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Wednesday, September 30, 2009 8:23 AM

Waimanalo Field Day

The College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources (CTAHR) hosted a field day at its Waimanalo Experiment Station on September 26, 2009. Mr. Ray Uchida, Oahu County Administrator and Mr. Roger Corrales, Waimanalo Station Farm Manager were our hosts...
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Tuesday, June 30, 2009 8:04 AM

Vegetable Gardening at the Oahu Urban Garden Center -- July 11, 2009

Vegetable Gardening Saturday, July 11, 2009 from 9:00 – 12:00 noon Mini plant sale with UH vegetable seeds starters. Learn about resources from the University of Hawaii to help you start and maintain your vegetable garden. See vegetables growing at the...
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Monday, January 26, 2009 12:37 PM

Governor Linda Lingle Proposes Initiatives to Improve Food Self-Sufficiency.

Governor Linda Linda speaking at the 5th Anniversary of the KCC Saturday Farmer's Market. Hawaii's Governor Linda Lingle in her 2009 State of the State address to the people of Hawaii shared her Administration's plan to achieve greater food...
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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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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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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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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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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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