Study: Regenerative farming boosts soil health, yielding more nutritious crops
by Liz Kimbrough, originally printed in Mongabay, News & Inspiration from Nature’s Frontline Researchers compared the nutritional content of the food crops grown using conventional versus regenerative farming practices — those that build the soil by using cover crops, a diverse rotation of crops and minimal tilling Food grown on the regenerative farms contained, on…
Read MoreWHAT IS REGENERATIVE AGRICULTURE ?
Written by HFUU Member Hank Kline Regenerative agriculture is an advanced method of agriculture that follows the example of nature to grow healthy nutrient dense crops profitably without chemical fertilizers or poisons. It increases plant health and nutrient density, which increases the health of the people that eat these plants. It is also a major…
Read MoreMusic & Speaker #36 | How Did I Get Here? Wahine Farmers of East Maui – Music by Fawn Helekahi
Four incredible wahine farmers discuss their journeys with farming in the remote town of Hana, Maui, hosted by HFUU Hana Chapter and Kari Hagedorn of Mahele Farm & Hana Farmers Market! Gina Lind – and her husband Greg believe that their farm and fishing operation allows them an opportunity to teach their children hard work…
Read MoreMusic & Speaker Series #35 | Na Manu Kai – Ecological Engineers with Maui Nui Seabird Recovery Project | Music by Fede & Deni!
Music & Speaker Series #35 | Na Manu Kai – Ecological Engineers with Jenni Learned and Jay Penniman of Maui Nui Seabird Recovery Project | Music by the Maui duo Fede & Deni! The Maui Nui Seabird Recovery Project works to locate, protect, and enhance seabirds and their habitats across the islands of Maui Nui.…
Read MoreSpeaker & Music Series #34 | Hosted by Kona Chapter | Rubbish to Resource with Chantal Chung of Mā’ona Community Gardens & Evan Lam of Circlepack
We can create healthier soil by better managing our waste stream. Join us to learn how several proof of concept projects on Hawaii Island are developing methods to move away from the linear extract-process-consume-dispose model of agriculture into a circular model that retains agricultural biomass and food processing waste as renewable resources strengthens our food…
Read MoreNational Farmers Union Convention 2022 Report
By:Vincent Mina President HFUU/HFUF NFU convention this year was held in the last week of Feb and beginning of March in Denver Colorado. NFU Rocky Mountain chapter was the host state. Reflective of HFUU membership numbers including myself as state president, Hawaii had three delegates on the policy floor debate, that spanned over two days.…
Read MoreSpeaker Series #33 | Preventing Invasive Species in Hawai’i with John Frostad of HDOA & Scott Crawford
Speaker Series #33 | Hosted by Hana Chapter | Preventing Invasive Species in Hawai’i with John Frostad of Hawaii Department of Agriculture and Scott Crawford John Frostad is a plant Quarantine Inspector for the Hawaii State Dept. of Agriculture. He routinely inspects incoming agricultural goods for plant disease, insect infestation and other pests. John has…
Read MoreSpeaker Series #32 with Kohala Chapter | All About Hemp: A Nationwide Update on Legislation, Best Practices, & More! | Featuring Gail & Cab Baber of Hawaii Royal Hemp Music by Micah Nelson aka Particle Kid
Gail Bryne Baber is co-founder of Hawaii Royal Hemp boutique hemp farm with her husband Cab Baber, growing and manufacturing high quality, top shelf CBD products. Gail has been instrumental in passing hemp legislation in Hawaii for the last 8 years and secured the first license to grow hemp with her farmer husband. She is…
Read MoreKaʻū Chapter Spring Update 2022
by Megan Taylor A special thank you to Manadina Farm for opening their doors to Kaʻū Chapter for our monthly meeting the first weekend of April. We had special guest Lisa from Kōkua Harvest inform us about her food basket program. They service the entire island and with a week notice can rescue any fruit…
Read MoreHawaii Farmers Union United is requesting our membership to send in testimony IN STRONG SUPPORT of SB3197, SB2989, & SB3004.
Aloha HFUU Members & Subscribers, Hawaii Farmers Union United is requesting our membership to send in testimony IN STRONG SUPPORT of SB3197, SB2989, & SB3004. Please submit testimonies on time, before 1:30pm on Sunday April 3rd. 1) SB3197 STRONG SUPPORT – RELATING TO AGRICULTURE – Establishes a Farmer Apprenticeship Mentoring Program. Makes an appropriation to the Hawaii Department of Agriculture…
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