Sustainable Agriculture : organic farming

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

VincentD — Wed, 14 Jan 2009 17:06:00 GMT

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...(read more)

Ma'o Farm Fundraiser - September 20, 2008

VincentD — Thu, 18 Sep 2008 18:02:00 GMT

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...(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)

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)

The Real Dirt on Farmer John - Sunday, October 14, 2007

VincentD — Wed, 03 Oct 2007 01:56:00 GMT

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...(read more)

Upcoming Sustainable Agriculture Events

VincentD — Tue, 02 Oct 2007 06:07:00 GMT

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...(read more)

Organic Foods, continued.

VincentD — Wed, 26 Sep 2007 02:43:00 GMT

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...(read more)

Organic Agriculture: Point - CounterPoint

VincentD — Wed, 12 Sep 2007 18:48:00 GMT

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...(read more)

Waimanalo Plant Science Field Day

VincentD — Wed, 12 Sep 2007 17:56:00 GMT

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...(read more)

Is Increased Agricultural Productivity a good thing?

VincentD — Mon, 10 Sep 2007 20:53:00 GMT

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...(read more)