Writing in are the six lovely ladies attending HIP Ag’s Fall semester, Anya, Ellen, Rachel, Aja, Emily and Laurel. We set up this blog to show the world what we’re up to, learning about bringing people and the land together … Continue reading
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Sowing Seeds of Awakening in San Diego
Our trip to San Diego has been super productive and fun thus far. We have been visiting with family and I have been speaking to young adults, promoting HIP Agriculture’s up coming sumer course. I have spoken to almost 200 … Continue reading
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Observation Log
Weekly Observation log: Week of Oct 2nd I prepped lower garden space to start new test plot for agroforestry. We cleared the cane grass, added composted cow manure from the local dairy, fish and bone meal, and lime … Continue reading
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A full moon and mycroremediation
Aloha readers! After a fun filled weekend, we dived enthusiastically into Agroforestry and Mycology week, but not without tempering with a healthy dose of gardening. Monday we cleaned up the Kapaau orchard while learning about proper mature orchard care. The … Continue reading
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A letter from Rachel
It is my fifth day at HIP Agriculture and I couldn’t be more thrilled about my decision to learn at this innovative institute. The five girls that I will be spending the next eight weeks learning with come from different … Continue reading
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Director’s Welcome
Week one culminates at the Kohala Country Fair HIP Agriculture represented the young farmers movement at the Kohala Country Fair today. At our booth we sold fresh squeezed orange juice, starfruit and gave out samples of macadamia nuts from our … Continue reading
