BFRDP – Produce Safety

NHERC 45-539 Plumeria St,, HI, Honokaa, HI, United States

Dr. Luisa Castro will present on the produce safety rule and GAP (good agricultural practices). Luisa is the state's Agricultural Food Safety Program Manager and therefore the ideal person to address all the questions related to the Food Safety Modernization Act and how it affects us in Hawaii. As a beginning farmer, it is essential […]

Hawai‘i Forest Stewards

Camp Mekokiko 44-3342 Kula Kahiko, Paauilo, HI, United States

A volunteer program that seeks to educate community leaders in good forest land management and empower them to reach out to their friends and neighbors to improve forest conservation in a peer-to-peer learning context. The program, now in its fifth year, consists of an intensive, three-day workshop on forest land management in Hawai‘i, including Hawaiian […]

Organic Certification with Maile Woodhall

NHERC 45-539 Plumeria St,, HI, Honokaa, HI, United States

BFRDP: 9 a.m. to noon at NHERC with Maile Woodhall, organic certification and record keeping! Then farm visit with Rachelle in Ahualoa. We'll carpool either from NHERC or demo farm to her place in the van (plus perhaps 1-2 vehicles) PowerPoint: BFRDP Organic Part 1, BFRDP Organic Part 2 Handouts: Avocado Grafting, Cacao Grafting

HIP Agriculture: Kohala Food Hub launch meeting

Kohala Wishing Well 55-230 Ho'ea Road, Hawi, HI, United States

The Hawaii Institute of Pacific Agriculture is thrilled to announce the opening of the Kohala Food Hub located at Kohala Wishing Well. Please join us to celebrate and find out hos you can participate! Farmers and backyard producers: come learn how to sell produce on the mobile market and learn more about the Kohala Food […]