The North Kohala Food Forum recently facilitated the development of a community-based strategic plan called “Growing a Local Food System in North Kohala.” Beginning in 2009, the North Kohala Food Forum has been setting the foundation for community food self-sufficiency by gathering data and convening the community to identify barriers and opportunities to achieving the [...]

The North Kohala Eat Locally Grown Campaign is helping the community reach its food self-sufficiency goal by spearheading public education, community capacity building and market expansion initiatives. We believe that a community-based, culturally appropriate, sustainable food system in North Kohala will benefit the health, environment and economy of the community. Our initiatives this year include: [...]

Learn how to process local foods from our blog! New…Community Harvest Online—a place to share food and equipment. Community Harvest Hawai‘i is a project that harvests and processes the excess food in the community—we share a community meal and distribute fresh, local food through the Food Basket and Kohala Senior Nutrition Program. Community Harvest Hawai‘i [...]