My son’s garden was raided by wild pigs, but it wasn’t enough to squelch his farming ambitions. We should encourage young people to help create food security.
Our farmers need better tools to make agriculture an industry that is financially realistic.
If Hawaii wants more affordable local food it needs to make a more serious investment in farmers today.Ìý
The requirement to transfer leased agricultural and pasture lands to the Department of Agriculture has been in place for decades. The state needs to finally do just that.
The state is the single-largest purchaser of food in Hawaii. How it directs its dollars has a huge impact.
The work of saving and breeding seed once made enormous contributions to Hawaii’s agriculture —Ìýand it must again.ÌýÌý
Co-ops operate inÌýthe spirit of laulima, or many hands working together with aloha.
DA BUX offers a model worth replicating — and expanding.