Kamoka Pearls from Tahiti. The riches of the Sea.

Kamoka Perle – The riches of the sea.

Fondata nel 1991 Kamoka Pearls is built on two basic principles. Ecological and social responsibility. It was clear to me just talking with Josh at the Tuscon Gem Fair this year that he and the team he works with are very dedicated not just to the business, but to the whole story of how the pearls are farmed, harvested, their quality and sales strategy. Their philosophy is embedded into the very fabric of the operation and I could sense the reverence that was present in the soul of the idea. As the following quote from their website highlights:

“We are essentially farming wild animals in a wild environment, and our goal is to do it respectfully and sustainably. We work towards this both in the way we live and in the way we work”.

They are definitely a small operation whereas they used to be more medium-sized operation before the cheap pearl farms started under cutting the traditional approaches to pearl farming.

The way they clean their oysters is pretty unique. They are put in zones where the fish populations are strong and the fish nibble off the fouling from the oysters. What’s fascinating about that is that there are a million things that grow on oysters from anemones, corals to sea mats and basically there is a fish species that corresponds with every kind of fouling. Il risultato finale di questa pulizia è che rafforza le intere popolazioni ittiche.

“Una perla fiera dovrebbe provenire da una produzione che si occupa la sua gente e l'ambiente si occupa. Una perla fiera dovrebbe essere pagato anche per quello che vale. Mi auguro che permetterebbe alle comunità locali di fare una vita” ha detto Josh in una recente intervista con Marc Choyt.

Per ulteriori informazioni su come acquistare Kamoka Pearls inviare un'e-mail Josh Humbert (joshncel@mail.pf) e una visita al loro sito web Kamoka Perle.

Attualmente hanno un minimo di acquisto di USD $ 2.000 e vendono all'ingrosso solo per ora.

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