Food Safety and Good Agricultural Practices
(Captain Cook, Hawai‘i Island)

Mā‘ona Community Garden 84-5097 Keala O Kewawe Rd, Captain Cook, HI, United States

Saturday, August 3, 2019—Learn about good agricultural practices and farm food safety at this workshop presented by Luisa F. Castro, Ph.D., agricultural food safety program manager for Hawaii Department of Agriculture. The session will share information about basic food safety guidelines, regulatory requirements, and risk management tools for your operation.

Free

Food Safety and Good Agricultural Practices
(Hāwī, Hawai‘i Island)

Kohala Food Hub at Wishing Well 55-230 Hoea Rd, Hawi, HI, United States

Saturday, August 17, 2019—Learn about good agricultural practices and farm food safety at this workshop presented by Luisa F. Castro, Ph.D., agricultural food safety program manager for Hawaii Department of Agriculture. The session will share information about basic food safety guidelines, regulatory requirements, and risk management tools for your operation.

Free

Hoa‘āina Stewardship Day
(Waimea, Hawai‘i Island)

The Kohala Center 65-1291A Kawaihae Rd, Kamuela, HI, United States

August 24, 2019—Journey with us into the Koai‘a Corridor at one or more of our Hoa‘āina Stewardship Days! These experiences are designed to deepen our kinship with Kohala and our watersheds, restoring our ability as a community to engage and build healthy relationships with our native environment once again. Depending on the environmental conditions of the day, we will learn protocols such as oli (chants) and pule (prayers, blessings) for entering sacred spaces and encouraging growth and resilience, remove invasive plants and weeds, plant native trees and shrubs, and nurture young trees to grow healthy and strong.

Free

Story-Based Marketing for Hawai‘i Farm Products
(Hilo, Hawai‘i Island)

‘Alae Postharvest Facility 895 Kauhiula Rd, Hilo, HI, United States

August 28, 2019—Learn to tell the authentic story of your farm or farm product to better reach your target audience. Workshops will include a discussion of best practices and lessons from the field, tools to help develop your own story-based marketing strategy and tactics, and time to work individually and in groups with guidance and feedback from knowledgeable consultants.

Free

Story-Based Marketing for Hawai‘i Farm Products
(Honalo, Hawai‘i Island)

Honalo Marshaling Yard 79-1017 East Honalo Rd, Kailua-Kona, HI, United States

August 29, 2019—Learn to tell the authentic story of your farm or farm product to better reach your target audience. Workshops will include a discussion of best practices and lessons from the field, tools to help develop your own story-based marketing strategy and tactics, and time to work individually and in groups with guidance and feedback from knowledgeable consultants.

Free

Accounting and QuickBooks for Farmers
(Kahului, Maui)

University of Hawai‘i-Maui College 310 W Ka‘ahumanu Ave, Kahului, HI, United States

September 17–20, 2019—This QuickBooks workshop is intended for businesses actively producing agricultural crops for commercial sales. It is best suited for those who want to increase their accounting skills by using QuickBooks (QB) software for farm financial recordkeeping. Registrants should already be using QuickBooks (desktop or online version) and have some accounting experience.

$40

ReefTeach Orientation
(Kailua-Kona, Hawai‘i Island)

West Hawaii Civic Center 74-5044 Ane Keohokalole Hwy, Kailua-Kona, HI, United States

Saturday, September 21, 2019—With a mass coral bleaching event currently underway across the Hawaiian Islands, the sessions are being offered to give community members information they can use to reduce their impact on coral reef ecosystems, and to share that knowledge with their families, friends, fellow community members, and visitors.

Free

Hawai‘i Seed Fest: Local Seeds for Local Needs
(Honalo, Hawai‘i Island)

Saturday, September 21, 2019—Hosted by Gerry Herbert and Nancy Redfeather with special guests. Clean, share seed, and taste crops grown during Kona’s “wet season”; learn about vegetative propagation of tropical food crops and take home some cuttings; discover fresh and free seed at the Kailua-Kona seed library; take the once-a-year Kawanui Farm Tour; and more. Attendance is $10 per person and space is limited to 15 participants.

$10

Hoa‘āina Stewardship Day
(Waimea, Hawai‘i Island)

The Kohala Center 65-1291A Kawaihae Rd, Kamuela, HI, United States

September 21, 2019—Journey with us into the Koai‘a Corridor at one or more of our Hoa‘āina Stewardship Days! These experiences are designed to deepen our kinship with Kohala and our watersheds, restoring our ability as a community to engage and build healthy relationships with our native environment once again. Depending on the environmental conditions of the day, we will learn protocols such as oli (chants) and pule (prayers, blessings) for entering sacred spaces and encouraging growth and resilience, remove invasive plants and weeds, plant native trees and shrubs, and nurture young trees to grow healthy and strong.

Free