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January 2014
Breadfruit: From Tree to Table
The half-day Breadfruit—From Tree to Table workshop will assist Hawai‘i’s breadfruit growers in supplying grocery stores, restaurants, and farmers markets with high-quality breadfruit, and help chefs become more familiar with breadfruit handling and preparation in the kitchen.
Find out more »Get Cultured: Vegetable Fermentation Workshop
Get Cultured: Vegetable Fermentation Workshop Date: January 18, 2014 Time: 1:30–4:30 p.m. Location: 79-7381 Mamalahoa Hwy, Kealakekua (across the Aloha Theatre in Kainaliu) Vegetable fermentation expert Ryan Peters will lead a class on how to make commonly fermented foods easy at home. Participants will make their own kimchi and sauerkraut while learning the cultural history and scientific health benefits of these “functional foods.” Registration: $49 per person. To register, call 808-934-2700. Download the flyer
Find out more »Recordkeeping Requirements for the Worker Protection Standard and the Restricted-Use Pesticides Regulations
Recordkeeping Requirements for the Worker Protection Standard and the Restricted-Use Pesticides Regulations Date: January 23, 2014 Time: 6:00–7:00 p.m. Location: Waimea Civic Center conference room 67-5189 Kamamalu Road, Kamuela, HI 96743 UH-CTAHR’s Risk Management Hawaii (RMH) program is conducting an informational workshop on Recordkeeping Requirements for the Worker Protection Standard and the Restricted-Use Pesticides Regulation. Mr. Derek Shigematsu, an Environmental Health Specialist for the State of Hawaii under the Department of Agriculture’s Pesticide Branch, will be our guest speaker for this event. Registration: $49…
Find out more »February 2014
Field Day: Cover Crops for High Elevations in Hawai‘i
University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources (UH-CTAHR) scientists and Natural Resources Conservation Service(NRCS) Hawai‘i Chapter have teamed up to evaluate the benefits of cover crops at high elevation in Hawai‘i. A cover crop field trial was established at the Lalamilo Research Station in early December 2013. The objectives of this trial are to collect data to develop a Cover Crop Calculator for Hawai‘i as well as to evaluate the soil health improvement potential of cold climate cover crops including bell bean, winter pea, rye, vetch, crimson clover, oil radish, oat, buckwheat, yellow sweet clover and mustard. Visitors to this field day event will have an opportunity to learn about benefits of cover crops and their "cocktail mix," and to view the growth of different cover crop mixtures at high elevations in Hawai‘i.ing, or materials in alternate format), contact Didi (mddiaz@hawaii.edu) at (808) 887-6183 at least seven days before the activity/event.
Find out more »Sweet Potato Variety Field Day
Come see, taste, learn about and propagate the diversity of sweet potato varieties found in Hawai‘i.
Find out more »Tea 101: Tea Production and Processing Basics
Some of the topics include:
• Introduction and market feasibility of Hawaii grown tea
• The basic types of tea (includes tasting)
• Tea varieties at the station and propagation
• Crop fertility management
• Pest management
• Pruning and harvesting tea
• Hand processing of tea
• Tea processing equipment
• Evaluation of processed tea
March 2014
Water Management Strategies–An Irrigation and Vetiver Workshop
ORCD is hosting a workshop at Mulkern Nursery in Waimanalo aimed at educating Oahu farmers, nursery owners and operators about best management practices. Join us to learn about the following topics: installation of micro-irrigation system, irrigation management techniques to increase water efficiency, conservation benefits of vetiver, and how to successfully establish it. A Tour around Mulkern Nursery will be given during the workshop.
Find out more »Help needed from coffee farmers for CBB studies
Help needed from coffee farmers for CBB studies The coffee industry in Hawai‘i is currently being adversely impacted by the Coffee Berry Borer (CBB). Management techniques are used without knowledge of their effectiveness. Technology such as geographic information systems (GIS) and geostatistics are powerful tools in an integrated management program, and can be used to understand the biology of CBB geographically and over time, and ultimately for decisions of best management practices. Information such as the TMK (Tax Map Key)…
Find out more »How to Write a Business Plan
Participants will learn how to develop a business plan or revise an existing one with our successful step-by-step instructions. The session will include business plan financials.
Find out more »How to Start a Business in Hawai’i
How to Start a Business in Hawai’i Date: Thursday, March 13, 2014 Start Time: Registrations begins at 2:30 p.m.; event starts at 3p.m. End Time: 5:30 p.m. Location: Hawaii Small Business Development Center 75-5722 Kuakini Hwy, Suite 213 Kailua Kona Have you ever thought about owning your own business? Is entrepreneurship right for you? How do you get started? All these questions and more will be answered at the "How To Start A Business In Hawai‘i" workshop. Registration / Fees: $20 - To register visit www.hisbdc.org.…
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