Hawai‘i’s year-round growing season is purportedly the main reason that the global agrochemical-seed industry has located itself in the islands. Monsanto, Dow, DuPont, Syngenta and BASF claim that they operate in Hawai‘i solely because of its “natural resource...
It shocks most people in the United States to think that many children (not to mention adults), don’t know where their food comes from. “The store,” they might say. And so in the past 5 years, we have created more “farm to school” programs to introduce kids to what...
“It’s time for the Legislature to do the right thing and listen to the will of the people on this issue,” says a key senator. FEBRUARY 17, 2015·By CHAD BLAIR The state Senate committees on Health and Agriculture will take testimony Thursday on a bill...
Job Opportunity JOB POSTING: FARM MANAGER – Kapa’au, Hawai’i Aloha! The Hawai'i Institute of Pacific Agriculture (HIP Agriculture) is looking for a motivated individual or couple to join our team as Farm Manager(s). Ideal candidates will bring an understanding...
It's the beekeepers dream… Turn a tap and watch as pure fresh clean honey flows right out of the hive and into your jar. No mess, no fuss, no expensive processing equipment and the bees are hardly even disturbed. “This really is a revolution, you can see...