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Thursday, August 07, 2008 10:13 AM

Second Saturday at the Urban Garden Center

Every second Saturday, the Oahu Urban Garden Center opens its doors to visitors to learn about gardening. Learn about fruits and vegetables to grow in your home garden. See demonstrations of organic weed management. University of Hawaii Seed Sale and...

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Filed under: farmers, fruits, vegetables, Urban Garden Center, Master Gardener's program, Oahu, Gardening

Monday, June 23, 2008 3:23 PM

Proposed Rule Change for Export of Hawaiian Fruits and Vegetables

USDA APHIS is proposing new regulations regarding the export of Hawaiian fruits and vegetables to the U.S. mainland. This is a proposed rule and the comment period is open until August 18, 2008 . To read the Federal register description of the proposed...

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Filed under: fresh, produce, plant quarantine, fruits, vegetables, USDA APHIS, Proposed Rule Change, Export

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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Filed under: Hawaii, sustainability, fruits, Tropical Fruit, Hawaii Agriculture, papayas, bananas, Fruit Outlook, USDA, local

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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Filed under: sustainable agriculture, produce, agriculture, organic agriculture, buying local, sustainability, organic farming, fruits, vegetables, organic

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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Filed under: sustainable agriculture, produce, buying local, CTAHR Research Station, Agricultural Research, farmers, sustainability, organic farming, farm productivity, farms, fruits, vegetables, Waimanalo, CTAHR, Field Day

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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Filed under: sustainable agriculture, produce, Hawaii, buying local, sustainability, fruits, vegetables

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