Saturday, September 21, 2019—Hosted by Gerry Herbert and Nancy Redfeather with special guests. Clean, share seed, and taste crops grown during Kona’s “wet season”; learn about vegetative propagation of tropical food crops and take home some cuttings; discover fresh and free seed at the Kailua-Kona seed library; take the once-a-year Kawanui Farm Tour; and more. Attendance is $10 per person and space is limited to 15 participants.
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August 29, 2019—Learn to tell the authentic story of your farm or farm product to better reach your target audience. Workshops will include a discussion of best practices and lessons from the field, tools to help develop your own story-based marketing strategy and tactics, and time to work individually and in groups with guidance and feedback from knowledgeable consultants.
August 28, 2019—Learn to tell the authentic story of your farm or farm product to better reach your target audience. Workshops will include a discussion of best practices and lessons from the field, tools to help develop your own story-based marketing strategy and tactics, and time to work individually and in groups with guidance and feedback from knowledgeable consultants.
September 17–20, 2019—This QuickBooks workshop is intended for businesses actively producing agricultural crops for commercial sales. It is best suited for those who want to increase their accounting skills by using QuickBooks (QB) software for farm financial recordkeeping. Registrants should already be using QuickBooks (desktop or online version) and have some accounting experience.
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Wednesday, August 14, 2019—Speakers from The Kohala Center, USDA Rural Development, and Hawai‘i Energy will share information about grant, loan, and financial incentive programs available to help your business or organization achieve its clean energy goals.
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Saturday, August 17, 2019—Learn about good agricultural practices and farm food safety at this workshop presented by Luisa F. Castro, Ph.D., agricultural food safety program manager for Hawaii Department of Agriculture. The session will share information about basic food safety guidelines, regulatory requirements, and risk management tools for your operation.
Saturday, August 3, 2019—Learn about good agricultural practices and farm food safety at this workshop presented by Luisa F. Castro, Ph.D., agricultural food safety program manager for Hawaii Department of Agriculture. The session will share information about basic food safety guidelines, regulatory requirements, and risk management tools for your operation.
May 20, 2019—Creating a new website or redesigning an existing site? In this FREE workshop you will learn about basic website building blocks like domains, hosting, security, and popular web applications. Get expert tips on how to organize and develop website content that engages your audience and amplifies your brand.
May 6, 2019—Marketing in today’s world can be complicated. Pomai will help you sort it out. Join us for this FREE workshop to learn the key things you should consider and how to make marketing work for you – regardless of your budget.
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Sunday, May 5, 2019—Learn how to market your products at this workshop presented by Pomai Weigert, AgBusiness marketing consultant for GoFarm Hawai‘i. The workshop will provide an overview of goal setting, how to identify your sales targets, and share practical tips and resources for sharpening your business strategy for marketing. Ms. Weigert also serves as an advisor for the Hawai‘i Agritourism Association and is a marketing and community relations specialist for Hawai‘i’s top agritourism venues.
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Hawai‘i Seed Fest: Local Seeds for Local Needs
/in BFRDP Past Events, HISGN Past Events, HPSI Past Events, RCBDS Past Events /by admin(Honalo, Hawai‘i Island)
Saturday, September 21, 2019—Hosted by Gerry Herbert and Nancy Redfeather with special guests. Clean, share seed, and taste crops grown during Kona’s “wet season”; learn about vegetative propagation of tropical food crops and take home some cuttings; discover fresh and free seed at the Kailua-Kona seed library; take the once-a-year Kawanui Farm Tour; and more. Attendance is $10 per person and space is limited to 15 participants.
(Honalo, Hawai‘i Island)
Story-Based Marketing for Hawai‘i Farm Products
/in BFRDP Past Events, RCBDS Past Events /by admin(Honalo, Hawai‘i Island)
August 29, 2019—Learn to tell the authentic story of your farm or farm product to better reach your target audience. Workshops will include a discussion of best practices and lessons from the field, tools to help develop your own story-based marketing strategy and tactics, and time to work individually and in groups with guidance and feedback from knowledgeable consultants.
(Honalo, Hawai‘i Island)
Story-Based Marketing for Hawai‘i Farm Products
/in BFRDP Past Events, RCBDS Past Events /by admin(Hilo, Hawai‘i Island)
August 28, 2019—Learn to tell the authentic story of your farm or farm product to better reach your target audience. Workshops will include a discussion of best practices and lessons from the field, tools to help develop your own story-based marketing strategy and tactics, and time to work individually and in groups with guidance and feedback from knowledgeable consultants.
(Hilo, Hawai‘i Island)
Accounting and QuickBooks for Farmers
/in BFRDP Past Events, HPSI Past Events, RCBDS Past Events /by admin(Kahului, Maui)
September 17–20, 2019—This QuickBooks workshop is intended for businesses actively producing agricultural crops for commercial sales. It is best suited for those who want to increase their accounting skills by using QuickBooks (QB) software for farm financial recordkeeping. Registrants should already be using QuickBooks (desktop or online version) and have some accounting experience.
(Kahului, Maui)
Get paid to save: Energy grants and rebates for small businesses
/in BFRDP Past Events, RCBDS Past Events /by admin(Kailua-Kona, Hawai‘i Island)
Wednesday, August 14, 2019—Speakers from The Kohala Center, USDA Rural Development, and Hawai‘i Energy will share information about grant, loan, and financial incentive programs available to help your business or organization achieve its clean energy goals.
(Kailua-Kona, Hawai‘i Island)
Food Safety and Good Agricultural Practices
/in BFRDP Past Events, HISGN Past Events, HPSI Past Events, RCBDS Past Events /by admin(Hāwī, Hawai‘i Island)
Saturday, August 17, 2019—Learn about good agricultural practices and farm food safety at this workshop presented by Luisa F. Castro, Ph.D., agricultural food safety program manager for Hawaii Department of Agriculture. The session will share information about basic food safety guidelines, regulatory requirements, and risk management tools for your operation.
(Hāwī, Hawai‘i Island)
Food Safety and Good Agricultural Practices
/in BFRDP Past Events, HISGN Past Events, HPSI Past Events, RCBDS Past Events /by admin(Captain Cook, Hawai‘i Island)
Saturday, August 3, 2019—Learn about good agricultural practices and farm food safety at this workshop presented by Luisa F. Castro, Ph.D., agricultural food safety program manager for Hawaii Department of Agriculture. The session will share information about basic food safety guidelines, regulatory requirements, and risk management tools for your operation.
(Captain Cook, Hawai‘i Island)
Puna business recovery workshop: Website development
/in BFRDP Past Events, RCBDS Past Events /by liam(Pāhoa, Hawai‘i Island)
May 20, 2019—Creating a new website or redesigning an existing site? In this FREE workshop you will learn about basic website building blocks like domains, hosting, security, and popular web applications. Get expert tips on how to organize and develop website content that engages your audience and amplifies your brand.
(Pāhoa, Hawai‘i Island)
Puna business recovery workshop: Marketing your business
/in BFRDP Past Events, RCBDS Past Events /by liam(Pāhoa, Hawai‘i Island)
May 6, 2019—Marketing in today’s world can be complicated. Pomai will help you sort it out. Join us for this FREE workshop to learn the key things you should consider and how to make marketing work for you – regardless of your budget.
(Pāhoa, Hawai‘i Island)
Marketing tactics for Hawai‘i County small businesses and organizations
/in RCBDS Past Events /by liam(Hāwī, Hawai‘i Island)
Sunday, May 5, 2019—Learn how to market your products at this workshop presented by Pomai Weigert, AgBusiness marketing consultant for GoFarm Hawai‘i. The workshop will provide an overview of goal setting, how to identify your sales targets, and share practical tips and resources for sharpening your business strategy for marketing. Ms. Weigert also serves as an advisor for the Hawai‘i Agritourism Association and is a marketing and community relations specialist for Hawai‘i’s top agritourism venues.
(Hāwī, Hawai‘i Island)