Useful Links
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>>Private and Non-Profit Initiatives
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US Department of Agriculture http://www.usda.gov
USDA Rural Development, Hawai‘i State Office http://rurdev.usda.gov/HI-Contacts.html
USDA National Ag Statistics Service – Hawai‘i http://www.nass.usda.gov/Statistics_by_State/Hawaii/index.asp
USDA – Natural Resources Conservation Service – Pacific Islands http://www.nrcs.usda.gov/wps/portal/nrcs/site/pia/home
USDA – National Organics Program http://www.ams.usda.gov/AMSv1.0/NOP
USDA Organic Certification Cost Share Program http://hdoa.hawaii.gov/add/md/organiccostshare/
Start 2 Farm http://www.start2farm.gov/
Agricultural Marketing Resource Center http://www.agmrc.org/
Hawai‘i Agriculture & Food Products http://hawaii.gov/hdoa/add/products-database
Hawai‘i County Research and Development – Agriculture program http://hawaiicountyag.com/
Hawai‘i Department of Agriculture http://hawaii.gov/hdoa/hdoa
Hawai‘i Food and Drug Branch (Food Safety) http://hawaii.gov/health/environmental/food_drug/food/foodsafety.html
College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources (CTAHR) http://www.ctahr.hawaii.edu
College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources (CTAHR) – Local and Immigrant Farmer Education Program – English and Translated Training Materials http://www.ctahr.hawaii.edu/life/Site/Training_Materials.html
College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources (CTAHR) – Sustainable and Organic Agricultural Program http://www.ctahr.hawaii.edu/sustainag
Hilo College of Agriculture, Forestry and Natural Resource Management http://hilo.hawaii.edu/academics/cafnrm/
The Kohala Center‘s Ku I Ka Mana – Beginning Farmer Training Program http://kohalacenter.org/farmertraining\
Pacific Business Center Program http://pbcphawaii.com
University of Hawai‘i – Agribusiness Incubator Program (AIP) http://aip.hawaii.edu/default.aspx
University of Hawai‘i Community College Agricultural Program http://hawaii.hawaii.edu/agriculture/
Private and Non-Profit Initiatives
Agroforestry.org http://agroforestry.org/
Big Island Invasive Species Committees http://www.hawaiiinvasivespecies.org/iscs/biisc/
Big Island Farm Bureau http://www.bigislandfarmbureau.org/
Hawai‘i Agriculture Research Center (HARC) http://www.harc-hspa.com/
Hawai‘i Agritourism Association http://www.hiagtourism.org/
Hawai‘i Food Policy Council http://www.hawaiifoodpolicycouncil.org/featured/welcome
Hawai‘i Homegrown Food Network http://www.hawaiihomegrown.net
Hawai‘i Island Mediation Program (HIAMP) is a non-profit organization that provides free mediation services to the agricultural community http://hiamp.emcenter.org/
Hawai‘i Island School Garden Network http://www.kohalacenter.org/HISGN/about.html
Hawai‘i Seed http://hawaiiseed.org/
Hawai‘i Small Business Development Center http://hisbdc.org/
Kona County Farm Bureau http://konafarmbureau.org/contact.html
The Laulima Center – Rural and Cooperative Business Development http://www.kohalacenter.org/laulima/home.html
National Sustainable Agricultural Information Service https://attra.ncat.org/
Pacific Gateway Center (PGC) – Great resources for beginning farmers and training materials translated into several languages. http://www.pacificgatewaycenter.org/beginning-farmers.html
SCORE Hawai‘i – Free business advice and counseling. https://hawaii.score.org/
Big Island Beekeepers Association http://www.bigislandbeekeepers.com/
Hawai‘i Chocolate and Cacao Association (HCCA) http://hawaiichocolate.org
Hawai‘i Coffee Association http://www.hawaiicoffeeassoc.org/
Hawai‘i Export Nursery Association (HENA) http://www.hena.org/
Hawai‘i Farm Bureau http://hfbf.org/
Hawai‘i Farmers Union United http://hawaiifarmersunionunited.org /
Hawai‘i Food Industry Association http://www.hawaiifood.com/
Hawai‘i Food Manufacturer’s Association http://www.foodsofhawaii.com/
Hawai‘i Macadamia Nut Association http://www.hawaiimacnut.org/Content/default.asp
Hawai‘i Organic Farmers Association (HOFA) http://www.hawaiiorganic.org/
Hawai‘i Papaya Industry Association http://www.hawaiipapaya.com/
Hawai‘i Sheep and Goat Association https://sites.google.com/site/hawaiisheepandgoatassociation/
Hawai‘i Tea Society http://www.hawaiiteasociety.org/
Hawai‘i Tropical Fruit Growers Association http://www.hawaiitropicalfruitgrowers.org/
Hilo Orchid Society http://www.hiloorchidsociety.org
Kona Coffee Farmers Association http://www.konacoffeefarmers.org/
Kona-Kohala Chefs Association http://www.konakohalachefs.org
Orchid Growers of Hawai‘i http://www.hawaiiorchidgrowers.org
Adding value to locally grown crops in Hawai‘i http://agroforestry.net/pubs/Adding-Value-Hawaii-guide.pdf
Agricultural Marketing Resource Center www.agmrc.org
Bee Love Hawai‘i http://www.beelovehawaii.com
The Breadfruit Institute http://www.ntbg.org/breadfruit
Cover crops in Hawa‘ii http://oahurcd.org/wp-content/uploads/Cover-Crop-Handbook-Final_Oct-2011.pdf
Fruit of Warm Climates http://www.hort.purdue.edu/newcrop/morton/index.html
Good Agricultural Practices, A Self-Audit for Growers and Handlers http://onfarmfoodsafety.org/wp-content/uploads/ucdavis-food-safety-audit.pdf
Hawai‘i Agribusiness Guidebook http://oahurcd.org/resources/312-2/
Hawai‘i County Food Self-Sufficiency Baseline Study 2012 http://geodata.sdal.hilo.hawaii.edu/techgis/coh/BASELINE_FOOD_SUSTAINABILITY_WEB.pdf
Hawai‘i Fruit.net http://www.hawaiifruit.net/
Hawai‘i Island Farmer’s Guide to Accessing Local Markets http://www.hawaii.hawaii.edu/ocet/docs/guide_to_accessing_markets.pdf
Hawai‘i Plant Diseases http://www.hawaiiplantdisease.net/
Natural Farming Hawai‘i http://naturalfarminghawaii.net/
New Farmer Guidebook http://oahurcd.org/resources/new-farmer-guidebook/
University of Hawai‘i Master Gardener Program Web Links: Tropical Topics (great resource for publications and info re: crops, natives, pests, landscaping, etc) http://www.ctahr.hawaii.edu/UHMG/tropical-topics.asp