Hawaii Organic Farming Association Annual Conference:

Building Soils & Community

$10 for HOFA Members

$35 includes HOFA membership

*Scholarships Available

*Email hofa@hawaiiorganic.org

9:00-9:30am Check-in / Mingle Breakfast, Coffee

9:30-10:30am Introduction (1 hour)

• Why Organic? Industry wide

• Soil Amendments on Oahu

• Good news organic

• Organic Certification – Sarah Townsend

10:30 – 11:30 Membership Meeting(1 hour)

Re-launch of our new Organic Marketplace and our Small Farm Exemption

Report from the Treasurer

11:30-1:00pm Hands On (1.5 hours)

• Kupuna gardening – container gardening

• Simple plantings for success and nutrition

• Mini composting, weed composting

1:00-1:30 Lunch (30 minutes)

Updates from Booth Vendors

1:30-3:30 Rotating Breakout sessions (1.5 hours)

• Little Fire Ant and other invasive species – Una Greenaway

• Soil Conditioning – Jon Biloon

• Amendments – Ted Radovich

• Cover Crops, Markets – Hector Valenzuela

• Certification – Sarah Townsend