HFUU Community Music & Speaker Series #19: Ken Love with Music by Micah Nelson
Ken Love first fell in love with exotic fruits growing up in Chicago. Ever since he arrived in Hawai‘i thirty years ago, he has become enthralled with the wonders of exotic fruits and made it his goal for tropical fruit to be more accessible to everyone. Ken regularly works in Hawai’i and abroad, planting gardens, supporting…
Read MoreRegeneration Is What We All Need Now
The Hawaii Farmers Union United celebrates a decade of existence with a major conference and optimism for the future. By Vincent Mina This is a story about the power of regeneration, and it starts where most everything starts when you’re a farmer: in the soil. If we want vitality in our bodies, we need it in…
Read More2021 Policy and Legislative Updates
As many of you may know, HFUU is a division of the National Farmer Union (NFU). NFU has described that success and credibility of the organization has been the union’s grassroots structure in which policy positions are initiated locally- the policy process includes the presentation of resolutions by individuals, followed by possible adoption of the…
Read MoreHFUU Community Music & Speaker Series #18: Cacao Farmers Panel with Music by Alecia Haselton
Music & Speaker Series Event #18: Cacao Panel with Will Lydgate of Lydgate Farms, Robert Boudreaux of Haloa Farms & Steve Motherwell of Big Island Cacao Community. Music by Alecia Haselton. Presented by Hawai’i Farmers Union United. Will Lydgate co-owns Lydgate farms with Emily Lydgate, the great-great-grandchildren of William Ludgate who arrived in Hawaii in…
Read MoreHFUU Community Series Music & Speaker Series #17: Vegetable Farmer Michael Marchand with Music by Dayan Kai
We are excited to have Maui farmer and expert on soil health & biodiversity Michael Marchand and Dayan Kai in a Fireside chat at out 17th Music & Speaker evening. Michael Marchand is the owner of Lapa’au farm, which is an organic bio intensive farm focused on large production in small spaces. Lapa’au Farm is…
Read MoreHFUU Community Series Music & Speaker Series #16: Bamboo Farmer Rich von Wellsheim with Music by Pat Simmons Jr.
Pat Simmons Jr. is a north shore Maui local and musical contributor to HFUU conventions. His music reflects a life growing up on the island, as well as on tour with his fathers band, The Doobie Brothers. Pat’s 2017 debut E.P. “This Mountain”, featured Keali’i Reichel on the title track Mauna Mele, written about the…
Read MoreIn case you missed it: Speaker Series #15: KNF Expert Dr. Drake with Music by Drew Martin
Aloha HFUU Ohana, We were excited to have expert on Natural Korean Farming Eric “Drake” Weinert and Hawaiian slack key guitarist/folk-blues musician Drew Martin in a Fireside chat at our 15th Music & Speaker evening on April 21st. Watch is on Youtube in case you missed it! Eric “Drake” Weinert Jr is somewhat of a micro-celebrity. He was on Netflix in…
Read MoreIn case you missed it: Speaker Series #13: Bob Shaffer with Music by Bobby Moderow Jr.
Aloha HFUU Ohana, Last week we were honored to have soil culture consultant Bob Shaffer and award winning Hawaiian slack key guitarist Bobby Moderow Jr. on board for our 13th Music & Speaker Series! In case you missed it, check it out on Youtube below. Mahalo to everyone who came out to join the event…
Read MoreHFUU Community Music & Speaker Series #14: Compost Expert Bobby Grimes with Music by Marty Dread
Aloha HFUU Ohana, We are excited to have expert on fabricating brewers, mixing and application fo compost tea Bobby Grimes and Hawai’i’s Ambassador of Reggae Marty Dread in a Fireside chat at next week’s Music & Speaker evening. Space is limited, this is a FREE online ZOOM event, open to the public, with priority given to HFUU members. Registration…
Read MoreJoin Us for this week’s – HFUU 10th Annual State Convention, and check out this featured article in the Honolulu Civil Beat.
Aloha HFUU ‘Ohana! Enjoy this article and story shared by HFUU State President, Vincent Mina, that came out today in the Honolulu Civil Beat. And, if you haven’t registered for the convention yet, there’s still time, as the Convention begins this Thursday, November 12 – 15. Honolulu Civil Beat Article: Regeneration Is What We All…
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