I met Anna Peach years ago at the Heirloom Expo, so it’s only fitting that we recorded a podcast at this year’s Expo. Anna is a one-woman winter squash powerhouse, growing pumpkins and gourds for restaurants in Hawaii on her quarter-acre farm, Squash and Awe.

Anna’s research and persistence paid off, when she set out to grow pumpkins on an island plagued with pests and diseases (at the time Hawaii was importing 97% of their squash because they couldn’t grow it there). Listen to Anna’s story of how Squash and Awe came to be.

Growing Squash with Anna Peach

Listen to the Podcast with Anna Peach

Check out Anna’s website and blog posts, including her recent trip to Italy during squash season.

See photos of Anna’s “delivery truck” here.

Watch one of her cool car repair videos here.

Take notes on Anna’s techniques and make plans to grow better squash next year!