Newsletter 45 - November 2012
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Aloha! The Makahiki season is upon us once again. For most of the island it means four months of new rains, stormy winds and seas, shorter days and cooler evenings. After the hard spring and summer work of farming and fishing, traditionally this is the cycle of the year to enjoy the fruits of the harvest, to celebrate our connection to the ‘aina and ocean, to rest and replenish ourselves as the natural world replenishes itself. What would it take for each of us to truly appreciate the emerging bounty of local food that graces our table each day? What would it take to share the fruits of our harvest in gratitude with friends, neighbors, strangers -- haves and have-nots alike? What would it take to celebrate Makahiki -- to create festival during these months in honor of Lono, the god of fertility, and to thank the local farming, ranching, and fishing communities in each of our moku? We hope you enjoy this issue of our newsletter and celebrate our relationship to nature. Mahalo nui loa, Craig Elevitch and Pedro Tama EventsSunday, October 28, 2012, 02:00pm, Hilo Thursday, November 01, 2012, 09:00am, North Kona Friday, November 02 - Sunday, November 11, 2012, North Kona Friday, November 02, 2012, 03:00pm - 05:00pm, South Kona Saturday, November 03, 2012, 09:00am - 03:00pm, North Kona Saturday, Nov 03 to Sunday, Nov 04, 2012, 08:30am-04:30pm Saturday, November 03, 2012, 09:00am - 12:00pm, Hamakua Saturday, November 03, 2012, 09:30am - 12:00pm, Hilo Monday, November 05, 2012, 06:00pm - 08:00pm, Hamakua Wednesday, November 07, 2012, 09:00am - 12:00pm, South Kona Wednesday, November 07, 2012, 06:00pm - 08:00pm, South Hilo Saturday, November 10, 2012, 09:00am - 12:00pm, South Hilo Friday, Nov 09 - Saturday, Nov 10, 2012, North Kohala Saturday, November 10, 2012, 12:00pm - 04:00pm, Kona Saturday, November 10, 2012, 01:00pm - 05:00pm, Hilo Monday, November 12, 2012, 10:00am - 12:00pm, Ka’u Monday, November 12, 2012, 06:00pm - 08:00pm, Hamakua Tuesday, November 13, 2012, 03:00pm - 05:00pm, North Kona Wednesday, November 14, 2012, 06:00pm - 08:00pm, South Hilo Wednesday, November 14, 2012, 06:00pm - 08:00pm, North Kona Saturday, November 17, 2012, 09:00am - 12:00pm, South Hilo Monday, November 19, 2012, 06:00pm - 08:00pm, Hamakua Sunday, November 18, 2012, 12:00pm - 06:00pm, North Kohala Monday, November 19, 2012, 07:00pm - 09:00pm, North Kona Saturday, November 24, 2012, 09:00am - 03:30pm, Kona Sunday, November 25, 2012, 02:00pm - 05:00pm, Hilo Monday, November 26, 2012, 06:00pm - 08:00pm, Hamakua Wednesday, November 28, 2012, 06:00pm - 08:00pm, South Hilo Saturday, December 01, 2012, 09:00am - 03:30pm, Kona Saturday, December 01, 2012, 09:00am - 12:00pm, Hamakua Monday, December 03, 2012, 05:30pm - 07:30pm, Hamakua Monday, December 10, 2012, 06:00pm - 08:00pm, Hamakua ReportsBuild personal relationships with customers: Emmerich Grosch27 October 2012 Emmerich Grosch
. .. . Home Grown Hawai'i Store with owner Michael Scott| 24 October 2012
About six or seven months ago, Michael Scott of Ocean View, a member of the e-mail Yahoo group Big Island Self Sufficiency (BISS), in which I am also quite involved, mentioned that he and his wife, Melanie Baca, were working on plans to open a location next to their own Aloha Dreams computer business to sell produce and other fresh goods in Ocean View. After doing research, obtaining permits and procuring the use of a commercial kitchen, Home Grown Hawai’i opened its doors on Saturday, September 1st with a Grand Gala featuring music, an owner hosted barbecue and displaying produce and product from 12 different sources. Local vegetables, greens, herbs, fruit, coffee, eggs, homemade breads and other baked goods, jellies, jams, preserves, raw local honey, butter and feta cheese are just some of the items that can be found in the store. Breadfruit Festival Goes Bananas 2012 slideshowBreadfruit Festival Goes Bananas took place on Saturday, September 29, 2012 at Amy B.H. Greenwell Ethnobotanical Garden in South Kona and was attended by 1,900 people. The event celebrates the cultural and culinary aspects of breadfruit and banana, both of which were nutritionally important food staples and played a major role in the cultural, material and spiritual life of ancient Hawaiians. Sheet mulch| 26 October 2012
Mulch forms a necessary link in nutrient cycling vital for our soils. When mulch is absent for whatever reason, the living soil is robbed of its natural nutrient stores, becomes leached and often desiccates. Natural terrestrial environments without a litter layer are usually deserts. Non-desert plants grown in bare soil require constant fertilization, nutrient additions, and water, not to mention the work required to keep the soil bare. Announcements22 October 2012 The LITTLE FIRE ANT (Wasmannia auropunctata) has been found on a (mauka) Captain Cook Coffee Farm. Please join entomologist, Rob Curtiss, ant specialist, Cas Vanderwoude, and other farmers on Oct. 30, 2012 at the Kona Cooperative Extension Service Conference Room from 3-5 PM. There will be an over view on Little Fire Ant and then questions will be taken following the presentation. Seating is limited (75), so please be prompt. If you are unable to make the Coffee Talk (hosted by KCFA, CTAHR and HDOA), please come down to the Makapueo Pavilion on Nov. 10. Rob and I will be there with some LFA information. In working with Cas, Rob and HDOA, future LFA workshops will be held. Dates and times will be announced. Andrea Kawabata, UH CTAHR Assistant Extension Agent for Coffee and Orchard Crops
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The soft-spoken Emmerich Grosch has nearly five decades under his belt as chef, entrepreneur, hotel food operations manager, and processor. He brings this wealth of experience to his current manufacturing/wholesale business processing macadamia nuts, coffee, and cacao from farm to market. His company produces a wide range of artisan products including flavored macnuts (honey roasted, wasabi, etc.), roasted coffees, and raw chocolate. The emphasis is on quality products, and all sales come with a 100% no-questions-asked quality guarantee.
It is encouraging to see the different ways individuals are taking on the challenge to make locally grown and produced food available in their own districts of the island. 
