Organic Hawaii
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Plant Giveaway!
Aloha! Once again, we are giving away organic plants and seeds! To qualify: 1. Follow us on Facebook or Instagram 2. Subscribe to our FREE Newsletter at www.OrganicHawaii.org 3. Share this post on Instagram or Facebook and contact us when done to receive your FREE organic…
How to Quickly Grow Food and Start a Successful EMERGENCY Garden
Learn how to start a successful food garden quickly and efficiently. Emergency gardening is not a new concept. For example, during WW2 Americans were encouraged to start “Victory Gardens” in order to be more self-reliant in case of food shortages. It’s not hard to stock…
GMO Food (UPDATED) List of Genetically Engineered Food
GMO food (updated Feb. 1, 2020) remains unlabeled in the US despite consumers wanting to know (and having the right to know) what they are eating and drinking. Some US companies started voluntarily disclosing that their food products are made using genetic engineering, yet they…
GMO Potatoes and How to Avoid Them
GMO potatoes: the latest. As of May, 2017 there are at least 9 approved varieties of genetically engineered potatoes in the US. The GMO potato made it to #4 (out of 15) on our updated list of GMO foods. The potato is a major staple in the…
ALERT: Hawaii Bees Huge Decline, Now Endangered Species
Recently Hawaii experienced it’s worst honey bee die-off since the survey began seven years ago. It’s estimated that a total of 38% of Hawaii honey bee colonies collapsed according to the latest 2015-2016 annual survey by the Bee Informed Partnership. California honeybee loss was at almost 40%….
Earth Day 2017: Hawaii Events
Earth Day 2017 is on Saturday, April 22. There will be lots of fun, family friendly Earth Day events in Hawaii to celebrate and raise the awareness of environmental preservation. We will be adding more events to this list, as information becomes available. If…
Organic Hawaii Part of Good Food Org Guide!
OrganicHawaii is honored and excited to be selected as part of the FoodTank and James Beard Foundation 3rd annual GOOD FOOD Org Guide featuring organizations creating a better food system across the United States! You can download the guide for FREE here. Food Tank is a leading…
Kauai Canoe Plant Festival 2016
Canoe Plant Festival Celebrates National Farm-to-School Month KALIHIWAI – On October 16th, 2016 Malama Kauai will host a Canoe Plant Festival gathering to celebrate National Farm-to-School Month and the fall harvest at their Community Farm in Kalihiwai Ridge from 10am to 5pm. A wide…
Action Alert! Support Hawaii Organic Farms
Recently Hawaii became the first state in the US to pass legislation providing tax breaks for local farmers to offset the cost of getting certified organic! This bill would allocate up to $50,000 to each qualifying farm operation to cover such expenses as organic certification costs…
Earth Day 2016 Events in Hawaii
Earth Day 2016 is officially on Friday, April 22nd. Additionally, many Earth Day events in Hawaii will take place on other days during the second half of April. This year’s Earth Day theme is Trees for the Earth! Here’s a growing list of Earth Day events scheduled to take…