News / Events
HOFA's 18th annual membership meeting
September 26, 2010 - September 26, 2010
Contact:
808-969-7789 toll-free: 1-877-ORG-ISLE (674-4753)
hofa@hawaiiorganic.org
HOFA ceasing certification activities in 2011
July 1, 2010 - October 1, 2011
Contact:
HOFA Hilo office: 969-7789
hofa@hawaiiorganic.org
USDA NOP instructions for changing certifying agents
News & Events
HOFA's quarterly newsletter ~Rural Connections~
Rural Connections is now available as a free .pdf download.Issues may be downloaded from this page.
HOFA gratefully acknowledges support from HFSHOFA's 18th annual membership meeting
September 26, 2010 - September 26, 2010
Contact: 808-969-7789 toll-free: 1-877-ORG-ISLE (674-4753)
hofa@hawaiiorganic.org
HOFA ceasing certification activities in 2011
July 1, 2010 - October 1, 2011
Contact: HOFA Hilo office: 969-7789
hofa@hawaiiorganic.org
USDA NOP instructions for changing certifying agents
Visit our facebook and twitter pages for real-time organic news updates
January 1, 2010
Contact: HOFA on facebook
HOFA's twitter stream
October 1, 2009 - September 30, 2010
Contact: Hawaii Department of Agriculture Cost-Share page; Honolulu Advertiser story
USDA ERS (Economic Research Service) Organic Agriculture: Organic Market Overview
Contact: Organic Agriculture: Organic Market Overview
Marketing U.S. Organic Foods: Recent Trends From Farms to Consumers
Contact: USDA's Economic Research Service (ERS) publications.
EPA Proposes New Pesticide Labeling to Control Spray Drift and Protect Human Health
Contact: Proposed guidance or Dale Kemery at kemery.dale@epa.gov or 202-564-7839
USDA: $19 MILLION IN ORGANIC RESEARCH, EDUCATION, AND EXTENSION GRANTS
Contact: USDA's online Newsroom
Food Safety Legislation: Special Concerns and Opportunities for Organic
Contact: Organic Processing Magazine's online digital edition
Biotech crops cause big jump in pesticide use: Report
Contact:
The rapid adoption by U.S. farmers of genetically engineered corn, soybeans and cotton has promoted increased use of pesticides, an epidemic of herbicide-resistant weeds and more chemical residues in foods, according to this report.
Kauai Kunana Farm is Animal Welfare Approved
Contact: THREE FARMS IN HAWAII ARE THE FIRST TO EARN ANIMAL WELFARE APPROVED SEAL
Organic seed is increasingly being used in production — but it’s a slow process
Contact: GrowingProduce.com>AmericanVegetableGrower
Monsanto seed giant is squeezing competitors
Contact: The Edwardsville Illinois Intelligencer AP Agribusiness writer's Investigation
Kona brewery introduces first certified organic beer in Hawaii
Contact: http://www.konabrewingco.com/
USDA-Funded Study Targets Marketing Barriers for Organic Farmers
Contact: USDA AMS Press Release
Joan Shaffer 202-720-8998
USDA Issues Final Rule on Organic Access to Pasture
Contact:
NOP Pasture Rulemaking page
USDA Newsroom
Billy.Cox@ams.usda.gov
Michael.Jarvis@ams.usda.gov
USA: Bayer to pay farmers for damage due to GM contamination of rice
Contact: 7/14/10 UPATE: Bloomberg Business News article
Organic Market Info News article
St. Louis Business Journal article
Contact: Visit Kauai Kunana Dairy online here
Honolulu Advertiser KauaiPeople.com
Hawaii Star Bulletin Travel section, Hawaii's back yard
2010 Local Hero Awards Announced in Hawai`i - HOFA-certified farm wins!
Contact: 2010 Local Hero Awards Announced in Hawai`i
Producer Sentenced to Two Years in Federal Prison for Misrepresenting Non-organic
Contact: Story at USDA online
North Texas e-News
Hawai'i Homegrown Food Network debuts new web presence
Contact: Hawaii Homegrown Food Network online
PO Box 428, Holualoa HI 96725
HOFA mentioned at Huffington Post for efforts to improve Hawai'i food security.
Contact: HuffingtonPost.com, Eric Holt Gimenez's article:
Aftershocks: Pseudo-Tsunamis and Food Insecurity in Hawai'i
USDA Issues Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking for Sunset 2012
Contact: Sam Jones-Ellard (202) 720-8998
The President’s Cancer Panel sounds the alarm on environmental cancer risks.
Contact:
NIH Report Environmental Cancer Risk - What We Can Do Now
WBUR/NPR's full story
Study: A Link Between Pesticides and ADHD
Contact: Full Story at Time.com
Original Study at Pediatrics magazine
More links to this story via Google search
Repeal the Organic Cost Share Program? H.R. 5326 would do just that.
Contact: HOFA is collecting comments at our facebook page
Or comment directly at WashingtonWatch
Haitian Farmers Commit to Burning Monsanto Hybrid Seeds
Contact: GlobalResearch.ca article
HuffingtonPost.com article
Start-up capital available to help rural small businesses
Contact:
Federal Register, page 31413: http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2010/pdf/2010-13380.pdf
Melissa L. Pang Ching, Admin. Prog. Director, Hilo 808-933-8304
www.rurdev.usda.gov
USDA: Seven ‘People’s Gardens’ in Hawaii and Pacific Basin
Contact: FULL STORY
Organic coffee market tops $1.4 billion in North America
Contact: Organic-MarketInfo
Organic Trade Association
Whole Foods imposes deadline on brands to drop false organic claims
Contact: Organic-Market.info
Organic Consumers Association
Honolulu Weekly article about HOFA's new website
Contact:
Hawaii Farmers Unionizing
New guidelines for bagged salads
Contact: Natural Foods Merchandiser online
Codex Alimentarius Commission online
Monsanto establishes scholarship at UH Mānoa CTAHR
Contact: UH News online
Bloomberg Businessweek onlin
Small farmers gain access to ag land in new hui ag park on O'ahu
Contact: Honolulu Star Advertiser story
Organic agriculture better at controlling pests
Contact: Natural Foods Merchandiser story here
Study at Nature here
Do you believe an organic diet is important? vote in Good Housekeeping's poll!
Contact: Good Housekeeping online
Kuaiwi Farms takes prize in Hawaii Coffee Association’s 2nd annual cupping competition.
Contact:
Hospitals switch to antibiotic-free meats and other organic products to support patients' health
Contact: Chicago Tribune online
FIELD DEMONSTRATION OF TOLERANT HYBRIDS TO THE TOMATO YELLOWS LEAF CURL VIRUS
Contact: Steve Fukuda, 220-0804
Jari Sugano, 226-3304
Youth Gardening Workshop - Maui
Contact: September 18, 2010
Anne Gachuhi, Urban Horticulture Agent
(808) 244-3242 x232
gachuhia@ctahr.hawaii.edu
NCAT Releases Whole Farm Insurance Assessment Tool - Seeks Farmer Evaluators
Contact: Jeff Schahczenski 406-494-8636, 406-494-4572, or jeffs@ncat.org
Slow Food Community School Garden Workday - Hawai'i Island
Contact: nredfeather@kohalacenter.org or 322-2801
www.kohalacenter.org/HISGN/about.html
UNFI Identifies Non-GMO Project Verified Products in Catalogs and Websites
Contact: United Natural Foods Inc. UNFI.com
UNFI Non-GMO Project Verified information