Welcome to the
Hawai‘i Farmers Union

Hawai'i Farmers Union and the Hamakua North Hilo Agricultural Cooperative sponsor:

Farm Community Potluck and Seed Exchanges

 Held at at Honokaa's historic ILWU Jack Wayne Hall building (on the Waipi'o, makai end of Mamane Street)

Summertime schedule: doors open and seed exchange begins at 5:30, with potluck dinner at 6:30.
(next dates are July 10 and August 14, 2009)

  Home gardeners, farmers and other community members are most welcome whether you bring seeds, plants or cuttings, or just take some home!
E komo mai kakou, kokua kekahi i kekahi, aloha kekahi i kekahi.
(Welcome! Help each other, love each other!)
Join us in growing community food sovereignty in Hamakua!

To join: print and send in a membership form.

HFU Member benefits - Be part of establishing the oldest and most distinguished general farming organization - (advocating for family farmers for 107 years!)

• Discounted HFU charter membership rates sponsored by California Famers Union.
• Free print subscription to NFU News monthly newsletter, and HFU publications as available
• Optional Dental and Vision insurance available
• Complimentary $1000 life insurance (accidental death or dismemberment)
• Opportunity to join with farmers and family farm supporters in promoting progressive legislation on agricultural and related economic issues backed by NFU's authoritative, grassroots-fed policy

Resources and further reading:

• The National Family Farm Coalition (NFFC) Farmer to Farmer Campaign on Genetic Engineering
• An excellent article which  puts food and financial crisis issues into context, Let Them Eat Free Markets: How deregulation fuels the global food crisis
• A briefing paper on Marker-Assisted Selection
• Organic Farming and Climate Change
• Grassroots Guide to the 2008 Farm Bill