Seeds Of Wellbeing - SOW

In this episode we talk with Peleke Flores, Field Operations & Cultural Resources Manager at Mālama Hulē'ia, a nonprofit on Kauaʻi dedicated to restoring the wetland ecosystem along the Hulē'ia River and the Alekoko Fishpond. Their nonprofit mission is to advocate, educate and head community efforts to reestablish the functional watershed and create an environmental stewardship progr...

In this episode we talk with Dr. Amjad Ahmad, Department of Tropical Plant and Soil Sciences, about the crop variety trials conducted at the University of Hawaii CTAHR Experiment Stations and the infamous Banana Bunchy Top Virus that has spread across the Hawaiian Islands.   Brought to you by University of Hawaii College of Tropical Ag. and Human Resources, and the Seeds of Well-being (SOW) Projec...

In this episode we talk with Pomai Weigert with GoFarm Hawaii and Linus Tavaras from American AgCredit about a new grant matching program they have partnered to create for ag producers needing $10-$25,000. We talk about the details of this new program, but also review the range of financial assistance and support services each organization provides for the Hawaii ag community. This podcast is brou...

In this episode we talk with Eric Bowman from the Kohala Center in Waimea on the Big Island of Hawaii about the entire range of loans and funding options available to ag producers in Hawaii, but in detail about micro-loans using crowdfunding and grants available from the Natural Resource Conservation Services (NRCS). This podcast is brought to you by University of Hawaii College of Tropical Ag. an...

In this episode we talk about the Western Regional Agricultural Stress Assistance Program (WRASAP). Funded by a USDA Farm and Ranch Stress Assistance Network (FRSAN) grant, WRASAP is composed of lead agencies representing 13 states and 4 territories, including Hawaii. WRASAP recognizes that high levels of stress have been present in our agricultural communities. Causes include unstable finances, c...

Aloha & Welcome to the SOW podcast, aimed to provide educational support, information, guidance, and outreach to farmers, ranchers, and allied agricultural producers in Hawaii. In this episode, we hear from Daniel Anthony, kalo (aka taro) producer and advocate on the island of Oahu, about some of the history and many of the realities of growing this important crop in Hawaii. This podcast is br...

Aloha & Welcome to the SOW podcast, aimed to provide educational support, information, guidance, and outreach to farmers, ranchers, and allied agricultural producers in Hawaii. In this episode, we hear from Glenn Teves, County Extension Agent on the rural island of Molokai, about how to maintain an even keel when faced with some of the struggles of agriculture in Hawaii. This podcast is brough...

Aloha & Welcome to the SOW podcast aimed to provide educational support, information, guidance and outreach to farmers, ranchers, and allied agricultural producers in Hawaii. In this episode, we hear from S.O.A.P Extension Agent Emile Kirk, who willing be talking about stressors and language barriers that impact immigrant farmers and workers.  This podcast is brought to you by University of Ha...

Aloha & Welcome to the SOW podcast aimed to provide educational support, information, guidance and outreach to farmers, ranchers, and allied agricultural producers in Hawaii. In this episode, we hear from Coloradoʻs AgrAbility program and how it can help the physical, mental, and emotional health of ag producers everywhere. This podcast is brought to you by University of Hawaii College of Trop...

Aloha & Welcome to the SOW podcast aimed to provide educational support, information, guidance and outreach to farmers, ranchers, and allied agricultural producers in Hawaii. In this episode, we hear from agriculture producers about ʻonipaʻa, and ways they address the physical, mental, emotional and spiritual aspects of Hawaiʻi agriculture production   This podcast is brought to you by Univers...

Aloha & Welcome to the SOW podcast aimed to provide educational support, information, guidance and outreach to farmers, ranchers, and allied agricultural producers in Hawaii. In this episode we’re going to be talking about different agricultural stressors in Hawaii and some resources that are available.   This podcast is brought to you by University of Hawaii College of Tropical Ag. and Human...

Aloha & Welcome to the SOW podcast aimed to provide educational support, information, guidance and outreach to farmers, ranchers, and allied agricultural producers in Hawaii. In this episode we’re going to be talking with Nancy Ooki, Maui County 4-H and Youth Development Programs,  Interim Hawai‘i State 4-H Program Leader Agriculture. Nancy is also the point of contact for the Hawaii Extension...

Aloha & Welcome to the SOW podcast aimed to provide educational support, information, guidance and outreach to farmers, ranchers, and allied agricultural producers in Hawaii. In this episode we’re going to be talking with Heather Greenwood-Junkermeier who is an  Extension Agent who works with the  intergenerational and aging programs. Heather will be sharing succession planning information and...

Aloha & Welcome to the SOW podcast aimed to provide educational support, information, guidance and outreach to farmers, ranchers, and allied agricultural producers in Hawaii. In this episode we’re going to be talking to Dr. Thao Le who works in the areas of mindfulness and we will be talking all about holiday stress and how to deal with it.   This podcast is brought to you by University of Haw...

Aloha & Welcome to the SOW podcast aimed to provide educational support, information, guidance and outreach to farmers, ranchers, and allied agricultural producers in Hawaii. In this episode we will be talking with Emilie Kirk who is the Sustainable and Organic Agriculture Extension Agent on Kauai island. She will be discussing the COVID-19 ag needs assessment conducted in 2020. This podcast i...

Aloha & Welcome to the SOW podcast aimed to provide educational support, information, guidance and outreach to farmers, ranchers, and allied agricultural producers in Hawaii. In this episode we introduce the Seeds of Wellbeing project and project director Dr. Thao Le. This podcast is brought to you by University of Hawaii College of Tropical Ag. and Human Resources, and the Seeds of Wellbeing...