The Volcano Farmers Market is one of the longest running markets on the island. Located at the Cooper Center in the Village of Volcano for the last 25 years, it is also a place you better make sure to drop by early or all the "good stuff" will be gone by the time the sun is properly up!

As one market vendor commented; "the Volcano Market is a wonderful community party every Sunday morning!"  I was greeted by a stunning variety of breakfast choices, from Thai chicken soup to fluffy whole grain pancakes, homemade bagels and freshly made cheese, fresh baked goods, carrot/beet/ginger juice made to order, and more!"

The largest event of its kind in the State of Hawai'i, the Taste of the Hawaiian Range is sponsored by the Cooperative Extension Service of the University of Hawai'i at Manoa's College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources (CTAHR) and the Mealani Research Station of the University of Hawaii-Manoa in Waimea, on the Island of Hawai'i.

Held at the Hilton Waikoloa Resort on September 10th, the 15th Annual Taste was a celebration showcasing not only the naturally grass fed Hawai'i grown beef but also pork, wild boar, lamb, mutton, goat and the many vegetables, fruits, value added products and other food products as diverse as coffee, tea, goat cheese, macadamia nuts and chocolate grown, produced and/or made on this island.

I am not sure where to start writing the story of the Kanu Hawaii Organizers Boot Camp. It's my tendency to want to report the specifics: who attended, who taught, what strategies were imparted. But I think this story starts with a story.

I was feeling like the North Kohala Eat Locally Grown Campaign was a one woman show. If I dropped it, would anyone even notice or care? Where were the community volunteers? Why didn't the community "get it?" Why didn't funders "get it?" Why did the same 1-3 people always end up doing all the work?

Featuring Workshops, Film and, of course, Food!

If you like FOOD—growing it, cooking it, eating it, and talking about it—the North Kohala Eat Locally Grown Campaign has something for you! Farmers, ranchers, hunters, and fisherman in North Kohala provide our community with so many unique and delicious foods. In conjunction with the Kanu Hawai’i statewide Eat Local campaign, the North Kohala Eat Locally Grown Campaign encourages you to seek out, cook out, eat out, eat in, and generally celebrate our local foods September 25–October 2, 2010.