#Maui farming
Common Ground Collective surpasses 100,000 pounds of food harvested in 1 year
Common Ground Collective, a Maui-based food security nonprofit, recently announced it has harvested over 100,000 pounds of local produce in one year through its Foster Farm Program.
Lahaina Rotary club tours Mahi Pono operations in Central Maui
Members and guests of the Rotary Club of Lahaina Sunset recently toured Mahi Pono’s operations where they met farm managers and visited crop fields.
Senators back bill to boost reimbursements for farmer and rancher transportation costs
The program reimburses farmers and ranchers in Hawaiʻi, Alaska and other insular areas for transportation costs of supplies like feed, fertilizer and equipment parts.
Proposals for specialty crop grants FY24 opened by state agriculture department
The Hawai‘i Department of Agriculture will be awarding a total of approximately $523,000 to Hawai‘i proposals that enhance the competitiveness of Hawai‘i specialty crops.
Gabrielle Shuerger joins The Maui Farm as new executive director
New executive director of The Maui Farm, Gabrielle Schuerger, has spent nearly a decade working on Maui in the nonprofit sector, most recently as executive director of Malama Maui Nui.
Mahi Pono announces partnership with GoFarm to build Maui’s agricultural workforce
Mahi Pono will lease 15 acres of its West Maui agricultural land to GoFarm Hawai‘i for its successful statewide farmer-development training program aimed at increasing the state’s agricultural workforce.
Mahi Pono Reaches Milestone of Planting 1 Millionth Tree in Less Than Three Years
Among the 1 million trees are a variety of citrus plants, including limes, lemons, tangelos, mandarins and grapefruit. There is also coffee, avocado, papaya, ‘ulu and several types of windbreak plants like panax, hau and milo. Milo was historically used in Hawai‘i as a drought and salt-tolerant windbreak plant.
Maui County Farm Bureau Announces 2021 Awards
This year’s winners are “Member of the Year,” Heidi Watanabe; “Farm Family of the Year,” the Hegele Family; and Mike Lyons Award, Hawaiian Electric Company.
State Grants Available to Farmers and Ranchers
State grants are available for Hawaiʻi farmers and ranchers to help bring their operations in compliance with state and federal food safety regulations.
HDOA Agricultural Grant Workshop, Jan. 16
The Hawaiʻi Department of Agriculture is hosting a free Specialty Crop Block Grant Program workshop at the HDOA Maui Conference Room (635 Mua St.) on Jan. 16. from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Cyrus Sutton’s “Island Earth” Movie Premiere in Hali’imaile
Pro surfer turned award-winning director, Cyrus Sutton, recently premiered his latest film Island Earth in Hali’imaile. The thirty-four year old from San Die…
