Sustainable
Agriculture Classes
PRACTICAL
AGRICULTURE FOR HAMAKUA 2009
Supporting
local sustainable agriculture
through classes and farm tours
|
Date |
Presenter |
Topic/Time |
Location |
|
Monday,
Sept 14 |
Dr.
Jonathan Deenik |
Soil
Science part 1, 6-8 pm |
NHERC,
Honoka’a |
|
Monday,
Sept 21 |
Dr.
Jonathan Deenik |
Soil
Science part 2, 6-8 pm |
NHERC,
Honoka’a |
|
Tuesday,
Sept 29 |
Richard
Spiegel |
Beekeeping,
6-8 pm |
NHERC,
Honoka’a |
|
Tuesday.
Oct 6 |
Nancy
Redfeather |
Seed
Saving, 6-8 pm |
NHERC,
Honoka’a |
|
Saturday,
Oct 10 |
John
Mood, Ninole Orchard |
Tropical
Fruit and Bamboo 9-12 |
Ninole
Orchard, Ninole |
|
Tuesday,
Oct 13 |
Diana
Duff, Kona Outdoor Circle |
Sustainable
Gardening for |
NHERC,
Honoka’a |
|
Saturday,
Oct 17 |
Amanda
Rieux, Mala’ai Garden |
Seed
Saving & Propagation, 9-11am |
|
|
Tuesday,
Oct 20 |
Ben
& Deb Discoe |
Backyard
Poultry Management, 6-8 pm |
NHERC,
Honoka’a |
|
Tuesday,
Oct 27 |
Vicky
Dunaway/chicken movie |
A
Pastured Poultry Model That Works/ Movie: Mad City Chickens, 6-8 pm |
NHERC,
Honoka’a |
|
Saturday,
Oct 31 |
Deb
& Ben Discoe, Ahualoa Egg Farm |
Backyard
Poultry, 9-11 am |
Ahualoa
Egg Farm |
|
Tuesday,
Nov 3 |
Tim
Mann & Suzanne Friend |
Aquaponics
systems, 6-8 pm |
NHERC,
Honoka’a |
|
Tuesday,
Nov 10 |
Dr.
Norman Arancon, UH |
Vermicomposting, 6-8 pm |
NHERC,
Honoka’a |
|
Saturday,
Nov 14 |
Terry
Mortenson/Steve Velonza |
Hands
on Vermicomposting, 9-11 am |
Honoka’a |
|
Tuesday,
Nov 17 |
Craig
Elevitch – FREE CLASS |
Storing
Food in the Landscape, 6-8 pm |
NHERC,
Honoka’a |
|
Saturday,
Nov 21 |
Friendly
Aquaponics |
Aquaponics
Systems, 10-11:30 am |
Honokaa |
|
Tuesday,
Nov 24 |
Paul Achitoff,
Earthjustice |
GMO
Crops – Facts & Fiction, 6-8 pm |
NHERC,
Honoka’a |
|
Tuesday,
Dec 1 |
Dr.
Francis Zee, USDA/ARS/PBARC |
Tropical
Fruit Tree Management, 6-8
pm |
NHERC,
Honoka’a |
|
Saturday,
Dec 5 |
Bobby
Grimes & Koh Ming Wei |
Aerobically
Activated Compost Tea, 9-11 |
Pa’auilo
Mauka |
|
Tuesday,
Dec 8 |
Mike
Nagao, UH CTAHR |
Propagating
Fruit Trees, 6-8 pm |
NHERC,
Honoka’a |
13
class room instruction sessions 6
free local
farm tours
$140
tuition fee for entire series or $12 per instructional class
Special
student rate - $4.00 per class & work exchanges available
To
register or for more information contact Donna Mitts, program mgr.
936-2117
or email
ohanadonna@yahoo.com
Sponsored
by Hilo Hamakua Community
Development Corporation
&
Hawaii County Department of
Research & Development