Keeping up with the times of Aquaponics to growing healthy, delicious food in your back yard. Following up with YWAM Kailua-Kona with their Aquaponics course, Gelnn and Natalie discuss other ways people can still learn by going to an online course for aquaculture and aquaponics. ThinkTech Hawaii streams live on the Internet from 11:00 am […]
Using Technology for Agriculture (Hawaii Food And Farmer Series)
Limiting factors that Hawaii farmers face. Today’s show will feature how the ag and technology communities can work together to promote small and growing businesses in Hawaii as well as the various ways farms are using technology whether for economic, social or environmental progress. How can these two sectors work together for Hawaii? ThinkTech Hawaii […]
Celebrating the [UN]cultivated
[UN]cultivated Inc. is an international nonprofit organization that works with communities to help them build regenerative food systems through the integration of traditional knowledge, scientific research, and technology. Their mission is to preserve indigenous knowledge while cultivating food systems in harmony with nature. Hawaii Food and Farmers Series co-hosts Justine and Matt talk to President […]
A Parade of Farms
Tune in for Hawaii Food and Farmers Series as guest host Stephanie Mock interviews Emma Bello of Sweet Land Farm and Rae DeCoito of Malama Loko Ea Fishpond on their roles in the local agriculture movement and the upcoming Parade of Farms event. Visit parade-of-farms.org to learn about connecting with your local farmers! ThinkTech Hawaii […]
UAS Technology and Farming: The Role of Drones in the Critical Domain of Agriculture
Join Ted Ralston on Where the Drone Leads as Vincent Kimura, the Co-Founder & CEO of Smart Yields, brings us up to date on new technology entering the critical domain of farming in Hawaii. Software, algorithms, analysis, projection, optimization…that is what it is all about. And the role of the drone? That is to hold […]
An Update on MetroGrow: A Plant Grows in Kakaako with Kerry Kakazu
Host Jay Fidell speaks with Kerry Kakazu (MetroGrow Hawaii) about using aeroponics and advanced technology for urban farming in Hawaii.
Science and Technology for the Advancement of Agriculture with Kenneth Y. Kamiya
Host Roy Kodani speaks with agriculture advocate Kenneth Kamiya (President, Kamiya Gold) about the current state and challenges of farming in Hawaii. The host for this episode was Roy Kodani. The host for this episode was Roy Kodani. The host for this episode was Roy Kodani.
Drones are the Future of Farming – Growing Kauai Coffee with UAS
Where the Drone Leads…right to that delicious cup of coffee that starts the day. Join our show today as ThinkTech veteran guest Fred Cowell, now GM of Kauai Coffee Company, leads us thru KCC’S use of Drones to improve the coffee farm operations. And if we think ahead – what the farmers are developing should […]
Agrofood Initiatives.. What’s the Point?
Mary Mostafanezhad and Eli Litzelman of the University of Hawaii’s Department of Geography, along with Dr. Krisna Suryanata, collaborate on a research project that examines the proliferation of agro-food initiatives (AFIs) in Hawai‘i. Through this research, they ask: How and to what extent do AFI participants contribute to the viability of local agriculture economies in […]
Can Conservation and Agriculture Co-exist?
Conservation and agriculture sometimes conflict with each other, however they can actually work very well together! The Soil and Water Conservation Districts are local units of government established under State law to carry out natural resource management programs at the local level. Districts work with millions of cooperating landowners and operators to help them manage […]