What's New at the Sustainable and Organic Program Website?
November 3, 2009
New CTAHR publications:
- Overview of Organic Food Crop Systems in Hawai‘i by T. Radovich, L. Cox, and J. Hollyer.
Prior to 2007, the specific challenges faced by organic producers in Hawai‘i were unknown. In that year, UH-CTAHR initiated an analysis of organic agricultural systems, in partnership with the Hawai‘i Department of Agriculture (HDOA) and The Hawaii Farm Bureau Federation (HFBF), to determine the issues faced by this group and the actions required to address critical issues. This publication describes this effort, gives a summary of the results, and includes a discussion of the implications suggested by the analysis.
- Small-Scale Lettuce Production with Hydroponics or Aquaponics by H. Ako and A. Baker
September 30, 2009
Premiere issue of HānaiʻAi goes on-line and is distributed via email.
September 2009: New Video
Producing Organic Papaya Seed: Dr. Ted Radovich, Extension Specialist at CTAHR's Sustainable and Organic Farming Systems Laboratory, outlines how to screen papaya plants to determine which have not been genetically engineered, how to bag flowers to exclude pollen from other trees, and how to process seed. [6:47 min]
August 2009: Perennial Peanut Publication
New CTAHR publication: Benefits and Costs of Using Perennial Peanut as Living Mulch for Fruit Trees in Hawai‘i.
May 1, 2009: Update to Perennial Peanut Info
Major revision to Perennial Peanut webpage with newest research information added.
May 2009: Program Merger
CTAHR merges Sustainable Agriculture program and Organic Program.
April 2009
Dr. Ted Radovich is designated Hawaii SARE Professional Development Program (PDP) Coordinaor.
Dr. Jonathan Deenik leaves the position with a legacy of leadership in the areas of soil quality, cover crop research, virtual video field days, and hosting the WSARE Subregional Conference for Hawaii.