Building Soils & Community: HOFA Annual Conference

Hawaii Organic Farming Association Annual Conference:
Building Soils & Community

$10 for HOFA Members
$35 includes HOFA membership
*Scholarships Available
*Email hofa@hawaiiorganic.org

9:00-9:30am Check-in / Mingle Breakfast, Coffee
9:30-10:30am Introduction (1 hour)
• Why Organic? Industry wide
• Soil Amendments on Oahu
• Good news organic
• Organic Certification – Sarah Townsend
10:30 – 11:30 Membership Meeting(1 hour)
Re-launch of our new Organic Marketplace and our Small Farm Exemption
Report from the Treasurer
11:30-1:00pm Hands On (1.5 hours)
• Kupuna gardening – container gardening
• Simple plantings for success and nutrition
• Mini composting, weed composting
1:00-1:30 Lunch (30 minutes)
Updates from Booth Vendors
1:30-3:30 Rotating Breakout sessions (1.5 hours)
• Little Fire Ant and other invasive species – Una Greenaway
• Soil Conditioning – Jon Biloon
• Amendments – Ted Radovich
• Cover Crops, Markets – Hector Valenzuela
• Certification – Sarah Townsend