Welcome to the
Hawai‘i Farmers Union

On Oahu:
HFU Liaison: Lydi Morgan, email
Next event:
September 4
Details are available from Lydi

On Kauai:
HFU liaison: Patti Valentine, 652 0433, email
Please join me at the Hawaii Healing Garden Festival at Kilohana Plantation in Lihue. This year's opening event is Saturday June 19,  from 10 am to 6 pm. HFU member Don Heacock will be making his presentation, Kauai's Farming Future, that afternoon. Share the fun!

On The Big Island:

• The next Farm Community Potluck and Seed Exchange is September 17.

On Maui:
On facebook: HFU of Maui County
HFU Liaison: Vincent Mina, 242-7870, email

To Join the Maui Announcement List: go here

To Join: Print and send in a membership form.

HFU Member benefits - Be part of establishing the oldest and most distinguished general farming organization - (advocating for family farmers for 107 years!)

• Discounted HFU charter membership rates sponsored by California Famers Union.
• Free print subscription to NFU News monthly newsletter, and HFU publications as available
• Optional Dental and Vision insurance available
• Complimentary $1000 life insurance (accidental death or dismemberment)
• Opportunity to join with farmers and family farm supporters in promoting progressive legislation on agricultural and related economic issues backed by NFU's authoritative, grassroots-fed policy

Membership Renewals are not due until January 2011. Members who joined in late 2008-November 2009 have had their memberships "extended" at no charge until December 2010.  Memberships from December 2009 onward are good for one year, so no renewals will be due until 12 months later. The National Farmers Union office will start sending out renewal notices at the end of this year to those members who need to renew, and will continue on a monthly basis afterward.

More about the NFU:
Read the NFU Policy on Genetically Modified Organisms and Biotechnology, or see the whole NFU Policy for more.
Excerpts from the 2009 Policy of the NFU
Did you know that farmers and ranchers receive only 20 cents of every food dollar?

Start a gathering in your area: see the Recipe for a Farm Community Potluck and Seed Exchange