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2011 East Hawai'i Harvest Festival video
This year's seed exchange included a local food cook-off and marimba dance celebration!
Food sovereignty in plain language
Free PDF booklet from The National Family Farm Coalition and Grassroots International explaining food sovereignty
Beekeepers report significant losses
Tribune-Herald article outlines bee colony deaths and other threats to honey bee populations on Hawai'i Island
Farm land for lease on Hamakua coast
Hamakua North Hilo Ag Coop has farm land for lease on the Hamakua Coast
Natural beekeeping information site
Bush Farms natural beekeeping web site has a great variety of information for beekeepers and enthusiasts
New Little Fire Ant web site by Cas Vanderwoude
Little Fire Ant (LFA) researcher Cas Vanderwoude has started a web site with current research and information on the LFA in Hawai'i
2010 Non-GMO sourcebook now available
The 2010 Non-GMO Sourcebook features over 700 non-GMO suppliers and service providers
Out of Hand - report on seed industry consolidation and GMOs
Report on issues of concern in genetic engineering of seeds and consolidation of the seed industry
New Hawai'i web site on Rat Lungworm disease
A web site specifically for information and communication about rat lungworm disease in Hawai'i is now available
First Puna Small Farms Initiative event a success!
Our first event was held in late July 2009 at Lava Rocks Goat Dairy in Hawaiian Acres
BODY AND SOIL EVENT, help needed
For 7 years the Maui Aloha Aina Association has brought some of the best contributors from Acres to Maui for a two day -BODY AND SOIL event.
New Direction for Know Your Farmer Alliance
After six years of promoting farm and garden education and local food self-sufficiency, Lyn and Geoff are no longer able to commit to stewardship of KYFA. We are again asking if there is any outside interest in new leadership and even new direction. We would love to see the Alliance continue on the Big Island, but perhaps it has already fulfilled its purpose.
Hearing on Hawaii County resolution opposing HB 1226
Next hearing is April 22nd at 10:00 am in Kona!
Understanding and Managing the Soils of Puna for Sustainable Food Production
Download this document from the July 2008 KYFA workshop
Council Hearing on no-GMO bill - November 13th
Special Council hearing on Bill 361, the no-GMO bill recently vetoed by Mayor Kim
ALERT: Hawai'i County Mayor vetoes no-GMO bill
Hawai'i County Mayor Harry Kim has vetoed Bill 361, the no-GMO bill passed unanimously by the Hawai'i County Council
Hawaii Natural Farmers
Natural farming - increase soil fertility with local microbes and utilizes natural resources made locally by farmers themselves with natural farm by-products aided by locally available indigenous micro-organisms.
County Council passes no-GMO bill unanimously
Moratorium on GMO taro and coffee on Hawai'i Island is passed by council in response to overwhelming citizen support
Highlights from our April 12th pruning workshop
Last weekend Janice Crow attended our workshop and published it on her excellent blog...check it out!
THE LITTLE FIRE ANT
A letter to the newspaper editors by Geoff Rauch. This may help you understand why we have changed the format of the seed exchange.