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10th Annual Body & Soil Conference Jan.14,15,16,2011 “Getting to the Heart of Body & Soil Vitality” email: maaevents@hawaii.rr.com
All that attended the five days of the Agricultural Design Conference July 28 thru Aug 1st will be reconvening SEPT 18 from 9am to 6pm with a three hour lunch break in between two 3 hour sessions. Agenda will be to define the next step in the process of moving forward with the development of a local agricultural system. Made up of a network of networks that will feed itself through a collaborative collective of for profit and non profit businesses in support of creating a local food supply, education and distribution system.
Maui Farmers Union met Aug. 17th. was another huge success!!! We are happy to see a consistent flow of community attending with farmer representation to grow this organization. Thanks to the community for empowering the ones who are growing their food.…….WAY TO GROW MAUI! MFU Mission-
August 17, 2010 Including a Farmers Feast and plant swap. www.facebook.com/farmersunionmaui
Designing a food system structure in support of our small diversified farms to assist our farmers economic viability and land resiliency within commercial production is what we will be designing on July 28 through Aug 1st. This link will take you to Maui Food Web Network of Networks map for virtual participation Virtual Participation Starts Now Click here to get to the ag.conference button on the Maui Food Web Site Maui Aloha Aina with the support of the “County of Maui Office of Economic Development” is presenting the “Agricultural Design Planning Conference”.
Pics from up at Kumulani Organic Farm in Olinda Maui the site of our Upcoming Body and Soil Farm Health Conference, Jan16, 17th…
I had the honor of speaking at the sustainability event in Paia organized by visionary Anthony Simmons Dec 12 what a beautiful day and receptive crowd that was there.
Ah Maui Nei!!! Yesterday I was up on Steve Wilsons farm where we are going to hold our conference in Jan 16,17th. A Picture here shows his land being planted. Also we did a successful fire making coconut Bio Char. WOW just look at how beautiful this is, I was so excited at the results we got. We will be having this also as a demonstration at our conference next month,along with Jerry’s solar drier demonstrated today at the event. Be there and see the magic to this incredible soil building amendment,and focus of the suns energy in drying food.
Fletcher Sims, Sabino Cortez, Jeff Moyer (rodale) Jerry Brunetti, WIll Winter, Alan Ballet, Fred Walters,Ben Mead, Cindy, Rosie, Collete, ACRES Ohana!
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