Ongoing workshops to develop FFVP and school food programs. In the summer of 2015 we began with two workshops: Gathering to Share Best Practices at the Volcano School of Arts and Sciences, and Sessions with Carleton Gillenwater, creator of the Kona Pacific PCS Food Service. Contact Anna-Lisa Okoye if you are interested in being on the workshop […]
Six teams of two teachers each may apply. Two teachers (or one teacher and one librarian) from six schools will be chosen to take a weekend workshop with UH-Mānoa Professor Michael Thomas and selected graduate students at the Amy B.H. Greenwell Ethnobotanical Garden in Captain Cook. Professor Thomas is the collection manager and curator of […]
KAMUELA, Hawai‘i—September 2, 2014—“Re-Growing Community Food Systems” is the theme of an upcoming conference that will bring together education, health, and agricultural stakeholders from across the islands to raise awareness and facilitate discussions about increasing the supply, distribution, and procurement of locally grown food for Hawai‘i’s schools. » Read more
August 25, 2014 (Hawaii 24/7)—A new no-interest loan program is available for Hawaii Island farmers and food producers, in an effort to increase local food production, reduce dependence on imports, and strengthen local businesses. The Kohala Center, with support from the County of Hawaii, has created the Hawaii Island Food Producers Fund to increase access […]
KAMUELA, Hawai‘i—August 18, 2014—A new no-interest loan program is available for Hawai‘i Island farmers and food producers, in an effort to increase local food production, reduce dependence on imports, and strengthen local businesses. » Read more
KAMUELA, Hawai‘i—July 18, 2014—A series of special events promoting fresh fruit and vegetables to Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program participants will conclude at the Maku‘u Farmers Market in Puna from 11 a.m. to noon on Sunday, July 27. » Read more
KAMUELA, Hawai‘i—July 8, 2014—Hawai‘i Island could reduce fossil fuel use by implementing some short-term, high-impact solutions, according to a new report prepared for The Kohala Center by researchers from University of Michigan School of Natural Resources and Environment. » Read more
KAMUELA, Hawai‘i—June 19, 2014—Hawai‘i Island youth are accelerating academically and transforming their futures by participating in summer university programs made accessible with scholarships from The Kohala Center. » Read more
KAMUELA, Hawai‘i—May 20, 2014—The Kohala Center is seeking Hawai‘i Island high school students and recent graduates to get their hands dirty this summer as paid interns with its Beginning Farmer-Rancher Development Program. Students may apply now for the program’s two-week agriculture summer internships to be held June 16–27 and July 14–25. Sessions will be from […]
KAMUELA, Hawai‘i—May 5, 2014—Hawai‘i Island farmers and distributors can find out how to sell farm-fresh fruits and vegetables to local schools during upcoming free informational meetings with Glenna Owens, director of the School Food Services Branch of the Hawai‘i Department of Education. » Read more