Simon Russell

Simon Russell is a husband, father of four young children and a farmer in upcountry Maui. He owns and operates Farm Maui LLC, a farming company specializing in designing and implementing organic and sustainable agriculture systems.
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Water Rights Bills Are Unconstitutional Cory Lum/Civil Beat

Water Rights Bills Are Unconstitutional

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Kicking the can down the road when it comes to protecting Hawaii鈥檚 sacred public trust is a poor solution.

The Medical Cannabis Industry Will Benefit Hawaii’s Agribusiness Sector Simon Russell

The Medical Cannabis Industry Will Benefit Hawaii’s Agribusiness Sector

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Hawaii is in the process of regulating commercial cultivation of marijuana for medical use.

Growing the New Generation of Food Producers Cory Lum/Civil Beat

Growing the New Generation of Food Producers

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On Farm Mentoring can help lower the average age of the Hawaii farmer from 60 to 30 and sustain agricultural production.

Hawaii Must Protect Locally Grown Products Civil Beat

Hawaii Must Protect Locally Grown Products

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The Hawaii Grown Origin Products Act will be up for legislative consideration this session.

Small Family Farmers Can Be Relatively Wealthy In Hawaii Nathan Eagle/Civil Beat/2011

Small Family Farmers Can Be Relatively Wealthy In Hawaii

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It just depends on your definition of wealth.