{"id":22070,"date":"2014-01-27T16:56:16","date_gmt":"2014-01-28T02:56:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/?p=22070"},"modified":"2020-06-19T13:18:10","modified_gmt":"2020-06-19T23:18:10","slug":"gofarm-hawaii-gets-additional-funding-and-two-new-locations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2014\/01\/27\/gofarm-hawaii-gets-additional-funding-and-two-new-locations\/","title":{"rendered":"GoFarm Hawai\u02bbi<\/span> gets additional funding and two new locations"},"content":{"rendered":"Reading time: <\/span> 2<\/span> minutes<\/span><\/span>
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College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources Extension staff Jensen Uyeda, left, examines a tomato plant.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The GoFarm Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span><\/a> beginning farmer training program, a collaboration between the University of Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> at Mānoa’s College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources<\/a>, Windward Community College<\/a> and UH<\/abbr>’s Agribusiness Incubator Program<\/a>, received more than $250,000 in funding from the Ulupono Fund at the Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> Community Foundation<\/a> and Kamehameha Schools<\/a>. <\/p>\n

This money will allow GoFarm Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> to purchase equipment, access facilities and fund support operations. New GoFarm Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> sites at Kauaʻi<\/span> Community College<\/a> and Leeward Community College<\/a> are also launching this spring, expanding GoFarm Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span>’s reach and impact on developing new farmers for Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span>.<\/p>\n