Ohana Mac Nut Farm LLC, owned and operated by Annie Ridgely and her family, spans 80 acres below Mauna Loa on the southeast side of the Big Island of Hawaii. Once a sugarcane plantation, the land was transformed into a macadamia nut orchard over 40 years ago. Today, the farm embraces regenerative and sustainable practices, operates entirely on solar energy, and showcases a rich diversity of permaculture.

The farm supplies organic fruits and vegetables to local grocery stores in Hilo and Kona, maintains numerous beehives along its perimeter, and is home to a variety of beloved farm animals. Annie, a former elected president of the Hawaii Macadamia Nut Association, hosts educational workshops and farm tours, sharing her passion and expertise with the community. Ohana Mac Nut Farm employs a dedicated team of harvesters, processors, and farmhands from nearby areas, ensuring that all ingredients are grown, processed, and manufactured directly on the farm.

Annie and her family live and work on their farm, where her love of nature and natural beauty inspired her to create a farm-to-skin product line. Annie believes that embracing natural beauty and feeling comfortable in your own skin allows people to truly shine. Her mission is to help improve skin health naturally, with products that are kind to both people and the environment. Sustainably grown and crafted, her skincare products contain no harmful chemicals or additives and use zero plastic packaging.

A native of Oahu, Annie later moved to Alaska, where she ran her own commercial fishing operation. She graduated summa cum laude from the University of Northern Colorado with a BA/BS in K-12 Education and Outdoor Education and Leadership. In February 2020, Annie returned to Pahala, Hawaii, to farm alongside her husband and their four children, ages five through twelve. She homeschools her children, manages the family’s 80-acre macadamia nut farm, and produces a luxurious skincare line made with cold-pressed macadamia nut oil.

Annie recently served as the elected president of Hawaii’s Macadamia Nut Association and is passionate about empowering women to embrace natural beauty through her Shine Naturally® skincare line. She enjoys the farming lifestyle, which allows her to grow, manufacture, and distribute her products directly from the farm. Shine Naturally is available at boutiques across Hawaii, in the state’s premier five-star hotels and spas, online at ShineNaturally.com, and through Fashionista Finds by Swiminista.