“Soil: from the Ground Up” With nutritional horticulturist Dr. Jana Bogs Date: November 17 & 18, 2012 1:30-4:30 p.m. Location: Tropical Edibles Nursery, 83-5696 Mamalahoa Highway, Captain Cook Saturday – “Healthy Soil = Better Crops” Bring plant tissue for testing Sunday – “Creating Healthy Soil” Amending from test results $30 for each afternoon session or […]

The Food Vulnerability Assessment Training Course is intended to prevent and deter terrorist acts targeting the food sectors by teaching communities and industry to assess vulnerabilities and implement mitigation strategies to harden vulnerable targets. Participants will learn how to assess vulnerabilities for food facilities on a community-wide basis and assess vulnerabilities within food systems, as well as individual facilities, and identify and implement possible mitigation measures to reduce vulnerabilities. Suggested participants for this course is the food industry, officials at the federal, state and county levels, as well as others involved in food security.

Learn about the Little Fire Ant from ant specialist, Cas Vanderwoude, as he provides an educational LFA presentation. Derek Shigematsu of the HDOA Pesticide Education and Certification Section will also discuss pesticide labeling, use, and handling. Furthermore, coffee farmer, Kim Johnson will talk about her personal experiences with finding LFA on her property and in her coffee field and how she has been affected by the ants. A question and answer session will follow

Essential FREE Marketing Resource for Farmers, Market Managers, and Consultants Marketing for Profit: Tools for Success Webinar Series Registration Now Open!  The Farmers Market Federation of NY and the NY Farm Viability Institute have partnered with USDA Northeast SARE to present a series of webinars on marketing, “Marketing for Profits: Tools for Success”. These webinars […]

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