Farm to Cafeteria began with the common goal of building strong communities, healthy individuals and resilient local farms. Across the country great progress has been made connecting farm-fresh foods with K-12 schools, pre-schools, childcare settings, colleges, universities, hospitals, prisons and beyond – now we are Digging In!
Create a Field Trip for your students. Each tour tailored to your students grade level. This year the farm is cultivating 4 acres of pumpkins with a 5 acre corn maze! Tent Space will be available for lunch. Make reservations by e-mail. See the Web site for more information.
Learn about the process of bringing food to market through the use of Community Supported Agriculture programs, Farmer's Markets and other direct marketing techniques and bring home a box of fresh veggies. Guest Speakers: Lisa Asagi, Farm Bureau Farmer's Markets and Jill Nordby, Holoholo General Store.
If your farm energy cost is too high and you want to reduce it but aren’t sure where to begin, this workshop will get you started. This workshop will educate you about energy efficiency and how to participate in various government cost-share programs.
Topics of the workshop include:
- How to better understand your utility bill
- Where energy is used on your farm
- Tips to save energy on your farm
- How to receive farm energy audits
- Various Federal programs that offer financial assistance for farm energy audits and energy efficiency improvements on your farm.
This workshop will be presented by energy experts from EnSave, Inc. Representatives from federal agencies will be on-hand to help you start saving more of your energy dollars. For more information contact Kawika Marquez at 808-987-9101 Don’t miss out register now!
Energy Efficiency Training Workshop Date & Time: Friday, August 24, 2012, 8:00 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Location: Aupuni Center Conference Room, Hilo, Hawai‘i If your farm energy cost is too high and you want to reduce it but aren’t sure where to begin, this workshop will get you started. This workshop will educate you about energy efficiency and how to […]
Workshop Overview Come hear noted IPM expert Dr. Luis Aristizabal speak on CBB. What has been successful internationally? What is different in Hawai‘i? Learn about CBB behaviors, when does it swarm, when does it move into the trees. Learn proper times to spray and trap as well as effective harvest techniques. Hear a new perspective from another growing region. Bring your best questions and get them answered. Two days of classroom and field lectures will cover effective control of the CBB pest.
A special evening of nutritional information for the whole family with Vivienne Aronowitz. Please join us for an early evening of fun, facts, recipes, and food featuring healthy snacks for kids, and healthy family eating. Vivienne Aronowitz holds a Masters of Public Health and is a Registered Dietitian and a Certified Diabetes Educator. She is the nutritionist for all Kaiser Permanente Clinics on Hawai‘i Island as well as a nutrition consultant to individuals and other agencies.
Sherri Miller owns Moonrise Tea Gardens near Hilo and is a certified Master Gardener. Her training in Natural Farming with Master Cho began in 2010. For more information on Sherri,click here. The 12-week course will cover how to make all of Master Cho's inputs and how to apply inputs during the life cycles of both plant crops and livestock. Students who complete the full course will be awarded a Natural Farmer certificate by CGNF Hawai‘i.Course Dates: September 3, 6, 10, 13, 17, 21, 24, 27; October 1, 4, 8, 11, 15, 18, 22, 25, 29; November 1, 5, 8, 15, 19, 26, 29; Holidays: November 6 (Election Day), November 12 (Veteran's Day), November 22 (Thanksgiving). For more information, please contact Sherri at Moonrisetea@gmail.com.
22nd Annual Hawai‘i Tropical Fruit Growers Hawai‘i International Conference Date: September 13–16, 2012 Location: University of Hawai‘i Campus Center, Honolulu Download the poster. Download the brochure with schedule. For more information, contact Ken Love at 808-323-2417 or e-mail ken@mycoffee.net
Ku ‘Aina Pa Fall Cohort Workshop Date: Saturday, September 22, 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Location: Mala'ai Garden, Waimea Middle School, Waimea Date: Sunday, September 23, 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Location: Amy Greenwell Ethnobotanical Garden, Captain Cook