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Saturday, September 27, 2008 9:59 AM

Come to the Fair - the Maui County Fair

The 86th Annual Maui County Fair will be held on the grounds of the Wailuku War Memorial Gym and Grounds on October 2-5, 2008. CTAHR will have booths and do demonstrations, including Vermi-composting by Tom Mason (FCS); Herbicide Ballistic Technology...
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Friday, September 19, 2008 8:23 AM

Sustainable Agriculture on Maui

Today's guest blogger is Dr. Harold Keyser, CTAHR's Maui County Administrator. Harold's piece on Sustainable Agriculture was published in the Maui News on August 26, 2008. "Sustainable agriculture" is a concept in vogue lately, and...
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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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Friday, August 08, 2008 8:15 AM

"Taro, Mauka to Makai" New 2008 edition now available

CTAHR is pleased to announce that a newly revised second edition of Taro Mauka to Makai , A taro production and business guide for Hawaii growers. Since the first edition, published in 1997, interest in growing taro has increased, but with it has the...
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Wednesday, July 02, 2008 12:31 PM

Food for Thought: Three books for summer reading....

The summer is here and we're looking for ways to keep our minds busy while we trundle the kids off to the beach or while we are on that long flight to the mainland. Just to keep the discussions going about issues related to sustainable agriculture...
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Monday, June 09, 2008 9:13 AM

Do Food Miles Matter?

Do food miles matter? Well, if you are concerned about the impact on greenhouse gases, then maybe not. A recent paper from Christopher L. Weber and H. Scott Matthews in the journal, Environmental Science and Technology ( Environ. Sci. Technol. 2008. 42...
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Tuesday, June 03, 2008 4:42 PM

Oahu Agriculture Technology Field Day - June 24, 2008

The Oahu Resources Conservation and Development Council, in conjunction with the Hawaii Agricultural Reseach Center will be holding a field day on Oahu at the HARC field plots in Kunia. See below for more information.
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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, April 30, 2008 12:40 PM

Sustainable Agriculture is Back

After a hiatus of several months, I am back writing again. When I left you back in November 2007, I had announced that there were travel scholarships available from the Western Sustainable Agriculture Program to attend the SARE 20th Anniversary Meeting...
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Tuesday, November 06, 2007 2:46 PM

Travel Funding Support Available to National SARE Conference, March 25-27, 2008

SARE's 20th Anniversary Conference : The New American Farm: Advancing the frontier of sustainable agriculture Date: March 25-27, 2008 Location: Kansas City, Missouri Facility: The award winning Westin Crown Center Registration: Send your name and...
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Wednesday, October 10, 2007 5:45 PM

Images of a Sustainable Food Revolution

How many of you have been to Iowa? For me, hundreds of times; having grown up in Illinois, Iowa is our next door neighbor. Iowa is also symbolic of modern agriculture but it's also becoming symbolic of changes in American agriculture. Check out Tom...
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Wednesday, October 10, 2007 12:37 PM

New Organic Survey and the Hawaii Food Summit

Harris Interactive has a new poll out on October 8, 2007 about organic food. Those who buy organic food regularly are still a small minority but their numbers are growing. Most people view organic food as safer, better for the environment, healthier and...
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Tuesday, October 09, 2007 7:46 PM

Do you know where your food comes from??

Grist , the Environmental News and Commentary web site has launched a new series articles about food, farming and agriculture. Sow What? is your opportunity to think about where your food comes from, how it got there and what were the environmental consequences...
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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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Tuesday, October 02, 2007 3:56 PM

The Real Dirt on Farmer John - Sunday, October 14, 2007

On Sunday, October 14, 2007, Kokua Hawaii Foundation and partners: SustainHawaii , Slow Food Oahu , and the Town Restaurant will be sponsoring two showings of " The Real Dirt on Farmer John ." This full length documentary (2005) will be shown...
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