May 1, 2013
Where are Hawaii's next generation of farmers coming from? In our new, continuing section entitled "For New Farmers" we highlight programs across the state that will ensure diversified agriculture remains a vibrant and sustaining force to Hawaii's economy.
Also in this issue of HānaiʻAi, we travel to Waiʻanae, Oʻahu to visit our featured farmer Owen Kaneshiro who has been growing local vegetables, providing jobs and utilizing sustainable farming practices to stay in business for over thirty years.
Agribusiness Incubator Program (AIP) Director, Steve Chiang reminds us of the importance of calculating our cost of production and gives us some simple strategies every farmer can do.
Our friends from NRCS highlight two important programs on land and sea, and we feature articles and publications from CTAHR research and extension faculty with information on everything from the benefits of eating local to the importance of nitrogen nutrition to maintain healthy crops and everything in between.