Meet the Founder
Gabe is an ISA Certified Arborist, plant science educator, and lifelong lover of growing plants, being in nature, and caring for the land.
He’s worked in the "green industry" since he was 15, beginning his journey at the USDA Agricultural Research Service. After years of experience in arboriculture, plant health, and sustainable landscapes—including starting a community farm in Oʻahu—Gabe realized something powerful: if it’s possible to grow a food forest in Hawaiʻi, it’s possible here, too. And that’s exactly where Gabe learned mālama ʻāina — care for the land — a central principle in Hawaiian culture that he now carries into Fruit & Flower EcoFarm.
Care for the land. Care for the community. Care for our future.
The Spark
Gabe’s passion for growing began early, tending vegetable gardens and sharing harvests with friends, family, neighbors and even co-found a garden group - GardenBros.
Coming from a family who once worked the fields to give their children a better life, Gabe feels called to return to those same roots — this time, to grow for others.
Gabe’s work in arboriculture, native plants, and regenerative farming has been featured in:
Experience & Features
Public Speaking
Speaker for community groups and professional organizations about plants, pest management, and land stewardship:
Los Angeles Garden Club
Landscape Industry Council of Hawaii
Pesticide Applicators Professional Association
Educational talks for students and webinars
You can also find Gabe’s professional work and publications on LinkedIn