Kaua`i Agricultural Forum

Promoting Networking, Collaboration & Planning

The Kaua`i Agricultural Forum promotes networking, collaboration & planning that supports sustainable agriculture.

Members

  • Lee Roversi
  • Jillian Seals
  • Concepcion-Agricultural.info
  • Michelle Beary
  • jene
  • Neil Brosnahan
  • Craig Elevitch
  • Kerry Parsons
  • Shiloh Hannah
  • Benson82
  • Jeff888
  • Thomas Hues
  • Arumugaswami
  • Elvira S
  • sebastian san juan
  • Igor
  • Tek Nickerson
  • Cari T
  • Jen Thomas
  • Kenneth J. Lindsey

Events

Latest Activity

Lee Roversi love kauai. love farming. love farming on kauai!
July 18
2 members updated their profile photos
July 18
Lee Roversi and Jillian Seals joined Kaua`i Agricultural Forum
July 18
Growing Farmers on Kauai “Seed to Table,”  a farm-training program based in Kilauea, provides hands-on experience and classroom instruction in the living art of farming, suited to the challenging growing conditions of Kauai’s semi-tropical environm…
July 18
At Mayor Carvalho’s One Year Aloha Garden Celebration he stated the shocking fact that over 90% of all food consumed in Hawaii is imported. Considering Kauai was completely sustainable 30 years ago, this sad fact reveals Kauai’s dependency on import…
July 18
Jillian Seals updated their profile
July 18
July 17
I love to hear your voice Crystal! Miss you!
July 17
All issues dealing with the waste/resource stream are discussed here.
July 17
July 5
Concepcion-Agricultural.info is now a member of Kaua`i Agricultural Forum
July 5
Michelle Beary is now a member of Kaua`i Agricultural Forum
June 27
jene joined Keone Kealoha's group
All issues dealing with distribution are discussed here.
June 3
jene added 6 photos to the album 'Power tiller'
May 27
jene updated their profile photo
May 27
jene is now a member of Kaua`i Agricultural Forum
May 27
 

Kaua`i Agricultural Goals Move Forward

The agricultural community convened a Forum on April 4 to network, revisit past agricultural plans, and begin to identify priority goals and actions. Following a panel discussion of local agricultural leaders and a group brainstorm of the many challenges facing agriculture, break-out groups convened in eleven sectors to identify priority goals. The goals identified are listed below, and a complete record of forum notes, including all input on challenges and goals, are now available here.

Please use this website to highlight your own group or project and to connect with others that are interested in the agricultural future of the island. The purpose of the Forum is to support existing groups and blossom new initiatives through networking, collaboration, and planning. This is a community effort, and all are welcome to participate.

Available online now are past agricultural plans and other important documents, notes from the April 4 Forum, networking and blogging tools, Farmers Markets and CSAs, important links, and information about many existing projects, including contact information to get involved.

The priority goals listed below reflect the diverse opinions and contributions of the many stakeholders that attended the Forum, and additional information will be incorporated into the process of updating the island’s Agricultural Plan. Information from past plans and workshops, industry white papers, agricultural data, and other published literature related to food production on Kaua`i will be compiled to inform a more complete review of the current agricultural situation on the island.

Stakeholder interviews will also contribute significantly to the planning process. Malama Kaua`i has already begun this phase, interviewing over 20 farmers on the North Shore, as well as restaurateurs, grocers, and others involved in the local food chain. A summary of findings so far is available online.

The purpose of compiling information and conducting interviews is not to create “another” plan that is difficult to implement. The goals of this process are to:
1. Identify and prioritize strategic goals for increasing food production on Kaua`i.
2. Outline projects, initiatives, and groups whose efforts contribute to meeting strategic goals, as well as “leverage points” where action is needed.
3. Enhance communication and networking opportunities among the projects, initiatives, and groups within the agricultural community.
4. Develop a means for individuals to access reliable information online and get involved with existing projects, initiatives, and groups.
5. Catalyze action based on reliable information in the private sector, from the grassroots community level, and from policy-makers.

Mahalo to all of the fiscal sponsors that made the Kaua`i Agricultural Forum on April 4 possible, including Common Ground, County of Kaua`i – Office of Economic Development, Garden Island Resource Conservation and Development, Mālama Kaua`i, Permaculture Kaua`i, and Rapozo Kama`āina Fund. Special thanks to Sandy Hernon, Your Chef On Kaua`i, and her team of volunteers, as well as the many farmers that contributed to a delicious all-local lunch.

Contact:
Andrea Brower
(808) 635-1659
andrea@malamakauai.org
KauaiAgriculturalForum.Org

###

Groups

Photos

Loading…

Blog Posts

sebastian san juan

Bookmarks | Share your experiences on farmsphere.com!

shareInternet 2.0 is essentially an interactive way to share and leverage collective knowledge and bookmarking is the way to share links of interest with people who are in related businesses, by categories and tags. It is an alternative way to search the Internet, which includes the possibility of accessing previous activities by… Continue

Posted by sebastian san juan on October 16, 2009 at 5:29am

sebastian san juan

Farmsphere.com, the first open platform oriented to Food & Agribusiness

Farmsphere is a platform designed to mimic the natural way that agribusiness professionals meet and transact business in a faster, cheaper, more efficient way. Farmsphere accomplishes this through its own website (http://www.farmsphere.com) and by enabling individuals and organizations around the world to create their own branded online professional communities. Keep informed about agr… Continue

Posted by sebastian san juan on October 2, 2009 at 8:44am

W. Brian Barber

hawaiibarter.net

What do you think about a kauai local currency with a name of alohacash.net as an adjunct to a barter site called hawaiibarter.net. ? Please post to my blog at that site.

Posted by W. Brian Barber on May 19, 2009 at 2:24pm

Andrea

COMMUNITY CALENDAR - MalamaKauaiNews.Org

Visit MalamaKauaiNews.Org for a calendar of sustainability related event on Kaua`i. If you would like to post an event, just email projects@malamakauai.org

Posted by Andrea on May 18, 2009 at 12:33pm

 
 
 

© 2010   Created by Keone Kealoha.   Powered by .

Badges  |  Report an Issue  |  Terms of Service

Sign in to chat!