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The Hawaii Department of Agriculture has announced through a September 30, 2009 press release that the Cost Sharing Program for Organic Certification has been renewed. Federal funds have been renewed to assist Hawaii organic farmers, organic livestock...

The College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources (CTAHR) hosted a field day at its Waimanalo Experiment Station on September 26, 2009. Mr. Ray Uchida, Oahu County Administrator and Mr. Roger Corrales, Waimanalo Station Farm Manager were our hosts...

USDA has released a new web site in support of local farmers! American farmers feed our nation and the world, but they are all local to somewhere. Get to know your local farmer, and get to know your food. USDA wants to foster the viability and growth...

The CTAHR Research News is back for the 2009-2010 Academic Year. The July - August 2009 CTAHR Research News is now available for download. This month we feature, Dr. H.C. "Skip" Bittenbender from the Department of Tropical Plant and Soil Sciences...

In keeping with the point-counter point, we have two different points of view about modern agriculture. The first is Blake Hurst piece, " The Omnivore's Delusion: Against the Agri-intellectuals ." Published on July 30, 2009 in the "The...

Come to the 37 th Annual Hawaii State Farm Fair Saturday, July 18, 2009 – 9 am – 8 pm Sunday, July 19, 2009 – 9 am – 5 pm Bishop Museum Admission: $5 adults; $3 children (4-12 years old); Free Admission for Bishop Museum and HFBF members plus up to 3...

Vegetable Gardening Saturday, July 11, 2009 from 9:00 – 12:00 noon Mini plant sale with UH vegetable seeds starters. Learn about resources from the University of Hawaii to help you start and maintain your vegetable garden. See vegetables growing at the...

The May-June 2009 CTAHR Research News is ready for download. We feature this month, Dr. Dulal Borthakur of CTAHR's Department of Molecular Biosciences and Bioengineering . One of the areas of research that Dr. Borthakur's lab emphasizes is the...

Second Saturday at the Urban Garden Center University of Hawaii Vegetable Seeds Saturday, June 13, 2009 9:00 am – 12:00 noon. Join us on Saturday, June 13, 2009 for the Second Saturday at the Garden. This month, the Urban Garden Center will feature information...

Honolulu Farmers’ Market Blaisdell Center Kapiolani-Ward Parking Lot Every Wednesday OPENING JUNE 3, 4:00 - 7:00 pm Join us for the newest HFBF Farmer's Market! Don't go to the supermarket for your produce! Head to the SUPER Farmer's Market...

A workshop on improving Hawaii Island's local food culture and agriculture will be held on Saturday, June 6, 2009 at the Ocean View Community Center in Ocean View. From the brochure: Hawai‘i Island Homegrown: Food Self-Reliance Workshop Ocean View...

USDA announces new initiative in support of organic agriculture via the USDA NRCS EQIP program . The National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition has additional information about this program. Contact your the Pacific Islands NRCS Office for more information...

The April 2009 CTAHR Research News is ready to download. This month we feature Dr. Tomoaki Miura of the Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Management . Dr. Miura's Laboratory for Geospatial Analysis and Remote Sensing uses remote sensing...

Back in September 2008, the Western Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education (SARE) held a "subregional" conference in Kailua-Kona. The results of the meeting was first reported in an earlier edition of Sustainable Agriculture blog . To...

Dr. Mark Thorne, CTAHR's Range Extension Specialist announces his 2009 Stockman's Spring Field Day. The program will be held on three islands, starting on Kauai (Kauai Community College) on April 20-21, 2009; on Maui (Kula Community Center) on...