July 7, 2015 (Honolulu Civil Beat)—Gov. David Ige signed a bill Tuesday that is intended to increase the amount of local food students eat in Hawai‘i’s public school system and boost their understanding of its importance. » Read more
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May 8, 2015 (West Hawaii Today)—With 83 percent of its beef and a whopping 95 percent of its pork, lamb and goat products being imported, Hawai‘i Island’s meat production is a long way off from the ideals of the sustainability movement. » Read more
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September 10, 2014 (West Hawaii Today)—Two programs aimed at introducing high school students and aspiring farmers on Hawai‘i Island to agricultural careers are seeking applicants for upcoming cohorts in October. » Read more
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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 to capital for the island’s food producers. » Read more
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May 27, 2014 (West Hawaii Today)—The Kohala Center is seeking Hawaii Island high school students and recent graduates who want to get their hands dirty this summer as paid interns with its Beginning Farmer-Rancher Development Program. » Read more
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May 8, 2014 (Hawai‘i Public Radio)—The Hawaii Island School Garden Network has a goal of exposing students around the island to the benefits of fresh fruits and vegetables. Generally that means the kids grow food in the school garden. But the Garden Network is looking at bringing in local fruits and vegetables another way, too. From Hawaii Island, Sherry Bracken has the story. » Read more/Listen
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May 6, 2014 (West Hawaii Today)—On the mainland, big farms can find ways to sell their produce to small school districts, but with the situation reversed in Hawaii, local farmers sometimes find it difficult to get their products to the state’s large public district, says Nancy Redfeather, program director of Hawaii Island School Garden Network.
That’s where the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program comes in. The program provides funding to eligible schools — those serving students in kindergarten to sixth grade with at least half of the student population qualifying for free or reduced lunch — to purchase locally grown produce for morning and afternoon snacks. » Read more
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Ige signs law creating farm to school program in Hawai‘i
/in HISGN News, Laulima News /by liamJuly 7, 2015 (Honolulu Civil Beat)—Gov. David Ige signed a bill Tuesday that is intended to increase the amount of local food students eat in Hawai‘i’s public school system and boost their understanding of its importance.
» Read more
Mobile slaughterhouse coming to island
/in Laulima News, News /by adminMay 8, 2015 (West Hawaii Today)—With 83 percent of its beef and a whopping 95 percent of its pork, lamb and goat products being imported, Hawai‘i Island’s meat production is a long way off from the ideals of the sustainability movement.
» Read more
Educational programs to train farmers
/in Kū I Ka Māna News, News /by adminSeptember 10, 2014 (West Hawaii Today)—Two programs aimed at introducing high school students and aspiring farmers on Hawai‘i Island to agricultural careers are seeking applicants for upcoming cohorts in October.
» Read more
Food producers gain new access to business capital
/in Laulima News, News /by adminAugust 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 to capital for the island’s food producers.
» Read more
Agriculture Internships Offered This Summer
/in Kū I Ka Māna News, News /by liamMay 27, 2014 (West Hawaii Today)—The Kohala Center is seeking Hawaii Island high school students and recent graduates who want to get their hands dirty this summer as paid interns with its Beginning Farmer-Rancher Development Program.
» Read more
Hawaii Island Schools May Get More Local Produce
/in HISGN News, Laulima News, News /by liamMay 8, 2014 (Hawai‘i Public Radio)—The Hawaii Island School Garden Network has a goal of exposing students around the island to the benefits of fresh fruits and vegetables. Generally that means the kids grow food in the school garden. But the Garden Network is looking at bringing in local fruits and vegetables another way, too. From Hawaii Island, Sherry Bracken has the story.
» Read more/Listen
USDA program brings local produce to local schools
/in HISGN News, Laulima News, News /by liamMay 6, 2014 (West Hawaii Today)—On the mainland, big farms can find ways to sell their produce to small school districts, but with the situation reversed in Hawaii, local farmers sometimes find it difficult to get their products to the state’s large public district, says Nancy Redfeather, program director of Hawaii Island School Garden Network.
That’s where the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program comes in. The program provides funding to eligible schools — those serving students in kindergarten to sixth grade with at least half of the student population qualifying for free or reduced lunch — to purchase locally grown produce for morning and afternoon snacks.
» Read more