GH-M7: Big Island Examples
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ℹ️ Module Overview
💻 Zoom or Online Meeting Info
Click here to access our Zoom meeting. We recommend connecting using a laptop or desktop computer equipped with a webcam and Zoom software. You may also use your smartphone to attend, if needed. A strong WiFi connection is also recommended.
📚 Description & Resources
Module 7: Big Island Examples
Tuesday 8/23 – 5:30-7:00pm – Virtual Meeting
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- UH Hilo Review:
- What is the most memorable thing that you learned?
- What is one thing that surprised you?
- What was your favorite part?
Notes:
- IDEA: fatten your pigs on mac nuts!
- Air-layering = no taproot
- UH Hilo Seed Bank – https://www.ctahr.hawaii.edu/SEED/
- Johnny’s tomato seeds:
- Copaiba – the diesel tree
- CTHAR Lacewing Fact Sheet
- “Biofilm”
- HCC Cafeteria?
Big Island Examples:
- Kawamata Farms – Kamuela Tomatoes
- “Kamuela’s Finest” tomatoes (trademark)
- Naoji Kawamata moved to Big Island from Oahu in 1952
- First specialty was roses (had 100,000 rose bushes in the 1970s)
- 1995 – production shifted to tomatoes, grown using a hydroponic technique from the Netherlands
- Today they produce 30,000 lbs of tomatoes per week!
- Hawaii Farming LLC – Keiki Cukes
- Commercial
- “Keiki Cukes” first introduced in 2012
- Ag Tech: “We invest in robotics and automation for continual crop cycle optimization, improving production yields and enabling faster delivery of the freshest produce to all our customers across Hawai’i.”
- 12 acres of Greenhouse…
- Akatsuka Orchid Farm – Orchids
- A family-owned and operated orchid nursery since 1974.
- Wholesaler and retailer of orchids located in Volcano
- Home to the $20,000 Lady Slipper Orchid
- Orchid Care Guides by variety
- Youtube Channel
- Can ship to the mainland
HTFG Plant Containment Greenhouse – Grant-funded Greenhouse for the import and quarantine of new species
📍 Location Details
Virtual Classroom
Click here to access our Zoom meeting for the Tuesday evening Virtual Classroom sessions of Groundwork to Grow. We recommend connecting using a laptop or desktop computer equipped with a webcam and Zoom software. You may also use your smartphone to attend, if needed. A strong WiFi or cable connection is also recommended.
Instructors
Anthony Florig
Anthony serves as Hoʻōla Farms’ Groundwork to Grow program manager and is also the founder and owner of Big Island Box.
Experts
😷 Safety
Our programs are conducted in accordance with federal, state, and local safety guidelines, including COVID-19 protocols. Participants and site visitors are required to:
- Observe social distancing whenever possible.
- Bring a mask and wear it over your nose and mouth while in enclosed spaces.
- Wear closed-toed shoes and bring sun protection—educational programs only.
- Complete a liability waiver—educational programs only.
