Maui Aloha 'Aina

Agricultural Design Follow up Meeting

MA‘A — Sat, 28 Aug 2010 14:38:12 +0000

All that attended the five days of the Agricultural Design Conference July 28 thru Aug 1st will be reconvening SEPT 18 from 9am to 6pm with a three hour lunch break in between two 3 hour sessions. Agenda will be to define the next step in the process of moving forward with the development of a local agricultural system. Made up of a network of networks that will feed itself through a collaborative collective of for profit and non profit businesses in support of creating a local food supply, education and distribution system.

Maui Farmers Union Meeting

MA‘A — Sun, 15 Aug 2010 04:30:21 +0000

Maui Farmers Union met Aug. 17th. was another huge success!!! We are happy to see a consistent flow of community attending with farmer representation to grow this organization.

Thanks to the community for empowering the ones who are growing their food.…….WAY TO GROW MAUI!

MFU Mission-
Empowering our small diversified producers and family farms through education, legislation and cooperation.

Maui Farmers Union Monthly Meeting

MA‘A — Sat, 17 Jul 2010 21:50:24 +0000

August 17, 2010 Including a Farmers Feast and plant swap.

www.facebook.com/farmersunionmaui

Maui Agricultural Design Conference Participate Now Online!

MA‘A — Mon, 05 Jul 2010 04:02:46 +0000

Designing a food system structure in support of our small diversified farms to assist our farmers economic viability and land resiliency within commercial production is what we will be designing on July 28 through Aug 1st.

This link will take you to Maui Food Web Network of Networks map for virtual participation

Virtual Participation Starts Now Click here to get to the ag.conference button on the Maui Food Web Site

Maui Aloha Aina with the support of the “County of Maui Office of Economic Development” is presenting the “Agricultural Design Planning Conference”.

The 9th Annual Body & Soil Conference was January 15 & 16, 2010

MA‘A — Thu, 06 May 2010 21:21:05 +0000

The 2010 theme was “Culturing the Micro-Flora of the Body and the Soil”

The 2010 Presenters were: Jerry Brunetti Dr. Paul Hepperly Michael Martin Melendrez Theresa Vernon

6 – 8 pm Jerry Brunetti – Back for his fifth year to the Maui Body and Soil conference we are fortunate to have him be a presenter again. A consummate communicator of the connection to food as medicine and farm as farmacy. Will speak to the collaborations of the various inhabitants in the human gut. Also a soil consultant will give recommendations to those signing up with soil analysis in early registration.
Theresa Vernon – Her first time presenting here she is a Licensed Acupuncturist, Expert on treating through “Hair Analysis” chronic fatigue syndrome along with metal toxicity to free up the ability for the body to uptake nutrients properly. Offering an early registration discount on hair analysis. Visit her web site Here
Dr. Paul Hepperly – Doctor Paul Reed Hepperly is a Fulbright Scholar, Rachel Carson Scientist and formerly the Director of Rodale Research and Senior Scientist until 2009. He is a world recognized expert in greenhouse gases and our food system and has lectured extensively around the World on the underestimated appreciation of Soil for managing Global Climate Change by positively influencing Greenhouse Gas concentrations. He will talk on diverse topics such as biochar, innovative compost methods, cover cropping, tillage reduction, and the energy requirements of our food system. He has over 35 years of success in agricultural research, management, education and information outreach. He worked from 1999 toi 2002 with organic ginger farmers on Big Island helping manage ginger bacterial wilt before taking residence in North America to present.
Michael Martin Melendrez – His first time presenting here. Owner of Soil Secrets, Michael coined the term soil food web in the seventies an expert on Humus building and microbial inoculation and will speak to what we can do to grow our soils to prepare for growing plants.

Views from the 2010 Body & Soil Conference Olinda Maui

MA‘A — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 05:02:34 +0000

Kumulani Organic Farm Olinda Maui

MA‘A — Mon, 28 Dec 2009 22:12:40 +0000

Pics from up at Kumulani Organic Farm in Olinda Maui the site of our Upcoming Body and Soil Farm Health Conference, Jan16, 17th…
We will be having a demonstration on making Bio Char using coconut husk with this homemade retort shown in these photos. Notice the finish coconut husk made into bio-char, this material mixed with finished compost is very fractal in nature acting as a receptor site for microbes

Coconut Bio Char & Sustainability Event

MA‘A — Sat, 12 Dec 2009 22:11:28 +0000

I had the honor of speaking at the sustainability event in Paia organized by visionary Anthony Simmons Dec 12 what a beautiful day and receptive crowd that was there.
Ah Maui Nei!!!

Yesterday I was up on Steve Wilsons farm where we are going to hold our conference in Jan 16,17th. A Picture here shows his land being planted. Also we did a successful fire making coconut Bio Char. WOW just look at how beautiful this is, I was so excited at the results we got. We will be having this also as a demonstration at our conference next month,along with Jerry’s solar drier demonstrated today at the event. Be there and see the magic to this incredible soil building amendment,and focus of the suns energy in drying food.

ACRES Ohana

MA‘A — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 23:26:50 +0000

Fletcher Sims, Sabino Cortez, Jeff Moyer (rodale) Jerry Brunetti, WIll Winter, Alan Ballet, Fred Walters,Ben Mead, Cindy, Rosie, Collete, ACRES Ohana!

ACRES USA 2009 First Day Dec 3

MA‘A — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 23:40:30 +0000

Be ready Maui and Big Isle!!! The magic that is here at ACRES is coming to the islands soon!!!!