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MCFB E-Newsletter ~ July 2021

    Welcome Back!MCFB Announces In-Person General Meeting & Mixer Calling all members & friends of the Maui County Farm Bureau! (or at least 75 of them) MCFB is thrilled to announce our first in-person event since December of 2019. The FREE outdoor event will be held on Tuesday, August 3, from 4 to 6:30 p.m. at MauiWine in Ulupalakua. MauiWine’s scenic venue fits the bill for gathering again with an outdoor covered pavilion, plenty of parking and full use of kitchen and facilities. Due to COVID-19 restrictions still in place, attendance will be capped at 75 people through online registration. So… Read More »MCFB E-Newsletter ~ July 2021

    Grown on Maui Farmers' Market Fruit & Vegetables

    MCFB Receives Continued funding for Farm Produce Purchases

      Maui County Farm Bureau is pleased to announce that the County of Maui has extended COVID-19 pandemic relief funding to keep MCFB’s Farm Product Purchase Program (FPPP) going for through September 30. In total, the program now exceeds $530,000. Commercial farmers who have produce available are welcome to join this program. Membership in MCFB is not a requirement. Weekly produce orders are taken on Thursdays and produce delivery is scheduled on Tuesdays from 7 am – 12 pm. To participate, call Heidi Watanabe, FPPP produce coordinator, (808) 357-8593.

      MCFB E-Newsletter ~ June 2021

        New Country Market at Waikapū is all things Maui A few months ago, Manu Vinciguerra of Kumu Farms called to share the good news—they’re opening a bigger store in Waikapū dedicated to Maui agricultural produce and products. “We want to make AgFest happen every day at our store!” she said.  The Country Market at Waikapū officially opened on June 1 at Maui Tropical Plantation. Now instead of buying produce from the Kumu Farms Farm Stand, customers can expand their shopping in the spacious new store with many other local products, including artwork and specialty coffee, teas and accessories. The Country Market… Read More »MCFB E-Newsletter ~ June 2021

        Ag in Classroom Field Trip 2021

        Maui County Farm Bureau Presents ‘Ag in the Classroom’ Video & Activity Booklet

          KULA, Maui, HI (May 12, 2021) – Until regulations allow more than 1,200 second-graders to pile onto school buses and head Upcountry again, Maui County Farm Bureau is pleased to provide a virtual version of its popular “Agriculture in the Classroom” (AIC) program. The new video and activity booklet feature lessons from local farmers, ranchers and agriculture educators. Since 2006, MCFB’s AIC program has been sharing knowledge about local agriculture with students, both in their classrooms and on an annual field trip Upcountry to the heart of Maui’s ag community at Haleakala Ranch. With current conditions in 2021, a different… Read More »Maui County Farm Bureau Presents ‘Ag in the Classroom’ Video & Activity Booklet

          ‘Agriculture in the Classroom’ Returns with Video & Activity Booklet

          MCFB E-Newsletter ~ May 2021

            ‘Agriculture in the Classroom’ Returns with Video & Activity Booklet This year, instead of the students coming to the farm, the farm comes to the students! Maui County Farm Bureau’s popular “Agriculture in the Classroom” (AIC) program has been around since 2006, and usually features an annual field trip that takes kids Upcountry to the heart of Maui’s ag community at Haleakala Ranch. But for 2021, teams from Haleakala Ranch, Maui Electric, College of Tropical Agriculture & Human Resources and UH Maui’s Master Gardener Program, Bayer, and Maui Soil & Water Conservation Districts have put together an educational video and… Read More »MCFB E-Newsletter ~ May 2021

            Maui County Farm Bureau Hosts “Cooking Hawaiian Style”

            Maui County Farm Bureau Hosts “Cooking Hawaiian Style”

              “Cooking Hawaiian Style,” a locally produced television show, set up its outdoor kitchen at Kula Country Farms and Kaonoulu Ranch on the Valley Isle this week. The backdrop chosen by show director/partner Ruben Carrillo was one of Maui’s most picturesque—and most vulnerable—features: crop and ranch lands. Vast working, green space stretches from upper Kula past the Kula Ag Park in Pūlehu and Ōmaʻopio down to the central valley, which was once filled with sugarcane and is now being planted with a range of agricultural crops by Mahi Pono. Framing the shot is the southern coastline to the left and the… Read More »Maui County Farm Bureau Hosts “Cooking Hawaiian Style”

              Grown on Maui

              MCFB E-Newsletter ~ March 2021

                Maui AgFest & 4-H Livestock Fair to Return in 2022 We had high hopes for Maui AgFest & 4-H Livestock Fair this year; however, due to Covid-19 and the rules and regulations surrounding public health and safety, MCFB’s signature event will not take place at War Memorial in 2021. In place of our popular event, MCFB plans to launch a Grown on Maui marketing campaign, and our event partner, the Maui 4-H Youth Livestock Association, will host a livestock show (no auction). Continue to save the date for June 5, and stay tuned for more information about the campaign and… Read More »MCFB E-Newsletter ~ March 2021

                Maui Onions

                105 Small Farms in Maui County Awarded Micro Grants

                  Maui County’s $2.5 million Agricultural Micro Grants Program, administered by Maui Economic Opportunity, purchased tractors, chippers and other supplies; put up fencing and sheds; and established an online presence for 105 small farms in the county. MEO Business Center Director David Daly said today that his team is working on putting the finishing touches on the last couple of grants.    The Agricultural Micro Grants Program was established to allow small Maui County farms to receive grants of up to $25,000 to directly increase the availability of local produce, livestock, poultry and farm products while increasing agricultural capacity, productivity, name… Read More »105 Small Farms in Maui County Awarded Micro Grants

                  Maui Taro Farm

                  Emergency Assistance Program Established for Moloka‘i and Maui Ag Operations Suffering Losses due to Excess Deer Population.

                    The Hawai`i Department of Agriculture (HDOA) has opened an emergency assistance program for farming and ranching operations on Moloka`i and Maui that have suffered losses due to excessive deer populations. HDOA has committed a total of $200,000 for this relief program through the Agricultural Development and Food Security Special Fund. Qualified agricultural and livestock operations on Moloka‘i and Maui may apply for up to $10,000 in assistance via the state’s procurement platform at: https://hands.ehawaii.gov/hands/opportunities/opportunity-details/19971. The application deadline is noon on March 8, 2021.  On Jan. 26, 2021, Gov. David Ige issued an emergency proclamation declaring the County of Maui a… Read More »Emergency Assistance Program Established for Moloka‘i and Maui Ag Operations Suffering Losses due to Excess Deer Population.

                    Maui Grown Lettuice

                    2021 Hawaii Farm Bureau Legislative Priorities

                      2021 Hawaii Farm Bureau Legislative Priorities (In Priority Order) Relating to the Land Leases – SB 693/HB530 & HB 469 Purpose: The current Act 90 SLH 2003 has not been fully implemented to fulfill the intent of transferring land in agricultural use from the Dept. of Land and Natural Resources (DLNR) to the Department of Agriculture (HDOA). Justification: The success of ranchers and farmers is a key component in the State’s Sustainable Hawaii Initiative to double local food production by 2030. Ranchers need long-term leases in order to prudently invest in infrastructure improvement on the leased land. HDOA rules are… Read More »2021 Hawaii Farm Bureau Legislative Priorities

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