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Ku I Ka Mana -- Beginning Farmer Training
Starting in the Hāmākua region of Hawai‘i Island, The Koala Center, in partnership with several local government agencies and academic institutions, will recruit, train, and support at least 40 new farmers over the next two years. The program will also help these new farmers develop business plans, secure farm leases, gain access to farm equipment and materials, and successfully produce, market, and distribute their crops. As part of this program there is a training site in Honoka‘a that will be used to teach successful farming practices.
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South Kona Green Market Grand Opening
We're back at Amy Greenwell Garden!
South Kona Green Market, Sundays, 9-2, Grand Opening Sun., Nov. 25th
Great local fruit and vegetables, arts and crafts, live music, hot food, and One Island's green living showcase. Find us near the front entrance, every Sunday. In Captain Cook, at the Amy B. Greenwell Ethnobotanic Garden. Support our local farmers and producers!
Newsletter 45 - November 2012
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Aloha! The Makahiki season is upon us once again. For most of the island it means four months of new rains, stormy winds and seas, shorter days and cooler evenings. After the hard spring and summer work of farming and fishing, traditionally this is the cycle of the year to enjoy the fruits of the harvest, to celebrate our connection to the ‘aina and ocean, to rest and replenish ourselves as the natural world replenishes itself. Little Fire Ant in KonaThe LITTLE FIRE ANT (Wasmannia auropunctata) has been found on a (mauka) Captain Cook Coffee Farm. Please join entomologist, Rob Curtiss, ant specialist, Cas Vanderwoude, and other farmers on Oct. 30, 2012 at the Kona Cooperative Extension Service Conference Room from 3-5 PM. There will be an over view on Little Fire Ant and then questions will be taken following the presentation. Seating is limited (75), so please be prompt. If you are unable to make the Coffee Talk (hosted by KCFA, CTAHR and HDOA), please come down to the Makapueo Pavilion on Nov. 10. Rob and I will be there with some LFA information. In working with Cas, Rob and HDOA, future LFA workshops will be held. Dates and times will be announced. Andrea Kawabata, UH CTAHR Assistant Extension Agent for Coffee and Orchard Crops
322-4894 Hamakua Farm Land for LeaseHamakua North Hilo Agricultural Cooperative has
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