Hawaii Homegrown Food Network

02/14/2023

Education forms the foundation for our relationship to our food systems. This noble purpose is not only related to the well being of present and future generations, but also the well being of the environment, communities, families, and every human being.

Our distinguished speakers for this webinar will cast light upon intergenerational transfer of knowledge as the foundation for meaningful education.

10/12/2021

Apply for this free workshop by Friday, October 15.

We are also excited to be launching an interactive four-part online workshop focusing on the development of value-added products. This will be spearheaded as part of the continuing support from Breadfruit People to breadfruit producers throughout Oceania.

The special online workshop led by Dr. Richard Beyer is a four-part online weekly workshop for those who are ready to develop a breadfruit product and want to learn about developing value-added products.

Unlike the Breadfruit People webinars which introduce topics related to breadfruit, this series will facilitate real-life product development through expertise from different areas.

The workshop topics include Product Concept Development, Food Handling and Hygiene, Methods of Food Preservation, and Packaging and Labelling.

Participants will be guided through the process of developing their products through the workshop presentations, supplemented by assigned homework and personal consultation.

This online workshop is free but requires an application to be submitted by Friday, October 15.

Space is very limited, so not all applicants may be accommodated.

We look forward to your participation in these exciting online events that bring together breadfruit enthusiasts from all over the world.

Submit your application at https://bit.ly/breadfruitpeopleworkshop

10/11/2021

Hello! Its finally here! We are super delighted to present our second series of six webinars presented via Zoom from October–December 2021.

The first webinar series included 4 topic areas and demonstrated widespread interest in sharing information about breadfruit (over 400 participants from 36 countries participated).

This second series expands upon the first series, with additional topics and numerous presenters from around the world.

The goal of this series is to share information, grow the network of breadfruit practitioners and continue to build new partnerships around this important crop.

Each 1.5 hour webinar features Breadfruit People Champions to share key information with participants. Participants will also have time to ask questions and interact with the presenters. Each webinar will be recorded and made available through the Breadfruit People website and YouTube channel.

Webinar topics (order may change):
• Propagation systems
• Breadfruit activities in the Caribbean
• Value-added products: Flour
• Breadfruit agronomy
• Cooking and nutrition
• Varieties and seasonality

The dates and times for the webinars are:
1) Thursday, October 21, 11am (Hawaii)=Friday, October 22, 9am (Fiji)
2) Thursday, November 4, 11am (Hawaii)=Friday, November 5, 9am (Fiji)
3) Thursday, November 18, 11am (Hawaii)=Friday, November 19, 10am (Fiji)
4) Thursday, December 2, 11am (Hawaii)=Friday, December 3, 10am (Fiji)
5) Thursday, December 9, 11am (Hawaii)=Friday, December 10, 10am (Fiji)
6) Thursday, December 16, 11am (Hawaii)=Friday, December 17, 10am (Fiji)

You can register from the first webinar via the link below and more information will follow in the next couple of days!

https://bit.ly/Breadfruitpeoplewebinar

This activity is funded through the Farmers Organisations for Africa Caribbean and the Pacific (FO4ACP) Program which is a joint partnership between the EU, ACP, IFAD and PIFON. Key partners include UH Pacific Business Center Program, Hooulu ka Ulu, Agroforestry Net, Olohana Foundation, and the UH Multi-Purpose Business Incubator (MPBI). These webinars are possible because of our collective communities, our ancestors, and the many who care for breadfruit.

04/08/2021

Hear Doc Tusi's latest findings in the quest to revitalize Pacific breadfruit.

🌺Event: Breadfruit People Inaugural Webinar
🌺Meet The Panel : Dr. Failautusi ‘Tusi’ Avegalio
🌺Free Registration: https://bit.ly/3uDlbLd
🌺Date: 8 April, 2pm Hawaii Time & 9 April, 12m Fiji Time
🌺Time: Tonga 1300hrs > Solomon Islands 1100hrs > Cook Islands 1400hrs (8 April) > Vanuatu 1100hrs > Samoa 1300hrs > Papua New Guinea 1000hrs > Timor Leste 0900hrs > New Caledonia 1100hrs

Dr. Failautusi ‘Tusi’ Avegalio is Director of the Pacific Business Center Program (PBCP) at the Shidler College of Business, University of Hawaii. He is a Pacific Islander and an advocate for holistic and systems-based development.

Under his direction, PBCP received numerous national, regional and local awards for innovation, creativity, and effectiveness. Dr. Tusi is the first business professor to the University of Hawaii from Oceania and a highly rated lecturer on cross cultural leadership and organizational behavior, systems and theory for academic, corporate, community, student and native/indigenous groups.

Dr. Tusi has consulted extensively throughout the Pacific for traditional leaders and village councils of Micronesia, Melanesia, Polynesia within the cultural context of their organic world view balanced with Western perspectives.

His work seeks to reconcile and weave the perspectives of traditional wisdom and culture with modern science, knowledge and technology.

04/07/2021

🌺Event: Breadfruit People Inaugural Webinar
🌺Meet The Panel : Rev. M. Kalani Souza
🌺Free Registration: https://bit.ly/3uDlbLd
🌺Date: 8 April, 2pm Hawaii Time & 9 April, 12m Fiji Time
🌺Time: Tonga 1300hrs > Solomon Islands 1100hrs > Cook Islands 1400hrs (8 April) > Vanuatu 1100hrs > Samoa 1300hrs > Papua New Guinea 1000hrs > Timor Leste 0900hrs > New Caledonia 1100hrs

Rev. M. Kalani Souza is a Hawaiian practitioner and cross-cultural facilitator.

His native roots allow him a unique perspective of the collision of two worlds: one steeped in traditional culture, the other forwarding new economic and political paradigms.

He is a messenger of integration and collaboration in a world normally rife with exclusion, oppression and hopelessness.

Kalani directs Olohana Foundation, which works to organize and support Pacific Islanders in addressing climate change, micro-enterprise development, and community resilience through multi-generational knowledge systems combined with modern science.

Currently, Kalani works as a Coastal Community Resilience Trainer with FEMA Consortium member National Disaster Preparedness Training Center with the University of Hawaii.

Kalani also serves as the chairperson of the Indigenous Knowledge Hui of the Pacific Risk Management Ohana (PRiMO) a collection of federal, state, county and non-governmental agencies that work primarily to mitigate and respond to disasters in the greater Pacific region.

04/01/2021

This webinar features speakers from throughout the Pacific who are working toward the environmental, economic, and socio-cultural sustainability of breadfruit. Breadfruit People is a collaborative network. The goal of the 2021 webinar series is to share information, grow a network of breadfruit practitioners, and build new partnerships around this important crop. Register for the inaugural webinar at breadfruitpeople.net.

12/16/2020

Dreaming of planting your own tropical food forest?
Agroforestry Design Tool™ is a free online platform that makes it easy to plan and visualize your dream food forest.
Just add your site data, pick a planting pattern, select your species and then see your forest grow!
Sign up for a webinar on Jan. 13th to learn how: https://agroforestry.com/afx/

09/08/2020

This program is for those on a career path to organic growing, teaching, extension, or facilitating the betterment of communities and all life on Earth. We offer qualified applicants a unique opportunity to work within a professional environment on projects related to regenerative agroforestry, food security, climate adaptation, and strengthening biodiversity.

12/06/2019

[Kauai][Event] Designing and Growing an Agroforest.

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/designing-and-growing-an-agroforestkauai-tickets-73489911303

Participants will learn strategies for reaching their production, risk management, and conservation goals with agroforestry.

Participants will:

Gain experience planning an agroforest from scratch
Learn how to customize an agroforest to the site and production/conservation goals
Discover and apply fundamental design principles
Develop a project budget and management plan
Learn about resources and tools for successful outcomes

Receive an agroforestry planning workbook

Participants will learn strategies for reaching their production, risk management, and conservation goals with agroforestry.

11/06/2019

[Oahu][Event] Designing and Growing an Agroforest.

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/designing-and-growing-an-agroforestoahu-tickets-73701676699

Participants will learn strategies for reaching their production, risk management, and conservation goals with agroforestry.
About this Event
Agroforestry systems have been cultivated throughout the Pacific Islands for extremely long periods of time. There is growing interest in modern agroforestry systems as a response to climate change and for other benefits such as food security, farm diversification, increased income, risk management, and soil and water conservation. Workshop participants will learn the latest strategies for reaching their goals in agroforestry. Hands-on activities during the workshop will give participants experience in the planning process from open land to managing an agroforest at any scale.

Participants will:

Gain experience planning an agroforest from scratch
Learn how to customize an agroforest to the site and production/conservation goals
Discover and apply fundamental design principles
Develop a project budget and management plan
Learn about resources and tools for successful outcomes
Gain field experience
Receive an agroforestry planning workbook

Participants will learn strategies for reaching their production, risk management, and conservation goals with agroforestry.

10/25/2019

A first-of-its-kind workshop on agroforestry design will be presented by Permanent Agriculture Resources with support of local partners on six Pacific Islands in November & December. Workshops will be presented on Oahu, Kauai, Guam, Saipan, Pohnpei, and Marshall Islands. The workshop focuses on planning agroforestry for production, conservation, resilience, and regeneration. More information at design.agroforestry.org.