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Maui just last month (December, 2016) many people are no farmers, no food. lots of farmers, lots of
feeling more motivated than ever to get involved in the food. See you out there in our expanding and delicious
land expansion movement for organic food production local food movement.
here on Maui. But many government officials and Bon Appetite!
concerned local citizens have raised the important question
as to what our island society truly needs to see from these For more information on Go Green and how you can help
expansive and productive lands in the new era of post- get Hawaii self-reliant with food go to:
sugar Maui. Can we repurpose the Central Maui ag lands www.gogreenculture.org
from chemically-cultivated industrial export crops (which
have produced corporate profits but zero local food value
for the past 140 years) to diversified and organic cultivation
of local food? It will take expertise and investment to gerry Dameron is executive Director of the go green
remediate the soil from chemical contamination, build soil Culture Foundation, a 501C(3) charitable trust
biological health, and create the vital foundation for future foundation that does research, publishing, and project
organic farm operations to thrive in 2017 and beyond. management for full spectrum sustainability on the
community and town level. he is a board member of
A deeper look at A&B’s motives and an analysis of the
opportunities and challenges inherent in this transition the Mauna Kahalawai Chapter of the hawai’i Farmer’s
from chemical-industrial ag to small organic family farm union united (hFuu).
steads would require another 5 page article to discuss
adequately. Suffice it to say, the authors encourage A&B to
be transparent with the community and to engage in open Jenny pell is an internationally recognized permaculture
discussions to inform and include Maui citizens. Keeping farming design expert with dozens of successful local
the land in agriculture, not re-zoning for development, and agriculture and community planning projects around
assuring a percentage of the total acreage is dedicated to the world who now resides on Maui and is a board
local food production at affordable prices for local farmers member of the statewide hFuu organization.
would naturally be a rational, open minded, and inclusive
strategy that could very well benefit all of Hawaii. We
hope A&B will allow the citizens of Maui to benefit from
these special lands with cultivation of local diversified
food cultivation for our citizen’s healthy future, rather than 808WELLNESS
develop the region into another overdeveloped urban area
like Waikiki. We do not need Maui to become a Maui-kiki,
we need Maui to stay Maui.
local Food revolution
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to flourish. With inspired governance and intelligent
support, Maui can become a renaissance center of local Holistic Products & Remedies
food production with food security for all our citizens here Classes, Workshops, Guest Speakers Alan Schroepfer, LAc, TCM
in Hawaii. Let’s take the pledge to eat a locally grown meal
every week, and put something from the local A`ina on our Sara Schroepfer, MAT #12896
plates every day. Each of us can become an integral part 808-875-HEAL (4325)
of the demand for more local food! It’s fun and it’s healthy. 808Wellness.com
The future of food on Maui is looking (and tasting…) fresh,
healthy, and delicious! Shop at the Farmer’s Markets, meet 2439 South Kihei Rd Suite 206a Kihei, Maui
your farmers, and maybe even join HFUU. Go to MAE #3142
www.hfuuhi.org for meeting places and dates.
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