and were so impressed with the restaurant with a view of the falls at the inn. We then drove to the farm and spent a loooong time walking around a tiny farm with a guide who was pretty new to farming and the farm. Once we picked our veggies, we went to the kitchen in a beautiful barn that is shared by the community of volunteers who work there. We mostly watched the chef cook our food, which consisted of an infused oil, coconut rice, and a veggie stir fry with peanut sauce. It is the most expensive cooking class we have ever done, and we basically chopped a few veggies and drank some water. There is a lot of potential for this to be a rich experience, but it is a gourmet price for an average experience.
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From $169
up to 8 guests
1 - Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).