Sustainable Agriculture : agriculture

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

VincentD — Mon, 26 Jan 2009 22:37:00 GMT

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...(read more)

Come to the Fair - the Maui County Fair

VincentD — Sat, 27 Sep 2008 19:59:00 GMT

The 86th Annual Maui County Fair will be held on the grounds of the Wailuku War Memorial Gym and Grounds on October 2-5, 2008. CTAHR will have booths and do demonstrations, including Vermi-composting by Tom Mason (FCS); Herbicide Ballistic Technology...(read more)

Sustainable Agriculture on Maui

VincentD — Fri, 19 Sep 2008 18:23:00 GMT

Today's guest blogger is Dr. Harold Keyser, CTAHR's Maui County Administrator. Harold's piece on Sustainable Agriculture was published in the Maui News on August 26, 2008. "Sustainable agriculture" is a concept in vogue lately, and...(read more)

Hawaii Agriculture Conference - September 4-5, 2008

VincentD — Wed, 27 Aug 2008 17:39:00 GMT

The 2008 Hawaii Agriculture Conference "Growing with Intention" will be held next week at Hawaii Convention Center. Sponsored by the Agricultural Leadership Foundation of Hawaii , the Hawaii Farm Bureau Federation , the University of Hawaii...(read more)

"Taro, Mauka to Makai" New 2008 edition now available

VincentD — Fri, 08 Aug 2008 18:15:00 GMT

CTAHR is pleased to announce that a newly revised second edition of Taro Mauka to Makai , A taro production and business guide for Hawaii growers. Since the first edition, published in 1997, interest in growing taro has increased, but with it has the...(read more)

Food for Thought: Three books for summer reading....

VincentD — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 22:31:00 GMT

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...(read more)

Do Food Miles Matter?

VincentD — Mon, 09 Jun 2008 19:13:00 GMT

Do food miles matter? Well, if you are concerned about the impact on greenhouse gases, then maybe not. A recent paper from Christopher L. Weber and H. Scott Matthews in the journal, Environmental Science and Technology ( Environ. Sci. Technol. 2008. 42...(read more)

Oahu Agriculture Technology Field Day - June 24, 2008

VincentD — Wed, 04 Jun 2008 02:42:00 GMT

The Oahu Resources Conservation and Development Council, in conjunction with the Hawaii Agricultural Reseach Center will be holding a field day on Oahu at the HARC field plots in Kunia. See below for more information....(read more)

Why the Farm Bill is important to Hawaii

VincentD — Thu, 15 May 2008 00:21:00 GMT

We’re almost “home and dry” with the Farm Bill. Today, Wednesday, May 14, 2008, the House of Representatives passed the Farm Bill Conference Report 318-106, a “veto-proof” majority. The Senate is currently debating the Farm Bill Conference Report with...(read more)

Sustainable Agriculture is Back

VincentD — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 22:40:00 GMT

After a hiatus of several months, I am back writing again. When I left you back in November 2007, I had announced that there were travel scholarships available from the Western Sustainable Agriculture Program to attend the SARE 20th Anniversary Meeting...(read more)

Travel Funding Support Available to National SARE Conference, March 25-27, 2008

VincentD — Wed, 07 Nov 2007 00:46:00 GMT

SARE's 20th Anniversary Conference : The New American Farm: Advancing the frontier of sustainable agriculture Date: March 25-27, 2008 Location: Kansas City, Missouri Facility: The award winning Westin Crown Center Registration: Send your name and...(read more)

Images of a Sustainable Food Revolution

VincentD — Thu, 11 Oct 2007 03:45:00 GMT

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...(read more)

New Organic Survey and the Hawaii Food Summit

VincentD — Wed, 10 Oct 2007 22:37:00 GMT

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...(read more)

Do you know where your food comes from??

VincentD — Wed, 10 Oct 2007 05:46:00 GMT

Grist , the Environmental News and Commentary web site has launched a new series articles about food, farming and agriculture. Sow What? is your opportunity to think about where your food comes from, how it got there and what were the environmental consequences...(read more)

Hawai'i 2050 Sustainability Task Force - Stakeholder Input Sought

VincentD — Wed, 03 Oct 2007 17:30:00 GMT

The Hawai'i 2050 Sustainability Task Force is seeking input from everyone on its draft Hawai'i 2050 Sustainability Plan . The Task Force has also set up an on-line comment site . A public opinion poll was also taken to gauge what kind of future...(read more)