Pacific Biodieselʻs Kauaʻi agricultural operation is featured in an article by Don Lilleboe in the January 2025 edition of The Sunflower, the magazine of the National Sunflower Association.
What Makes Our Sunflower Farming Stand Out
In The Sunflower magazine article, Pacific Biodiesel Director of Agriculture Operations James Twigg-Smith explains the companyʻs farming operation on Kauaʻi and the unique aspects of farming in Hawaiʻi.
“Our model is one that promotes both food and energy production,” Twigg-Smith explained. “In Hawaii, we have an acute understanding of our supply chain and the fact that 90% of our state’s food is imported. Hawaii is the most isolated archipelago in the world, with the closest major landmass 2,400 miles away. There is an urgent need to increase food and energy production in Hawai‘i to reduce dependence on imported goods and bolster food security across the state.”
Our Director of Agriculture Operations Shares Insights in The Sunflower Magazine
“Our production process for sunflower oil highlights the inherent health benefits and natural flavor characteristics that are absent from conventional cooking oils,” he adds. “Most people have never tasted non-RBD (refined/bleached/deodorized) culinary oil. The sunflower creates a sensory experience, from its growth in the field and striking blooms to the rich earthy flavors that carry through into the oil. It is the complete package, and for those reasons we have focused on sunflower production in Hawaii.”
We also got to grace the cover of a national magazine in January 2025! Learn more in our blog, “Biobased Diesel Magazine Cover Story Recounts Pacific Biodiesel’s 30-Year Journey.”
