GoFarm Hawaii
At GoFarm Hawaii, our staff are very engaged in their communities and so great “stuff” is always happening — like at our Kaua`i site, where Coach Eric hosts children from Kawaikini (a Hawaiian charter school). More than a typical farm visit, the children come regularly to participate in many aspects of cultivating native (and non) crops and learn in a myriad of ways. Mahalo to Eric for the pictures and program!
We went mauka to makai today with kalo. At the awesome Kāko’o to the farm at Namoku (‘ahupua’a)/Honoka’a.
GoFarm Hawaii and The Kohala Center are both running beginning farmer training programs on the Big Island. Differing models but both great programs.
And their off! AgPro cohort 7 students have mowed and tilled in the cover crop in their plots and are now forming beds and incorporating amendments. But where is winter? It’s hot out here!
Our first AgPro cohort at Waialua had to make do with makeshift facilities, but Kevin Flanagan of Agrefab (and Waimanalo farmer and GoFarm Hawaii goto-guy for repairs on O’ahu) built this sweet 3-line food safety compliant wash station and cold storage cooler using Cool-Bot ™ technology. Thanks to Kevin and Pioneer for making this happen! The next cohort will be SO spoiled!
Our very first AgCurious event was held in Honoka’a on the Big Island. It was a great turnout with about 50 people attending, including speakers from Hawaii County and Kamehameha Schools (both supporters of the program), beginning farrmers, and uncle Jim Cain of King Laulau poi. Thanks to The Kohala Center for partnering with us to make this happen!
Next comes AgXposure and AgSchool — Exciting!
