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Tuesday, August 26, 2008 3:06 PM

Slow Food Nation: Are you ready for the "Woodstock for Foodies".

Are you ready for Slow Food Nation '08? This weekend, in San Francisco, will be the largest celebration of food in America. Come celebrate at the Taste Pavillions; not a double cheeseburger in sight!. A "Woodstock for Foodies" say some ...
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Saturday, July 26, 2008 11:18 AM

Hawaii Ag Conference Keynote Speaker

The Hawaii Agriculture Conference , on September 4-5, 2008 at the Hawaii Convention Center will be featuring Paul Roberts as the key note speaker at the conference. Mr. Roberts' new book, The End of Food is reviewed by the New York Times on July 25...
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Thursday, June 12, 2008 12:20 PM

Are local tomatoes safe? Are tomatoes from the farmer's market safe?

“Buy Fresh Buy Local” but is it safer? Are local tomatoes safer? As a consumer of red, raw tomatoes, these are questions on my mind. As of June 12, 2008, the AP is now reporting that the FDA is saying that the outbreak of illness from eating Salmonella...
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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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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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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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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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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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Wednesday, September 12, 2007 8:48 AM

Organic Agriculture: Point - CounterPoint

Paul Achitoff's Gathering Place commentary in the September 11, 2007, Honolulu Star-Bulletin about organic agriculture raises several issues. It's just too bad that the article is so full of "red herrings" and ad hominen attacks, it's...
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Wednesday, September 12, 2007 7:56 AM

Waimanalo Plant Science Field Day

WAIMANALO PLANT SCIENCE FIELD DAY Saturday, Sept. 22, 2007; 9-12 pm Waimanalo Research Station, CTAHR, University of Hawaii 41-698 Ahiki St., Waimanalo, Oahu (mauka of Waimanalo Park, Hihimanu St.) Please join us for our 19 th Field Day, celebrating the...
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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, 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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Monday, August 20, 2007 2:31 PM

Honolulu Fruit Irradiator Approved

According to a story in the on-line Honolulu Star Bulletin for August 20, 2007, Pa'ina Hawaii has been granted a license by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission to build and operate a fresh fruit and vegetable irradiator near the Honolulu airport. The...
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