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Wednesday, January 14, 2009 7:06 AM

Noted Organic Farmer / Plant Pathologist to Lecture at UH-M

Dr. Pamela C. Ronald and Raoul W. Adamchak, authors of the recent book "Tomorrow's Table: Organic Farming, Genetics and the Future of Food" , will present a lecture from 5:30 pm to 7:00 pm Thursday, February 5, 2009 at the Architecture Bldg...
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Thursday, September 18, 2008 8:02 AM

Ma'o Farm Fundraiser - September 20, 2008

Ma'o Organic Farms , the "No Panic, Buy Organic" group from Waianae is holding their 4th annual Downtown fund raiser this weekend at the Downtown Restaurant at the Hawaii State Art Museum . The event is from 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm and includes...
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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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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 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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Monday, October 01, 2007 8:07 PM

Upcoming Sustainable Agriculture Events

There are several sustainable agriculture events occuring over the next several weeks. 1. The Hawaii Island Food Summit will be held October 5-6th, 2007 at the Sheraton Keauhou Bay Resort. 2. On Maui, the Maui Aloha Aina Association hosts the 7th Annual...
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Tuesday, September 25, 2007 4:43 PM

Organic Foods, continued.

Dian Dooley from the Department of Human Nutrition, Food and Animal Sciences, provided me with a summary about Organic Foods. The Institute of Food Technologists sponsored this paper as part of its "Scientific Status Summary" The citation is...
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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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Monday, September 10, 2007 10:53 AM

Is Increased Agricultural Productivity a good thing?

It's tough being a Gemini. When I'm faced with two opinions about things, I can see both sides of things and often am challenged about which is the better choice. What follows is an example of how confusing things can become. USDA Economic Research...
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