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nancyredfeather
Jul 20, 20224 min read
The Early Grape Harvest - July 2022
Interestingly enough, grape production worldwide is currently experiencing great changes. As the weather heats up, grapes that had been...
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Nancy Redfeather
Jun 18, 20223 min read
The Summer Solstice: Turning Point of the Garden Year
‘Small plants, leaves and buds, growing in the soil. O fiery sun, may your rays of light and warmth bless us with abundance, and allow...
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Nancy Redfeather
Apr 30, 20223 min read
Happiness Held in the Seed is Shared in the Flower: Spring Ideas for Hawaii’s Home Gardens
Spring. A season as beautiful as its name. A season that reminds us to embrace joy and love. A season that reminds us that change is the...
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nancyredfeather
Mar 10, 20225 min read
Winter Wrap Up in the Vineyard
Blog #4 3/2022: Table Grape Varieties for Subtropical Hawai'i Trials Pruning the Vineyards, Making and Planting Scions, Winners of the...
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Nancy Redfeather
Feb 26, 20226 min read
It’s Time to Grow Corn in Hawaiʻi: Tips on Growing Popcorn, Sweet Corn, & Flour Corn in Your Garden
If you haven’t tried growing corn varieties in your garden yet, make this the year to get the seed into the ground and enjoy it’s...
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Nancy Redfeather
Feb 24, 20221 min read
Winter 2022: Kawanui Farm Table Grapes for Hawaii
NEW YouTube Channel-New Grape Resource-New Photos Three New Short Videos on Grape Subjects of Interest Link to You Tube If you haven't...
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Michelle Carrillo
Jan 15, 20222 min read
2022 Winter Solstice Greetings!
Winter has arrived and with it we are seeing epic forces of nature all across Hawai’i. From torrential rainfall ushered in by big gusty...
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Nancy Redfeather
Dec 10, 20216 min read
Cool Season Planting Tips & Challenges of Year Around Gardening Plus...Take Back Your Salad Bowl!
December 2021 The change of seasons is upon us as cooler weather and more rainfall in most of the state signal the beginning of our most...
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nancyredfeather
Nov 18, 20216 min read
Fall in the Subtropical Vineyard
November 2021 - Table Grapes for Hawai'i Research and Education Project Aloha Everyone, Welcome back to our second Grape Blog. It's now...
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nancyredfeather
Nov 4, 20212 min read
It's Time For The DOE To Take The Lead On Food And Education
Hawaii Grown: Civil Beat September 12, 2021 We are at an unprecedented moment, and if the DOE acts, Hawaii’s students and their food...
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Nancy Redfeather
Oct 23, 20216 min read
Saving Seed in Hawai’i: Processing, Drying, and Storing Seed in the Subtropics
October 2021 Keeping seeds dry and able to reproduce into the future in our subtropical climate is quite challenging. Seeds grown and...
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nancyredfeather
Sep 23, 20219 min read
Is Early Los Angeles a Model for Food and Agriculture in Hawai'i?
Civil Beat IDEAS: Is Early Los Angeles A Model For Food And Agriculture In Hawaii? Believe it or not, yes. In the first half of the 20th...
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Glenn Teves
Aug 27, 20217 min read
Growing Tomatoes
by Glenn I. Teves, County Extension Agent UH College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources, Cooperative Extension Service August...
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nancyredfeather
Jul 24, 20214 min read
Through the Grapevine: Getting to Know Subtropical Grape Varieties
By Gerry Herbert and Nancy Redfeather - Kawanui Farm - July 2021-Blog #1 Gerry and I want to welcome all of you to our 2-year grape...
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Nancy Redfeather
Jul 3, 20214 min read
Gardening in Small Spaces: Inspiration for growing in containers on lanais and windowsills
By Nancy Redfeather, July 2021 A time long ago, when I first began teaching, I realized I wanted to start growing some of my own food,...
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nancyredfeather
Jun 7, 20211 min read
Hope you can come along with us on our Table Grape Journey for Hawai'i
Sometime this week, I'm sending out an invitation statewide to agricultural groups inviting farmers, home gardeners and grape lovers to...
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Nancy Redfeather
Apr 13, 20216 min read
Three Sisters in the Hawaiian Garden: Warm Season Abundance
By Nancy Redfeather April 2021 Spring is here again, and it’s a perfect time to plant the Three Sisters in your home garden. This year, ...
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Nancy Redfeather, Jay Bost and Glenn Teves
Mar 14, 20216 min read
Seed Diversity is Vital to the Future of Food
Every seed tells a story, and the story of how seed, people and place are connected begins a long time ago, around 10,000 BCE, when our...
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Nancy Redfeather
Jan 20, 20215 min read
Tropical Corn Varieties for the Home Garden in Hawai’i: Growing Information, Recipes, and Lore
January 2021 If you haven’t tried growing corn varieties in your garden yet, make this the year to get the seed into the ground and enjoy...
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Nancy Redfeather
Dec 20, 20207 min read
Gifts from the Garden: Nurturing & Connecting Us to a Greater Rhythm, Wellness, and Contentment
December 2020 Tis the season once again, when our thoughts naturally turn to family and friends, as this challenging old year wanes,...
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