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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 Urban Garden Center. O’ahu Master Gardeners available...

Western SARE Subregional Conference for Hawai'i Celebrating 20 years of WSARE in Hawaii plus Strategic Planning for HI sustainable agriculture for the next Twenty September 23-24th, 2008 Outrigger Keauhou Beach Resort 78-6740 Alii Drive, Kailua-Kona, Hawaii, 96740 Tel: 808-322-3441 Fax: 808-322-3117...

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 Philpott's continuing series of stories on agriculture...

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. Definite "food for thought!"...

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. To put it in perspective, the 2005 farm gate value...

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 study in Emerging Infectious Diseases 11(4):603-609...

Ever heard of Community Supported Agriculture -- or CSA? It's really "subscription farming." For those of us who live in the city and have, I admit, a "black" thumb, CSA's provide an opportunity to support a farming operation and receive, usually weekly, a box of produce....

On August 6, the New York Times featured an op-ed piece, " Food That Travels Well " from James McWilliams, the author of the 2005 book, "A Revolution in Eating." McWilliams makes many good reasons for eating local: "...freshness, purity, taste, community cohesion and preserving...