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Friday, August 15, 2008 2:36 PM

PLU what?

When you buy fresh fruit these days, you find this little sticker. Thanks to modern technology, this little sticker can provide the grocer with lots of useful information. Like how much is it, where its from, the grower or marketer, and even sometimes...
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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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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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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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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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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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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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Monday, June 04, 2007 7:31 AM

Buying "Fresh" and Buying Local

It's all about "food miles" isn't it? Food miles are the distance food travels from where it is grown to where it is ultimately purchased or consumed by us. Being out in the middle of the Pacific automatically adds an enormous transportation...
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