Building Local, Sustainable Food Communities

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Packed FULL of great information for farmers and consumers alike, this issue features terrific workshops and events, the most comprehensive list of agriculture-specific events available. The newsletter also features reports, this month one on saving Hawaii's wild honey bees.

Pedro (left) and Craig (right) in the early planning stages of the Hawai‘i Homegrown Food Network, sitting at a local food restaurant, Holuakoa Gardens in Holualoa, North Kona, Hawai‘i.

In October, 2008, Craig is in the midst of presenting a series of popular workshops called the "Hawai'i Island Food Self-Reliance Workshops." The workshops cover a variety of topics having to do with homegrown food: annual gardens, perennial fruits and vegetables, traditional Hawaiian crops, raising animals, preparing and preserving food, etc.

A Project for Hawai'i Island

Together with many other upcoming events, the 6th Annual Grow Hawaiian Festival celebrates connections between Hawaiian culture and agriculture.

Craig Elevitch has now completed his extensive study of shade-grown coffee, one that several of our members collaborated in, and the results are intriguing. They illustrate potential environmental benefits and recommend shade levels that can maintain high coffee productivity.

A Project for Hawai'i Island

Connections between human health and soil health will be explored in a 2-day conference in January in Holualoa.