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Join the Oʻahu RC&D Team - We Are Hiring!

Oʻahu RC&D is seeking a highly-motivated individual who is passionate about local agriculture and land stewardship to join our team as a Farmer and Community Engagement Coordinator. The primary role will be to provide education, outreach and engagement with farmers, community stakeholders and the public on agricultural stewardship and natural resource management issues.

The deadline for the first screening of applications is 5 PM, Tuesday, January 14^th, 2020. Details on how to apply are available on our website.

Oʻahu RC&D Featured in Pacific Business News

Join Pacific Business News as they kick off a new year doing great business in the state of Hawai'i. They will toast the success of list-makers who have earned their spot on one of PBN's top lists. This exclusive event brings together the most influential, most connected, and most informed business leaders in Hawaiʻi.

Come celebrate everything that makes Hawai'i special at PBN's Premier Networking Event of the Year-the 2020 Book of Lists!

O'ahu RC&D was nominated and selected to be a featured non-profit organization in PBNʻs 2020 Book of Lists.

Come and Celebrate with the Hawai’i Women Farmers Network!

Join O'ahu RC&D for an evening out and be a part of the Hawai'i Women Farmers Network!
The evening will entail farm tastings & ag-tourism demonstrations, a locally-sourced, farm-to-table dinner, live music by Aja Gample, giveaways, networking and more.

Get Tickets!

About the Keynote: Lisa Kivirist

The Keynote Speaker of the evening is Author and Producer Lisa Kivirist. A national advocate for women in sustainable agriculture, Lisa Kivirist serves as a Senior Fellow, Endowed Chair in Agricultural Systems for the Minnesota Institute for Sustainable Agriculture at the University of Minnesota and served as a distinguished IATP Food and Community Fellow. She authored Soil Sisters: A Toolkit for Women Farmers, compiling advice and resources from over 100 women in sustainable agriculture. Kivirist was recognized by In Business Magazine as a "Woman of Industry" for her leadership growing the women in sustainable agriculture movement.

Woman Farmer Feature: Jamie Ronzello

Through the Hawaiʻi Women Farmers Network developed by Oʻahu Resource Conservation & Development Council, we were able to connect with many of our local producers, from ranchers to bee farmers through the State of Hawaiʻi. It was on Molokaʻi that we got to meet Jamie Ronzello, a dedicated second-generation farmer. Hear her story and how she continues to perpetuate her agribusiness to support herself, her ʻohana, and her community.

Community Events

Windward Zero Waste School Hui’s legendary
COMPOST SALE
Saturday, January 25, 2020
Kainalu Elementary School
9AM-2PM
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All proceeds benefit the participating schools. The Windward Zero Waste School Hui is proud to share with YOU the very BEST compost in the land!

Compost is priced at $10 for a 5-gallon bucketful (approximately one cubic foot). Please bring your own container(s) if you have them – we have buckets on hand if you don’t.

For more information, visit their website, https://zerowasteschoolhui.org/

Hilo Women in Agriculture Conference
January 25, 2020
Univ. of Hawaii-Komohana Research & Extension Ctr-Room D 202
6:45AM
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This conference is for women farmers and anyone who works with women farmers. If you have been farming for years, are a new & aspiring farmer, a banker, lender or in the agricultural industry, this conference is for you!

Registration: $30 between December 10, 2019 and January 17, 2020; $35 after January 17. To register, go to WomenInAg.wsu.edu.

Check out the agenda, speaker information, sponsors and event site details.

Together We Farm
Soil Health Workshop: English

Thu, February 6, 2020
5:00 PM – 7:00 PM HST
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Join us for a two hour soil workshop at Corteva Agriscience in Waialua to learn farming strategies that will save you money and increase your yields.
For more information and Tickets, CLICK HERE!

Hawai'i Farm Bureau
Ag Day at the Capitol
February 5, 2020
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SAVE THE DATE!
Contact HFBF for more information: info@hfbf.org

Updated O'ahu Soil Water Conservation District Meeting Schedule

West O'ahu
SWCD Meeting

January 21, 2019
12:30 PM

Kunia Village Agribusiness Complex-Crop Production Services Conference Room

Windward O'ahu
SWCD Meeting

January 16, 2019
5:45 PM

KEY Project

South O'ahu
SWCD Meeting

January 16, 2020
6:00 PM

Regency Park
Rec Room

Our work in sustainable agriculture would not possible without your support.

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