by Stu E.D. | Mar 2, 2015 | Big Island, Farming, Food, Hawaii
Lease Land In Hamakua Start Your Own Farm The Hāmākua Agricultural Co-op holds master leases for approximately 1,000 acres of land located between Paauilo and Honokaia owned by the State of Hawai‘i. This land has been divided into 100 farms ranging in size from 3 to...
by Stu E.D. | Feb 27, 2015 | Food, Hawaii, Health
Must Have – Hawaiian Herbal Medicine June Gutmanis Hawaiian Herbal Medicine stands alone as a landmark book. Never out of print, it uses extensive research, historical documents, and interviews with Native Hawaiians who were experts in their field. The knowledge...
by Stu E.D. | Feb 25, 2015 | Environment, Farming, Food, World News
It may not be as visually striking as a green forest or appear as vital as fresh water, but plain-looking soil is a natural resource just as essential to sustaining life on Earth. Soil provides nutrients, water and minerals to plants and trees, stores carbon and is...
by Stu E.D. | Feb 23, 2015 | Farming, Food, World News
Peak Foods The world has entered an era of “peak food” production with an array of staples from corn and rice to wheat and chicken slowing in growth – with potentially disastrous consequences for feeding the planet. New research finds that the supply of 21 staples,...
by Stu E.D. | Feb 21, 2015 | Farming, Food, Health
The nation’s top nutritional panel is recommending for the first time that Americans consider the impact on the environment when they are choosing what to eat, a move that defied a warning from Congress and, if enacted, could discourage people from eating red meat....
by Stu E.D. | Feb 20, 2015 | Events, Farming, Food, Living Skills
Interactive Biodynamic Webinars This spring, the Biodynamic Association is launching an exciting new educational offering: live, interactive biodynamic webinars. This distance-based learning platform combines an audio lecture from a biodynamic educator with a visual...
