2011 KCFA Expo

Specifically for Small Farmers Friday, January 28, 2011 9:30 am -2:30 pm (Doors open at 9 am) Old Airport Pavilion-Makaeo Keynote Speaker: Hawaii Department of Agriculture Chairman, Mr. Russell Kokubun on The Agricultural Renaissance for Hawaii 1:30 – 2:30 pm Speaker Schedule: 10a-11a Dr. Skip Bittenbender, CTAHR and CBB Update (Held in room mauka of…

4th Annual KCFA Benefit Dinner & Auction – Live Auction List

LIVE Auction Items Date: November 14, 2010 Sunday, King Kamehameha Hotel, 5 pm for our 4th Annual KCFA Benefit Dinner and Auction (Snappy new credit card machine this year – ought to make checking out far speedier!) Blue Hawaii Helicopter Adventure Kohala Coast Adventure @ $554.50 45-50 minutes Helicopter tour for 2 Jim Keenan’s Wood…

2nd Annual KCFA Benefit Dinner & Auction

Auction Items November 16, 2008 2nd Annual KCFA Benefit Dinner and Auctio Activities   Pacific Island Fitness – Three –   1 month gift certificate Jack’s Diving Locker – certificate – pool intro or refresher scuba dive Fair Winds – Afternoon snorkel and snack cruise for two Captain Zodiac – 4 hour raft and snorkel adventure for…

Kona Coffee Farmers Annual Services/Resources EXPO 2010

This Friday!!, January 29, 2010- Old Airport Pavilion 9:30 am – 2:30 pm KCFA Annual Meeting to follow at 3 PM (must be a paid-up member to vote, so renew today!) Free Admission! Lots of Information! Speaker Schedule EXPO 2010 WORKSHOP SCHEDULE 10:00 – 10:30  CTAHR/RUSSELL  NAGATA 10:30 – 11:00   KNOW YOUR COFFEE & YOUR…

Fermentation – Coffee Wetmill Practices

BEST PRACTICES: Coffee Wetmill Practices – How They Affect Your Coffee Quality by Ken Sheppard, September 29, 2008 Objective: The purpose of this workshop is to discuss wet mill practices with a particular emphasis on the fermentation process. Food for thought: If we accept that the coffee on the tree is the best it can…

KCFA On YouTube

Thanks to KCFA member Keola Childs who taped the last Coffee Talk, Videos are available below: 1–Robert Barnes – Organic fertilizer use and availability for Kona coffee http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QS7fuGYZaqU 2– Bob Smith – Inorganic Fertilizer use http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EFBQWm-aOak 3- Bob Smith’s Shoulder-Bag Fertilizer Spreader http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tucmGHXbNLs 4– Ben Discoe- Using Biochar to enhance, reduce fertilizer needs http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=42gr_1whjcjc8 Kona…