Progress 09/15/23 to 09/14/24
Outputs
Target Audience:The project offers a low-cost educational program to all adult learners who want to pursue a careerin agriculture. The project recruits Native Hawaiian (NH) and other underrepresented groups who are looking for a directfocused pathway towards a career insustainable farming. Additionally, the project will target commercial farmers (at allstages of business development) that are prepared to overcome production and business challenges. Recruitment andoutreach will target NH and UR people and communities, with the support and assistance of many NH-serving non-profitorganizations. Changes/Problems: No major changes. Minor adjustments as follows: Original plan was to do reciprocal farm visits with The Kohala Center. Their training program was on hiatus so we connected with other groups. Original plan was to translate existing videos into Native Hawaiian. A more impactful opportunity was completed: Olelo Noeau reels were completed which garnered over 3,000 views. What opportunities for training and professional development has the project provided?Staff members have attended relevant state and national conferences duringthe period including the NIFTI Field School, Hawaii Visitor Bureau Convention, Council for Native Hawaiian Advancement Convention, Hawaii Investment Ready Enterprise Cohort, Agriculture Leadership Program, Food Systems Summit, Hawaii Agricultural Day, UH CTAHR Conference, ANNH PD Meeting, AgTA Hui Retreat, Global AgritourismSummit, Floral Summit, HFUU Convention, and Hawaii Tropical Fruit Growers Conference. Staff members attended an intensive staff retreat to gain communication and leadership skills. Staff participate in the industry in the following ways: Founder and CoFacilitator: Hawaii AgTraining and Technical Assistance Hui (Statewide) Board Member: Hawaii Agritourism Association Board Member (Statewide) Board Member: Agriculture Leadership Foundation of Hawaii (Statewide) Maui Native Hawaiian Chamber of Commerce Board Member (Maui) Island of Hawaii Visitors Bureau Board Member (Hawaii Island) Hawaii Tourism Authority Destination Management Action Plan DMAP Steering Committee (Maui) Hawaii Tourism Authority Destination Management Action Plan DMAP Steering Committee (Hawaii Island) Advisory Board Member: Waipahu High School Academy of Natural Sciences (Oahu) Advisory Board Member: Wahiawa Value-Added Product Development Center (Oahu) Committee Member: Hawaii AgHui (Statewide) Committee Member: Hawaii Microfinance Hui (Statewide) Committee Member: Hawaii Institutional Purchasing Hui (Statewide) Committee Member: Language Access Hui (Statewide) Committee Member: Islands and Remote Areas USDA Regional Rood Business Center (Statewide) Participant: Hawaii Investment Ready Funder Cohort (Statewide) Participant: Transforming Hawai'i's Food Systems Together (Statewide) Participant: Market Systems Value Chain Analysis, Hamakua Institute (Hawaii Island) Participant: Food Systems Forum (Statewide) How have the results been disseminated to communities of interest? Regular updates of activities and graduations on social media Booths at ag-related events Regular meetings with collaborators and funders Regular tours with government and educational leaders Students and program have appeared on community television, radio, local magazine, and newspaper articles Annual activity report has been distributed to collaborators and funders and is made available to the public Progress is shared regularly with Advisory Panel and CTAHR Administration What do you plan to do during the next reporting period to accomplish the goals? Additional short course planned for 2024-2025
Impacts
What was accomplished under these goals?
Project Goal: reduce Hawaii's dependence on imported food, increase food sustainability, develop the local workforce, and support the state's pandemic economic recovery through an affordable program for adult learners to pursue careers and business in food production. Project Impact and Results: Students independently farming or entered careers in agriculture. Participants 1) Increased knowledge, leadership, and marketing skills of potential farmers, 2) Receive sufficient skills to start and operate a successful agribusiness or enter agricultural workforce, 3) Start new farms or agribusinesses, 4) Have business skills to increase likelihood of success, 5) Help diversify the workforce, 6) Increase local food security, food supply, and sales of locally-grown products, 7) Increase production, efficiency, revenues, and/or profits, and 8) Have businesses that are more sustainable through higher revenues, profits, or acreage. Existing businesses have access to skilled labor. This project will increase educational opportunities and interest in this workforce pathway. It will also increase the production and sale of locally-grown products, helping the state work towards its goal of increased food sustainability. Objective 1: Operate and improve GFH Beginning Farmer Training Program: GFH will offera science-based, non-credit certificate program at five locations. Program will be improved by integrating variety trials, soil building, and peer-to-peer mentorship into select curriculum. Participant counts during the 9/15/23-9/14/24: AgXposure: goal accomplished in Year 1 AgXcel: goal accomplished in Year 1 Graduates start careers in agriculture: goal accomplished in Year 1 Curriculum update: goal accomplished in Year 1 Objective accomplished Objective 2: Provide and improve agribusiness training and technical assistance to current andaspiring farmers (including BFTP students): GFH will support aspiring farmers through in-depth agribusiness training to BFTP students at five locations statewide and ongoing business consultingto those in AgIncubator. In addition, ABT will provide technical assistance and business coaching to farmers statewide. Program will be enhanced by adding leadership skill building into curriculum. The following was achieved between 9/15/23-9/14/24: Agribusiness training and assistance: goal accomplished in Year 1 Curriculum update: goal accomplished in Year 1 Objective accomplished Objective 3: Expand educational opportunities for farmers through short courses. The following was achieved between 9/15/23-9/14/24: Short courses: 1 cacao; 1 poultry; 1 orchard (3 courses) Classes offered: 33 classes offered Attendance: 78 (54 NH/UR) Product Development: 6 new products developed Additional short course planned for 2024-2025 Kalo grow-teach share: Kauai Harvest (10 people): 200 pounds (participants donated to colleagues, friends, neighbors) Waimanalo Kalo Fest (28 people): 900 pounds (donated 400 to Maui, 500 to Oahu plus 75 lbs leaf) Waimanalo Kalo Harvest (30 people): 800 huli replanted, 50 donated. 100 lbs kalo donated. Wailua Kalo Harvest (20 people) 250lbs donated. Bishop Museum Haloa Kalo Fest (booth and education) Waipio Valley (20 people) education from cultural practitioners Waimanalo: huli donations to local farmers Objective accomplished. Objective 4: Provide targeted support to Native Hawaiian (and UR) community on Island of Molokai: GFH will mentor Sustainable Molokai's new agribusiness specialist by sharing GFHknowledge, experience, and resources. This collaboration will enhance opportunities for farmers on Molokai by giving them on-island support, while connecting them with statewide GFH resources. The following was achieved between 9/15/23-9/14/24: The following support and resources were provided: business training content development; business planning basics; business planning for egg businesses; farm resource panel development; conducting on-farm site visits; how to register a business; financial recordkeeping; tax basics; farm resources 49 hours of support provided Goal accomplished Objective 5: Increase networking and outreach with NH/UR communities: GFH will establishreciprocal farm visits for mentorship, mutual learning, and sharing of cultural knowledge and indigenous agricultural practices with The Kohala Center (TKC). Staff will also participate in professional development to deepen agricultural and cultural knowledge. The following was achieved between 9/15/23-9/14/24: TKC currently not offering classes; worked with other groups instead: Hosted and visited HuiMAU; 46 participants Hosted and visited Hawaii Community College sustainable agriculture class: 15 participants Academy of Hawaiian Arts: 65 Goal accomplished Video translation: 3 Olelo Noeau videos created; 3,073 views Goal accomplished Objective 6: Provide leadership opportunities for GFH staff and network: Staff taking professional development classes will educate peers and students, GFH graduates will mentor students, seasoned staff will train and mentor newer staff, and CTAHR CE staff will mentor GFH staff, students, and graduates. The following was achieved between 9/15/23-9/14/24: Hawaii Ag Leadership Foundation Cohort - 18 months - 1 staff Hawaii Investment Ready - 12 months - 2 staff Additional opportunities planned for 2024-2025 Worked with external evaluator on project evaluation.
Publications
- Type:
Other
Status:
Published
Year Published:
2024
Citation:
GoFarm Hawaii Annual Report 2023
https://gofarmhawaii.org/gofarm-hawai%ca%bbi-annual-report/
- Type:
Websites
Status:
Published
Year Published:
2024
Citation:
GoFarm Hawaii Website Updates
https://gofarmhawaii.org/
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Progress 09/15/22 to 09/14/23
Outputs
Target Audience:The GoFarm Hawaii Program offers a low-cost educational program to all adult learners who want to pursue a career inagriculture. The project recruits Native Hawaiian (NH) and other underrepresented groups who are looking for a direct, focusedpathway towards a career in sustainable farming. Additionally, the project will target commercial farmers (at all stages ofbusiness development) that are prepared to overcome production and business challenges. Recruitment and outreach willtarget NH and UR people and communities, with the support and assistance of many NH-serving non-profit organizations. Changes/Problems:Due to major wildfire and its impact on the Island of Maui, class schedule and attendance may be affected. Participation fee support will be offered to Maui attendees. What opportunities for training and professional development has the project provided?Staff members have attended relevant state and national conferences including the 2023 Fancy Food Show, NIFTI Conference, and Hawaii Tropical Fruit Growers Conference. Staff members attended an intensive facilitation workshop to gain communication andleadership skills. Staff participate in the industry in the following ways: Founder and Chairperson: Hawaii AgTraining and Technical Assistance Hui (Statewide) Board Member: Hawaii Agritourism Association Board Member (Statewide) Board Member: Agriculture Leadership Foundation of Hawaii (Statewide) Agricultural Leadership Foundation of Hawaii BOD (Statewide) Maui Native Hawaiian Chamber of Commerce Board Member (Maui) Island of Hawaii Visitors Bureau Board Member (Hawaii Island) Hawaii Tourism Authority Destination Management Action Plan DMAP Steering Committee (Maui) Hawaii Tourism Authority Destination Management Action Plan DMAP Steering Committee (Hawaii Island) Advisory Board Member: Waipahu High School Academy of Natural Sciences (Oahu) Advisory Board Member: Wahiawa Value-Added Product Development Center (Oahu) Committee Member: Hawaii AgHui (Statewide) Committee Member: Hawaii Microfinance Hui (Statewide) Committee Member: Hawaii Institutional Purchasing Hui (Statewide) Committee Member: Language Access Hui (Statewide) Committee Member: Islands and Remote Areas USDA Regional Rood Business Center (Statewide) Participant: Hawaii Investment Ready (Statewide) Participant: Transforming Hawai'i'sFood Systems Together (Statewide) Participant: Market Systems Value Chain Analysis, Hamakua Institute (Hawaii Island) Participant: Food Systems Forum (Statewide) How have the results been disseminated to communities of interest? Regular updates of activities and graduations on social media Booths at ag-related events Regular meetings with collaborators and funders Regular tours with government and educational leaders Students and program have appeared on community television, radio, local magazine, and newspaper articles Annual activity report has been distributed to collaborators and funders and is made available to the public Progress is shared regularly with Advisory Panel and CTAHR Administration What do you plan to do during the next reporting period to accomplish the goals? Continue development and offering of short courses Provide support to Sustainable Molokai Provide network and outreach to NH communities Provide professional development to staff Work with external evaluator on project evaluation
Impacts
What was accomplished under these goals?
Project Goal: reduce Hawaii's dependence on imported food, increase food sustainability, develop the local workforce, and support the state's pandemic economic recovery through an affordable program for adult learners to pursue careers and business in food production. Project Impact and Results: Students independently farming or entered careers in agriculture. Participants will: 1) Increase knowledge, leadership, and marketing skills of potential farmers, 2) Receive sufficient skills to start and operate a successful agribusiness or enter agricultural workforce, 3) Start new farms or agribusinesses, 4) Have business skills to increase likelihood of success, 5) Help diversify the workforce, 6) Increase local food security, food supply, and sales of locally-grown products, 7) Increase production, efficiency, revenues, and/or profits, and 8) Have businesses that are more sustainable through higher revenues, profits, or acreage.Existing businesses have access to skilled labor. This project will increase educational opportunities and interest in this workforce pathway. It will also increase the production and sale of locally-grown products, helping the state work towards its goal of increased food sustainability. Objective 1: Operate and improve GFH Beginning Farmer Training Program: GFH will offera science-based, non-credit certificate program at five locations. Program will be improved by integrating variety trials, soil building, and peer-to-peer mentorship into select curriculum. Participant counts during the 9/15/22-9/14/23: AgXposure: 99 attended, 20 NH, 81 UR AgXcel: 58 enrolled and marketed CSA products 89% start farms or enter workforce Curriculum updated to include variety trials on Kauai Asian greens, soil building and peer-to-peer mentorship. Objective 2: Provide and improve agribusiness training and technical assistance to current andaspiring farmers (including BFTP students): GFH will support aspiring farmers through in-depthagribusiness training to BFTP students at five locations statewide and ongoing business consultingto those in AgIncubator. In addition, ABT will provide technical assistance and business coachingto farmers statewide. Program will be enhanced by adding leadership skill building into curriculum. The following was achieved between 9/15/22-9/14/23: GFH In-Depth Agribusiness Training - 66 (15 NH) Other Business Training and Coaching - 259 (13 NH) Curriculum updated to include leadership and professionalism skills Objective 3: Expand educational opportunities for farmers through short courses. The following was achieved between 9/15/22-9/14/23: 3 short course classes developed and offered on: 2 on Cacao; 1 Tractor Usage; 46 received training (30 NH/UR) 3 supported with Value-Added Products (3 products developed) Planting and huli share event for participants at North Shore, Oahu location Hawaii Island location participants harvested and sent kalo from Kaiwiki Farm to support Maui poi and ai pono production.178 pounds of corm, 38 pounds of lau, and 14 pounds of ha Kalo, Cacao, and Ulu/Orchard courses anticipated for 2023-2024 Objective 4: Provide targeted support to Native Hawaiian (and UR) community on Island of Molokai: GFH will mentor Sustainable Molokai's new agribusiness specialist by sharing GFHknowledge, experience, and resources. This collaboration will enhance opportunities for farmerson Molokai by giving them on-island support, while connecting them with statewide GFH resources. The following was achieved between 9/15/22-9/14/23: In progress, scheduled for 2023-2024 Objective 5: Increase networking and outreach with NH/UR communities: GFH will establishreciprocal farm visits for mentorship, mutual learning, and sharing of cultural knowledge and indigenous agricultural practices with The Kohala Center (TKC). Staff will also participate in professional development to deepen agricultural and cultural knowledge. The following was achieved between 9/15/22-9/14/23: Hosted Hawaii Community College at GFH site - 15 participants In progress, scheduled for 2023-2024 Objective 6: Provide leadership opportunities for GFH staff and network: Staff taking professional development classes will educate peers and students, GFH graduates will mentor students, seasoned staff will train and mentor newer staff, and CTAHR CE staff will mentor GFH staff, students, and graduates. The following was achieved between 9/15/22-9/14/23: 14 farm visits (99 GFH graduates mentor others) 5 staff farm mentorship visits 10 CTAHR mentorship activities Professional development classes in progress, scheduled for 2023-2024
Publications
- Type:
Websites
Status:
Published
Year Published:
2023
Citation:
GoFarm Hawaii website:
https://gofarmhawaii.org/
- Type:
Other
Status:
Published
Year Published:
2023
Citation:
GoFarm Hawaii Annual Report 2022
https://gofarmhawaii.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/GFH-Annual-Report-2022.pdf
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