2013

CONSUMPTION(Residents, BYUH & PCC)

WASTE & RECYCLING

PREPARATION(Land)

PROCESS(Harvesting & Value Added)

PRODUCTION(Farming & Ranching)

WHAT IS FARM-TO-TABLE-TO-LAND IN LA‘IE?

VISION STATEMENTS BACKGROUND

Focus on facilitating farming that is both implementable, and environmentally and economically sustainable

Hawaii Reserves, Inc. (a landowner of agricultural lands) and members of the Lä‘ie Agricultural Advisory Committee (including farmers and food preparers) have real-life experience with issues faced by farmers

Maximize food security By putting everything into production– backyards, windowsills, streetscapes, landscapes, community gardens

Educate consumers to “Buy Local” This statement is not just for consumers, but making sure that farmers understand what local consumers will buy

Create healthy communities A key to good health and longevity is good nourishment along with exercise

Encourage dialogue between farmers and consumers

Education is critical for both farmers and consumers to understand and appreciate their relationship

VISION STATEMENT

Ken Kamiya, Kamiya Gold, Inc.

LAND PREPARATIONIssues1. Availability of land for farming2. Short-term farm leases3. Lease terms for longer growing crops

Some Suggestions Offered:1. Search for farmable lands in Ko‘olauloa

with access, water & NRCS approval2. Encourage land owners with farmable lands

to enter into longer-term farm leases3. Advocate for cheaper leases for crops

with longer growing cycles

Preparing fields at Kahuku FarmsKoa Plantings on HRI Lands

Native Forest Restoration above La‘ie

PRODUCTIONFarming & Ranching

Issues1. Crops grown that are unfamiliar to consumers2. Theft and vandalism3. Lack of farmers4. Nuisance lawsuits by neighbors of pre-existing farms5. Plant diseases and pests

Some Suggestions Offered:1. Educate farmers about existing ag agent programs & seek

State lands within Ko‘olauloa for lease-free plots for crop experimentation

2. Support stiffer sentences for those charged with theft and vandalism of farms

3. Support school farming programs, community gardens & other programs (4H Youth Development, and Future Farmers of America), as well as workforce housing and social programs to support agricultural workers

4. Support Hawai‘i Right-to-Farm Act by providing adequate buffers around preexisting farms

5. Explore the possibilities of securing a full-time agricultural extension agent in the region to pro-actively identify and address issues before major crop failure

6. Facilitate farmers’ meetings to address shared production issues such as plant disease and pests

7. Educate backyard gardeners about plant disease and pests through a “speakers bureau of area farmers”

PROCESS Harvesting & Value-added

Issues1. Facilitate use of local foods in PCC, BYUH and

other local menus2. Lack of feedlots and slaughterhouse on O‘ahu

Some Suggestions Offered:1. Educate PCC visitors and BYUH students about

locally-grown crops through cooking demos; and farmers of market demand, including providing “usage charts”

2. Encourage small scale butchering

Ho Farms’ Tomatoes

Farmers’ Market at BYU-H

WASTE / RECYCLINGIssues1. Waste cooking oil must be disposed of2. Recycle green waste from farms, food waste

(from PCC, BYUH and area schools) and community3. Reduce “food miles” (the distance between farm to table)

Some Suggestions Offered:1. Expand HRI and BYUH’s recycling of waste cooking oil

(to produce handsoap and biofuel) to other major consumers

2. Encourage food waste composting (to create soil amendments & livestock feed)

3. Encourage reduction of “food miles” by “buying local” & more direct delivery of local products to local consumers

CONSUMPTIONResidents, BYUH & PCC

Issues1. Consumer lack of familiarity with some crops grown and

seasonality of crops 2. Some farmers do not grow what local consumers want3. Food safety4. Challenges of farmers’ markets in Lä‘ie

Some Suggestions Offered:1. Educate students, consumers through cooking demos2. Educate farmers of market demand, including providing “usage

charts” and guaranteed purchase prices3. Facilitate implementation of food safety measures4. Limit farmers’ market offerings to local-grown & consider

consignment operation (or “co-op” to share cost of sales staff)BYU-H Lab converting used cooking oil to soap and biofuels

Farmers’ Market at BYU-H

NEXT STEPS • Conduct Food Survey• Facilitate farmers’ meetings to address shared production

issues such as plant disease and pests• Explore the possibilities of securing a full-time agricultural

extension agent in the region to proactively identify and address issues before major crop failure

• Educate backyard gardeners about plant disease and pests through a “speakers bureau of area farmers”

• Implement above, monitor progress annually and identify new implementation measures annually

LA‘IE AGRICULTURAL ADVISORY COMMITTEEDavid Bybee (Brigham Young University – Hawai‘i)

Nick Dudley (Hawaii Agricultural Research Center)

Wes Duke (Square Foot Gardening)

Carol Feinga (Lä‘ie Community Association)

Neal Ho, Shin Ho (Ho Farms)

Ken & Michael Kamiya (Kamiya Gold Inc.)

David Keala (Brigham Young University – Hawai‘i)

Sateki Mahe (Dryland Taro Farmer)

Kylie Matsuda Lum (Kahuku Farms)

Jace McQuivey (Hawaii Reserves, Inc.)

Hector Morales (Polynesian Cultural Center)

George Reid (Hawaii Reserves, Inc.)

Greg Smith (Gunstock Ranch)

For more information contact: reidg@hawaiireserves.comCompiled by: PBR HAWAIIDesigned by: Kükini Kahuku Farms

Square Foot Gardening