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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...

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...

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...

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...

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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