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September 2017
GoFarm Hawai‘i AgXposure
(Honoka‘a, Hawai‘i Island)
Saturdays from September 30 to October 21, 2017—The second phase of the GoFarm Hawai‘i program meets on four Saturdays focuses on the farming lifestyle and the essential knowledge areas required to succeed through field trips and visits to productive Hawai‘i Island farms. Prospective students must attend the free AgCurious session on Thursday, September 14. Contact Derrick Kiyabu at derrick@gofarmhawaii.org or 808-220-2312 for more information.
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Sustainable Agriculture Program for High School Students
(Honoka‘a, Hawai‘i Island)
October 9–13, 2017—Hey high school students and recent grads! Want to learn how to grow your own food, take field trips to Hawai‘i Island farms and ranches, experience traditional Hawaiian land management systems—and earn a scholarship for it? Apply for our one- and two-week Sustainable Agriculture programs, in which the ‘āina is your classroom!
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Record-Keeping Principles for Certification workshop
(Kīlauea, Kaua‘i)
October 28, 2017—The Kohala Center and the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Farm Service Agency to offer free workshops to Hawaii farmers and food-producing businesses. In this workshop, participants will learn all about and essential tools and record-keeping principles for certification requirements.
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Farm and Ranch Land Capitalization workshop
(Kapoho, Hawai‘i Island)
November 4, 2017—The Kohala Center and the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Farm Service Agency to offer free workshops to Hawai‘i farmers and food-producing businesses. In this workshop, participants will learn about financial planning, grants, microloans, loans, and more.
Find out more »January 2018
Beginning Farmer-Rancher Development Program (through September 2018)
(Honoka‘a, North Kohala, South Kona, Ka‘ū, Hawai‘i Island)
January 13, 2018—The Kohala Center’s Beginning Farmer-Rancher Development Program is a nine-month course that includes 188 hours of classroom training, online coursework, on-farm demonstrations and workshops, and field trips, as well as a student-selected assignment. The course begins on Saturday, January 13, 2018 and runs through September. Classes are held every other Saturday from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the North Hawai‘i Education and Research Center (mornings) and TKC’s Demonstration farm in Honokaʿa (afternoons), with some sessions taking place in North Kohala, South Kona, and Ka‘ū.
Find out more »March 2018
Sustainable Agriculture Program for High School Students
(Honoka‘a, Hawai‘i Island)
March 19–23, 2018—Hey high school students and recent grads! Want to learn how to grow your own food, take field trips to Hawai‘i Island farms and ranches, experience traditional Hawaiian land management systems—and earn a scholarship for it? Apply for our one- and two-week Sustainable Agriculture programs, in which the ‘āina is your classroom!
Find out more »April 2018
Introduction to QuickBooks
(Hilo, Hawai‘i Island)
April 5, 2018—QuickBooks is an accounting and bookkeeping computer program that helps businesses track income and expenses, create invoices and statements, and produce financial statements. The workshops will cover accounting basics and how to read P&L and balance sheets, as well as provide an introduction to QuickBooks to help attendees decide if the software is right for them.
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Introduction to QuickBooks
(Waimea, Hawai‘i Island)
April 23, 2018—QuickBooks is an accounting and bookkeeping computer program that helps businesses track income and expenses, create invoices and statements, and produce financial statements. The workshops will cover accounting basics and how to read P&L and balance sheets, as well as provide an introduction to QuickBooks to help attendees decide if the software is right for them.
Find out more »May 2018
Introduction to Recordkeeping and Farm Service Agency Programs
(Honoka‘a, Hawai‘i Island)
May 19, 2018—Agricultural producers are invited to participate in this free workshop to learn recordkeeping essentials and discover the benefits of Farm Service Agency programs. Presenters include Maile Woodhall, The Kohala Centere's agricultural outreach specialist, and Farm Service Agency staff Lester Ueda, county executive director, and Linda Kow, farm loan programs manager.
This event is free but advance registration is required. For more information, contact Maile Woodhall at The Kohala Center at mwoodhall@kohalacenter.org or 808-887-6411.
Find out more »June 2018
Kū ‘Āina Pā Summer Intensive:
School learning gardens as a platform for ʻāina-based education using the Hawai‘i School Garden Curriculum Map as a guide
(Hilo, Hawai‘i Island)
June 4–7, 2018—The Kū ‘Āina Pā School Garden Teacher Training Program’s 2018 Summer Intensive will introduce teachers to the Hawai‘i School Garden Curriculum Map and identify strategies to integrate it with the Hawai‘i State Department of Education’s Nā Hopena A‘o (HĀ) cultural framework. The four-day training will address four fundamental components of teaching and learning in a school garden: A Sense of Place, Living Soil and Living Plant, Nourishment, and Nature’s Design.
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