Welcome to the
Hawai‘i Farmers Union

Resources and further reading -

• There are many grant opportunities available for Agricultural Producers and Farmers please see:
  Specialty Crop Block Grant Program 2010 — Hawaii Department of Agriculture
  Grant Programs for Farmers Markets and cooperatives: www.ams.usda.gov

• Akamai Backyard on Kaua'i, an excellent kid-made film on Permacultural solutions for Hawai'i and the world
• Public Access Room (PAR) serves the citizens of Hawai`i by providing facilities, services and equipment to enhance their ability to participate in the legislative process.
• The National Family Farm Coalition (NFFC) Farmer to Farmer Campaign on Genetic Engineering
• An excellent article which  puts food and financial crisis issues into context, Let Them Eat Free Markets: How deregulation fuels the global food crisis
• A briefing paper on Marker-Assisted Selection
• Organic Farming and Climate Change
• Grassroots Guide to the 2008 Farm Bill
• Guide to USDA Funding for Local and Regional Food Systems, April 2010
• Biochar could make sustainable, low-input farming more possible in Hawaii, and even earn farmers credit for reversing climate change!  Learn about it and perhaps join the email group.
• The Dinner Garden: "The solution to hunger is in our backyards!"
• Climate Catastrophe: Surviving the 21st Century

Presentations by Hector Valenzuela, at a one-day Forum on Biotechnology, CTAHR- Univ. Hawaii at Manoa, May 2005:

• Philosophical Issues dealing with adoption of crop biotechnology in Hawaii
• Potential environmental risks from the adoption of crop biotechnology in Hawaii
• Potential human health risks from the adoption of crop biotechnology in Hawaii

Other local agriculture stuff:

• Eden's recipes for Ginger-Orange Sweet Potatoes and Kama'aina Slow, from the magazine Edible Hawaiian Islands