Newsletter 25 - March 2011
Aloha!As winter begins to turn to summer, it's wonderful to see the number of local food events increasing. Be sure to check out our real-time events calendar. As always, you are welcome to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. your local and sustainable food events to us any time.
Enjoy eating local & sustainable! Mahalo nui loa, Craig Elevitch and Pedro Tama EventsEvery Thursday, 5:30 pm – 6:30 pm, Hilo
Every Friday, 5:30 pm – 6:30 pm, Hilo
Friday, February 25, 2011, 12:00pm - 04:00pm, South Kona Saturday, February 26, 2011, 09:00am - 02:30pm, South Kona
Saturday, February 26, 2011, 10:00am, North Kona
Saturday, February 26, 2011, 09:00am - 12:00pm, Hamakua
Sunday, February 27, 2011, 10:00am - 02:00pm, South Kona
Saturday, March 05, 2011, 09:00am - 12:00pm, North Hilo
Saturday, March 05, 2011, 10:00am - 04:00pm, Puna
Sunday, March 06, 2011, 10:00am - 04:00pm, Puna Tuesday, March 08, 2011, 06:00pm - 08:00pm, Hilo Saturday, March 12, 2011, 09:00am - 04:00pm, South Kona
Sunday, March 13, 2011, 09:00am - 04:00pm, East Hawai’i
Monday, March 21, 2011, 07:00pm - 09:00pm, North Kona
Friday, March 25 & Saturday, March 26, 2011 - 09:00am- 05:00pm Saturday, March 26, 2011, 09:00am - 12:00pm, Hilo
Saturday, March 26, 2011, 05:30pm - 08:30pm, North Kona
Saturday, April 02, 2011, 10:00am - 12:00pm, South Kohala
Saturday, April 02, 2011, North Kona
Saturday, July 30, 2011, 10:00am - 05:00pm, North Kona View events calendarReportsWritten by Andrea Dean | 25 February 2011 Breadfruit Harvest for Hunger
Is your breadfruit going to waste, and if so, would you like to donate it to hungry families who want and appreciate it?
Written by Sonia Martinez | 25 February 2011 
The Ho'oulu Community Farmers Market at the Keauhou Beach Resort/Outrigger Hotel in Kahalu'u, Kona.
Written by Jeff Daniells, Lois Englberger, and Adelino Lorens | 25 February 2011 
Young bananas forming (variety 'Chinese'). Bananas (plantains included) are the world’s fourth most important food crop after rice, wheat and maize.
Written by Scott Middlekauf | 23 February 2011 
Before the kill at butchering workshop at Evening Rain Farm.
Announcements25 February 2011 Want to grow and eat 'Ulu? Two identical all-day Breadfruit ("Ulu) workshops, 'Ulu from Root to Fruit will be presented in March, sponsored by The Breadfruit Institute and the Hawai'i Homegrown Food Network. The Saturday March 12th workshop, for leeward residents, will be held at Amy Greenwell Ethnobnotanical Garden in South Kona (Click here for details). The Sunday March 13th workshop, for windward residents, will be held at Kua O Ka La charter school in Puna (Click here for details).06 January 2011 An island-wide survey of beekeepers is being conducted throughout January by the Big Island Beekeepers Association (BIBA) in conjunction with the Honey Bee Education Project. Unofficial accounts indicate hundreds, if not thousands, of bee colonys have died on the Big Isle during 2010, according to Cary Dizon, BIBA president. "Hawaii beekeeping has suffered a 1, 2, 3 punch in the last three years, with Varroa mites arriving in 2008, bringing with them an undetected Nosema epidemic, and culminating in a Small Hive Beetle infestation that swept the island in just 3 months," Dizon said.BIBA has undertaken the survey of both commercial and hobbyist beekeepers to document how many healthy, managed colonies remain as well as to get a record of how many colonies have been lost in the past year. Reports of feral honey bee colony losses is also needed, Dizon said. "We plan to use this information to bring public attention to the present crisis and hopefully get support for supplies and equipment needed to replace lost colonies and meet the needs of pollinator-dependent agriculture on our island." The 12-question survey asks for the location of the colonies by district as well as the cause of loss of bee colonies and treatments used for pest control in order to "ensure the data we gather is a complete and true picture of beekeeping on Hawaii Island" at this point in time, Dizon said, adding BIBA will make the statistical information available publicly in February. "No data will be released that identifies individual beekeepers," she stated. BIBA is working to bring apicultural specialists to the Big Island to help local beekeepers and their bees survive the recent wave of invasive pests as well as to learn new techniques for increasing the number of managed colonies on the island. The state agriculture department forbids the importation of bees to Hawaii and there is a ban on transporting bees between islands. The loss of so many colonies on the island has created a shortage that must be addressed locally, according to Dizon. The questionnaire is available online at: http://www.zoomerang.com/ Beekeepers who are not online and want a copy of the survey are asked to contact Jenny Bach at 640-0278 or Frankie Stapleton at 965-8945, or write to Cary Dizon, BIBA President, P.O. Box 603, Kurtistown, HI 96760. Completed copies of the survey should be mailed to Dizon by Jan. 24, either online or by USPS to the above-mentioned address. BIBA is also seeking reports of feral honey bee colonies as well as general information on the state of beekeeping on the Big Island and/or the BIBA questionnaire. Feral honey bees have suffered as much as managed bees from the epidemic of disease and pests, according to the BIBA president. Dizon asks that all comments be emailed to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. This fall, BIBA will host the international Western Apicultural Society annual convention in Waikoloa. Anyone interested in beekeeping, either as a business or hobbyist, is invited to join the Big Island Beekeepers Association. Meetings are held quarterly at the Komohana Agricultural Extension Service building in Hilo. Call 966-7421 for more information or visit www.bibahawaiibees.org online. Send your local and sustainable food announcements to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. Other announcementsFarmers' markets and Community Supported Agriculture (CSA)Please visit our comprehensive page dedicated to Hawai'i Island farmers' markets and Community Supported Agricuture.
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