by Stu E.D. | Jan 25, 2015 | Environment, Hawaii
KAMUELA, Hawaii, Jan. 16, 2015 /PRNewswire/ — Parker Ranch announced earlier today that Parker Ranch Foundation Trust (PRFT) has entered into an agreement with an affiliate of NextEra Energy Resources, LLC. This agreement provides NextEra Energy Resources with...
by Stu E.D. | Jan 25, 2015 | Food, Hawaii
Burgers made completely from scratch with specifically sourced, organic ingredients sounds like a simple enough idea, but few have the stamina, like Pono Burger’s Chef Makani Gerardi, to see this concept through so completely — especially when the concept is spread...
by Stu E.D. | Jan 24, 2015 | Ecotourism, Farming, Hawaii, Living Skills, Organizations
Travel & Learn Farming Skills “There are two spiritual dangers in not owning a farm. One is the danger of supposing that breakfast comes from the grocery, and the other that heat comes from the furnace.” ― Aldo Leopold, A Sand County Almanac If you are looking to...
by Stu E.D. | Jan 24, 2015 | Farming, Food, Hawaii
The new chairmen of the House and Senate agriculture committees are both from the Big Island, but their stance on genetically modified crops couldn’t be more different. The strong positions that Senate Agriculture Chairman Russell Ruderman and House Agriculture...
by Stu E.D. | Jan 23, 2015 | Farming, Food, Hawaii
Tomatoes have been among Hawaii’s 10 biggest crops by value. HONOLULU (AP) — Hawaii’s supply of locally grown tomatoes has gotten considerably smaller after one of the state’s biggest producers decided to exit the business. Hamakua Springs Country Farms on Hawaii...
