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Wednesday, August 27, 2008 7:39 AM

Hawaii Agriculture Conference - September 4-5, 2008

The 2008 Hawaii Agriculture Conference "Growing with Intention" will be held next week at Hawaii Convention Center. Sponsored by the Agricultural Leadership Foundation of Hawaii , the Hawaii Farm Bureau Federation , the University of Hawaii...
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Wednesday, June 25, 2008 4:15 PM

Smithsonian Institute Comes to Hawaii - "Key Ingredients: America by Food"

Kapi'olani Community College, in cooperation with the Hawaii Council for the Humanites , will host the Hawaii the first showing of " Key Ingredients: America by Food ," a Smithsonian Institute traveling exhibition which shows us how the...
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Thursday, May 29, 2008 2:15 PM

New USDA Fruit and Tree Nut Outlook

The US Department of Agriculture Economic Research Service just released on May 29, 2008, its Fruit and Tree Nuts Outlook for 2008 . Lots of interesting “fruits” of information about the national outlook for fruit and nut prices, imports and exports....
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Wednesday, May 14, 2008 2:21 PM

Why the Farm Bill is important to Hawaii

We’re almost “home and dry” with the Farm Bill. Today, Wednesday, May 14, 2008, the House of Representatives passed the Farm Bill Conference Report 318-106, a “veto-proof” majority. The Senate is currently debating the Farm Bill Conference Report with...
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Wednesday, October 03, 2007 7:30 AM

Hawai'i 2050 Sustainability Task Force - Stakeholder Input Sought

The Hawai'i 2050 Sustainability Task Force is seeking input from everyone on its draft Hawai'i 2050 Sustainability Plan . The Task Force has also set up an on-line comment site . A public opinion poll was also taken to gauge what kind of future...
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Thursday, September 27, 2007 12:39 PM

Waimanalo Plant Science Field Day, part two...

If you missed the Waimanalo Plant Science Field Day at CTAHR's Waimanalo Experiment Station on Saturday, September 22, 2007, you missed a wonderful opportunity to see the diversity of work that CTAHR is doing in the plant sciences. Field trials of...
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Tuesday, September 11, 2007 10:57 AM

September is "Fruits and Veggies -- More Matters" month

September is "Fruits and Veggies -- More Matters" Month. It used to be "5-a-day" but we're not counting anymore -- what matters most is eating MORE fruits and MORE vegetables. September traditionally represents the time when the...
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Thursday, September 06, 2007 12:05 PM

Upcoming Sustainability Programs

There are two upcoming events that I'd encourage you to consider attending: Sustain Hawai'i, along with its sponsors, the Hawaii Chamber of Commerce and the Hawaiian Electric Company, is hosting the 2007 "Sustainability for Business"...
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Thursday, August 30, 2007 3:29 PM

Do you know where your garlic comes from?

Gilroy, California - right? Home of the Gilroy Garlic Festival ? OK, the central valley of California? Have you considered China? According to the UN FAO, the value of China's exports of garlic has increased from $145 M in 2000, to $482 M in 2005...
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Thursday, August 23, 2007 4:24 PM

Food safety and produce

Is produce the safest fresh food group? That's the question posed by the Barfblog today. The Ontario (Canada) Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs, estimates that 41% of foodborne illness in Ontario can be attributed to produce. A 2005...
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Wednesday, August 15, 2007 7:57 AM

Community Supported Agriculture

Ever heard of Community Supported Agriculture -- or CSA? It's really "subscription farming." For those of us who live in the city and have, I admit, a "black" thumb, CSA's provide an opportunity to support a farming operation...
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Tuesday, August 07, 2007 1:24 PM

Buying Local...

On August 6, the New York Times featured an op-ed piece, " Food That Travels Well " from James McWilliams, the author of the 2005 book, "A Revolution in Eating." McWilliams makes many good reasons for eating local: "...freshness...
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