GoFarm Hawai?i grows Maui¡¯s next generation of farmers
CTAHR¡¯s GoFarm Âé¶¹´«Ã½ Extension Program is training its 10th group of new farmers on its P¨±lehunui training site on Maui.
CTAHR¡¯s GoFarm Âé¶¹´«Ã½ Extension Program is training its 10th group of new farmers on its P¨±lehunui training site on Maui.
More than 600 local farmers have graduated from UH¡¯s GoFarm Âé¶¹´«Ã½ program.
The funding from USDA boosts language-appropriate outreach, services and more to Thai, Lao, Ilocano, Chinese and other immigrant farmers.
UH ²Ñ¨¡²Ô´Ç²¹¡¯s CTAHR Cooperative Extension hosted the University of Nebraska-Lincoln Horticulture Club to help them learn more about horticulture in Âé¶¹´«Ã½.
The visit to Waim¨¡nalo Research Station allowed the policymakers to connect with farmers who impact the local food system.
UH received three grants to find innovative solutions for food, agriculture, water and Native Hawaiian communities.
This grant rounds out American AgCredit and CoBank¡¯s $3 million commitment to invest in food security in the islands and support beginning farmers.
USDA grants to UH support food and agriculture education.
The grant will enable GoFarm Âé¶¹´«Ã½ to continue its partnership with UH Maui College.
The gift supports GoFarm Âé¶¹´«Ã½, one of the largest and most successful beginning farmer development programs in the nation.