Oregon Tilth is a leading nonprofit certifier, educator and advocate for organic agriculture and products since 1974. Their mission is to make our food system and agriculture biologically sound and socially equitable. Their work focuses on certification, conservation, social equity, policy and the marketplace. Diane Hennelly is a Senior Certification Officer and Inspector at Tilth […]
Little Tomatoes, Big Ambitions – Little Tomato Farms
Robert and Tasha Wilson are graduates from the second cohort of the GoFarm Hawaii Program. They founded Little Tomato Farms and lease land from Kamehameha Schools within the Punalu’u Ahupua’a Farms. Robert and Tasha serve on the Board of the Friends with Farms Cooperative. Today we will hear from Robert and Tasha how their two […]
Fertile Soil and Fertility – Holo Holo Farms
Holo Holo Farms is dedicated to strengthening island agriculture through non-conventional distribution and education. Emily Beagle and Elisabeth Beagle, two great farm sisters of Holo Holo Farms, join Crystal on Kwok Talk to talk about fertile soil and fertility. ThinkTech Hawaii streams live on the Internet from 11:00 am to 5:00 pm every weekday afternoon, […]
Nutritious Knowledge – Agricultural Literacy with ”Aina in Schools
ʻĀINA In Schools is a farm to school initiative of Kōkua Hawaiʻi Foundation launched in 2006 that connects children to their local land, waters, and food to grow a healthier Hawaiʻi. In addition to encouraging the use of locally grown fruits and vegetables in school meals and snacks, the program includes a standards-based nutrition, garden, and compost […]
Land, Farming and Community with Joey Char
Joey Char is a Land Asset Manager for Kamehameha Schools which includes a 220 acre ag park in Punaluu on the Windward side of Oahu. The park was designed to provide much needed farm plots for small farmers to grow a variety of food while also providing educational opportunities for Hawaiians. ThinkTech Hawaii streams live […]
Young Farmers Leading the Next Generation of Sustainable Agriculture
Together, Alina Harris and Nick Reppun have experience working in food production in Hawaii, the US mainland, and countries outside the US. Alina fell in love with farming in Sweden and received a degree from the University of New Hampshire in a new major called Sustainable Agriculture and Food Production Systems during which she spent […]
Smart Yields: Smart Farms, Smart Tech and Smart People
What is Smart Yields? How does Smart Yields benefit farmers? How can Smart Yields benefit children and schools? Lizzy Schiller and Kristen Jamieson visit Likable Science to introduce an exciting new frontier in agricultural technology, Smart Yields, that combines on-the-ground sensors with multiple types of remote sensing and myriad data sets to provide 24/7 real-time […]
Ag-Curious? Go Farm!
Jay Bost was born in Oklahoma but acquired a fascination with tropical agriculture in high school which he has been riding ever since. He has studied farming systems and/or worked on farms in Mexico, Belize, St Croix (USVI), and Florida – in addition to a number of temperate locales. Guiding his work are interests in […]
Saying Yes to Smart Yields: Modern Farming is Smarter Farming – Vincent Kimura and Michael Rogers
Vincent Kimura and Michael Rogers share how Smart Yields uses information technology to gather data on weather and crop conditions to produce greater yields. ThinkTech Hawaii streams live on the Internet from 11:00 am to 5:00 pm every weekday afternoon, Hawaii Time, then streaming earlier shows through the night. Check us out any time for […]
Bill Spencer of Hawaii Oceanic Technologies On “Why Farm Fish?”
ThinkTech host David Day in a discussion with Bill Spencer of Hawaii Oceanic Technologies on “Why Farm Fish?” ThinkTechHawaii.com streams live on the Internet from 12:00 noon to 5:00 pm every weekday afternoon, Hawaii Time, then streaming earlier shows through the night. Check us out any time for great content and great community. Our vision […]