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Eighth Organic Seed Growers Conference (Corvallis, OR)

TBA Corvallis, OR, United States

February 4–6, 2016—Join OSA and co-hosts Oregon State University, Washington State University, and eOrganic for the largest organic seed event in the U.S. Expand your seed knowledge and skills, hear the latest in scientific research, and discover new resources and tools that help you breed, grow, and sell more seed. Together we are changing our food system one seed at a time. Join us for this unique opportunity to trade knowledge, techniques, and ideas that strengthen our organic seed community—it’s the only event of its kind!

TBA

2016 Nāhelehele Dryland Forest Symposium (Kailua-Kona, Hawai‘i Island)

Courtyard King Kamehameha’s Kona Beach Hotel 75-5660 Palani Rd, Kailua-Kona, HI, United States

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.

$35 – $80

Cover Crop Field Day (Honoka‘a, Hawai‘i Island)

North Hawai‘i Education & Research Center 45-539 Plumeria St, Honoka‘a, HI, United States

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.

Free

Protecting Your Investment with Crop Insurance
(Hilo, Hawai‘i Island)

Komohana Extension Center, Polycom Room 875 Komohana St, Hilo, HI, United States

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.

Farm Works Hawai‘i Producer Workshop
(Kealakekua, Hawai‘i Island)

Hawaii Tropical Fruit Growers Meeting Center 81-6393 Mamalahoa Hwy, Kealakekua, HI, United States

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.

Free

High School Sustainable Agriculture Internships
(Honoka‘a, Hawai‘i Island)

The Kohala Center's Demonstration Farm 45-434 Lehua St, Honokaa, HI, United States

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!

Free

School Garden Learning Journeys
(East Hawai‘i Island)

Various

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.

Free

School Garden Learning Journeys
(West Hawai‘i Island)

Various

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.

Free

Building Resilient Seed Systems for Hawai‘i
(Honoka‘a, Hawai‘i Island)

North Hawai‘i Education & Research Center 45-539 Plumeria St, Honoka‘a, HI, United States

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.

Free