About LoveBug Farm:

LoveBug Farm is located on 1 grassy acre on the east side of the Big Island. We have a large shade house that produces food for the community. LoveBug started in Oregon and operated there for 3+ years before receiving funding through the Farm Services Agency in Hilo to produce food for the Big Island. The Farm Services Agency is a department under the USDA whose mission is to stabilize farm income, promote sustainable agricultural practices, and ensure that communities have access to locally grown produce. 

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LoveBug Farm provides food for the community and a boarding and daycare space for dogs. On the Big Island, the places where your dog can play off leash or stay overnight at a place that doesn't have kennels is very limited. LoveBug provides a safe place where positive reinforcement training is implemented to keep dogs safe, happy, and always welcome.

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The farm/house space is fully fenced and the yard is grass (not lava). We have 2 resident dogs. Barli the Bernadoodle, Ehu/Eggroll the American Bully and a cat who can be kept separate from the dogs if necessary. This year (2025) we welcomed our first child to our family. Everyone loves having friends over. 

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Rachel: I am the owner and operator of LoveBug Farm. I am passionate about animals, organic food and happy, healthy living! I enjoy sunshine and creating a life that is worth living. My husband works remotely from home so we are all available to watch after your fur-babies when they stay with us. 

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I grew up in Boulder, Colorado and moved to the Big Island when I was 17 to attend college at the University of Hawai'i at Hilo. After getting my Bachelor's degree I moved to Portland, Oregon to attend graduate school. I have a MA in Communication with a focus in health and patient centered healthcare. 

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I am here to feed my community and make the dogs that live here be as happy as possible!

HAPPY ANIMALS = HAPPY PEOPLE = HAPPY PLANET​

Where Love Always Leads, 
~ LoveBug Farm