February 26, 2016—The 2016 Nāhelehele Dryland Forest Symposium will highlight dryland forest ecology and restoration efforts in Hawai‘i. The symposium will be held from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Friday, February 26, at the Courtyard King Kamehameha’s Kona Beach Hotel in Kailua-Kona.
February 27, 2016—The Cover Crop Field Day will include a discussion on common cover crops used in Hawai‘i, seeding rates, and incorporation techniques. Dr. Ted Radovich, associate specialist at the University of Hawaii’s College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources will lead a classroom discussion in the morning, followed by a tour of a winter field trial at The Kohala Center’s Demonstration Farm and one other farm (to be determined) in Hāmākua. Amy Koch, assistant director for soil science at the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Natural Resources Conservation Service, will conduct soil health demonstrations.
March 10, 2016—AgriLogic Consulting, one of the largest developers of crop insurance programs for the USDA, will be conducting a FREE strategy session for agricultural producers in Hawaii.
March 11, 2016—AgriLogic Consulting, one of the largest developers of crop insurance programs for the USDA, will be conducting a FREE strategy session for agricultural producers in Hawaii.
March 15, 2016—Farm Work Hawai‘i is sponsoring a FREE event with refreshments, free gifts and door prizes along with information about Managing Your Farming Risks. Come learn about USDA-funded crop insurance as special guest Nicole Gueck from Agrilogic will review policies from USDA Risk Management Agency for coffee, mac nuts, and bananas, and give details on Whole Farm Revenue Protection, a policy for diversified farms.
March 21–25, 2016—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 get PAID for it? Apply for our one-week Sustainable Agriculture internship program, connect with the ‘āina, and make $125!
March 25, 2016—Please join us for two days of Learning Journeys with our master school garden teachers. Each day will include garden tours, summaries of their unique programs, ideas for lessons and local resources, and a chance to do some hana lima at each site.
April 2, 2016—Please join us for a full day of Learning Journeys with our master school garden teachers. Each day will include garden tours, summaries of their unique programs, ideas for lessons and local resources, and a chance to do some hana lima at each site.
April 9, 2016—Building a sustainable food system in Hawai‘i requires farmers and gardeners to understand their seed-saving goals and collectively work together to improve genetic diversity of locally adapted seed varieties. Join us for a day of presentations and demonstrations by locally and nationally renowned seed experts Forest Shomer, Glenn Teves, Russell Nagata, and Lyn Howe, followed by a potluck, seed exchange, and tastings of trial varieties.
April 9, 2016—Please join The Kohala Center at the amphitheater of our beautiful Kohala Mountain campus for our first Waiwai Weekend! Dr. Jonathan Kamakawiwo‘ole Osorio will grace us with his perspectives on the waiwai (wealth) of Hawai‘i Island. Jon will share words, music, poetry, and his interpretations of traditional Hawaiian mele such as Hole Waimea and Waikā, offering us a bridge from Hawai‘i Island’s past toward a more abundant and resilient future—for our community and our island planet. This will be an event to remember and not to be missed!
