Newsletter 21 - November 2010
Aloha kakou!Thank you for your continued support in building a sustainable local food network of home and community gardens and family farms. We especially appreciate all the input we received in planning the new project Ho'oulu ka 'Ulu—Revitalizing Breadfruit on Hawai'i Island.
Please keep sending us your submissions for future newsletters. Note: Your events submissions are posted to our calendar in real time, as we receive them. The sooner you send your submissions, the more exposure they will get. The deadline for the December newsletter is Monday, November 22. Mahalo nui loa, Craig Elevitch and Pedro Tama EventsWednesday, October 27, 2010, 06:00pm - 08:00pm, Hamakua
Practical Agriculture for Hamakua – Plant Pathology Class
Thursday, October 28, 2010, 05:00pm - 06:00pm, Hilo
Friday, October 29, 2010, 05:00am - 06:00pm, Hilo
Saturday, October 30, 2010, 09:00am - 03:00pm, North Kohala
Saturday, October 30, 2010, 09:00am - 02:00pm, Hilo
Wednesday, November 03, 2010, 12:30pm - 05:30pm, North Kona
Wednesday, November 03, 2010, 03:30pm - 05:00pm, South Kona
Wednesday, November 03, 2010, 06:00pm - 08:00pm, Honoka’a
Saturday, November 06, 2010, 09:00am - 12:00pm, Hamakua
Saturday, November 06, 2010, 04:00pm - 07:00pm, South Kona Tuesday, November 09, 2010, 05:30pm - 07:00pm, Hilo Wednesday, November 10, 2010, 06:00pm - 08:00pm, Hamakua
Saturday, November 13, 2010, 08:00am - 12:00pm
Monday, November 15, 2010, 07:00pm - 09:00pm, North Kona
Wednesday, November 17, 2010, 06:00pm - 08:00pm, Hamakua Sunday, November 21, 2010, 09:00am - 02:00pm, South Kona
Sunday, November 21, 2010, 12:00pm - 03:00pm, Ka’u
Wednesday, November 24, 2010, 05:00pm, North Kona View events calendarReportsWaimea Town MarketWritten by Sonia Martinez | 19 October 2010 
Waimea Town Market, located at Parker School.
The vendors’ tents surround a grassy central square dotted with a few picnic tables where shoppers sit and enjoy their just-purchased snacks, do some people-watching or just rest a while. A DJ provided a wide variety of music. Written by Andrea Dean | 25 October 2010 Reflections on the North Kohala Eat Locally Grown Campaign and the Kanu Eat Local Challenge
Andrea Dean prepares a breadfruit for cooking.
In North Kohala we met our goal of enlisting over 100 people to make an “eat local” commitment at KanuHawai.org during the statewide Eat Local Challenge. In conjunction with our many community partners, we produced 13 different events in North Kohala and Waimea- workshops where people learned how to grow food and to use it for medicine, parties where we got to eat, drink and be merry, we screened a film, and we washed, cut, cooked and ate together as a community. We touched thousands of people statewide with our outreach campaign and hundreds of people in North Kohala and Waimea who attended our events.
Growing an Abundant Perennial Food Garden WorkshopWritten by Sonia Martinez | 27 October 2010 
Perennial vegetables and fruits growing in diverse plantings at Mohala Lehua Farm.
Perennial vegetables and fruits growing in diverse plantings at Mohala Lehua Farm.
On the morning of Sunday, September 26, 2010, a group of interested people attended a workshop called “Growing an Abundant Perennial Food Garden,” which focused on establishing a low-input garden of perennial food plants that can feed a family healthy food year-round for years.
The workshop was sponsored by the Hawai’i Homegrown Food Network and held at Mohala Lehua Farm near Hawi, North Kohala as part of the the North Kohala Eat Locally Grown Campaign. The workshop presenters were Craig Elevitch, Neil Logan and Sophia Bowart. Written by Scott Middlekauf | 15 October 2010 
A wild pig on Scott's farm.
New "Share the Harvest" Barter Group Starts
A new 'local group' has been added to Yahoo Groups for residents of Hawai'i Island sharing excess produce with other like-minded residents for other in-kind food items in return. You MUST be a resident of Hawai'i Island to become a member. Barter is limited to food such as produce grown or produced on the island such as crops: fruit and vegetables; dairy and dairy products; livestock products for food, such as eggs, etc. NO SERVICES. No offers or requests for payment. Food barter only.
Due to the perishable nature of the food items, and sensitive nature of this group, follow-through is strictly monitored and enforced. Trust that fellow members will follow-through is a big issue and considered serious. Members are screened for the protection of all. Please be courteous and timely in picking up or delivering and also in following through with your barter.
See http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/SharetheHarvest/ and then Click on JOIN THIS GROUP
First Hawaiian Natural Honey Challenge - November 9, 2010You are invited to join the 1st Hawaiian Natural Honey Challenge at Komohan Agrculture Research Station. Entry forms can be downloaded from the Big Island Beekeepers Association new web site; http://bibahawaiibees.org. Spread the word. We hope that this contest will raise awareness of theimportance of our industry statewide in a fun and positive manner. Sponsored by Big Island Beekeepers Association For more information contact Cary Dizon at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or call Ron Hanson, 965-0000Other announcementsFarmers' markets and Community Supported Agriculture (CSA)Please visit our new comprehensive page dedicated to Hawai'i Island farmers' markets and Community Supported Agricuture.
Web ResourcesNew web site listings
Other web resourcesProject AdvisorsAmanda Rieux, teacher at Mala ‘Ai Culinary Garden at Waimea Middle SchoolBruce Mathews, professor of Soil Science, UH Hilo Deborah Ward, retired UH CTAHR extension agent and farmer, Kea‘au Geoff Rauch, director of Know Your Farmer Alliance and farmer, Kapoho Hector Valenzuela, vegetable crops extension specialist, UH Manoa Jerry Konanui, mahi 'ai and educator, Pahoa Joe Kassel, naturopathic physician and farmer, Holualoa Ken Love, tropical fruit horticulture and marketing specialist, Captain Cook Lyn Howe, director of Know Your Farmer Alliance and farmer, Kapoho Mary Lynn Garner, Konawaena High School teacher and farmer, Kealakekua Nancy Miller, marketing specialist and manager of Keauhou Farmers’ Market Roen & Ken Hufford, Honopua Farm, managers, Hawaiian Homestead Farmers Market, Waimea Ted Radovich, crop specialist, Sustainable Farming Systems Laboratory, UH Manoa Supporting OrganizationsSponsorsHawai'i County Resource Center, a program of the County of Hawai'i Department of Research and Development.
   Hawaii Agricultural Development Program in partnership with the Big Island RC&D Council.
 Hawai'i People's Fund and the Hawai'i Community Foundation  Agroforestry Net New subscribers: Subscriptions to this newsletter are free and welcome from the general public. You can unsubscribe at any time. We will not share your name with anyone without your prior permission. Click here to subscribe This newsletter is published by:Hawai'i Homegrown Food NetworkPO Box 5 Holualoa, Hawaii 96725 USA E-mail: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. Web: http://hawaiihomegrown.net |
