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 Hawaii, 6-8

NHERC, Honoka’a

Saturday, Oct 17

Amanda Rieux, Mala’ai Garden

Seed Saving & Propagation, 9-11am

Waimea Middle School

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 Hilo

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