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Harvest Fiesta 2018

Kudos to Event Chair Kay Dixon and Board Member Armando Rodriguez and his wife Karina and Board member/musician Chet Gardiner for giving us the good time! We were enjoying the beautiful panoramic view of Puuhonua o Honaunau below and the music and the company of fellow farmers and the delicious food as well as the…

Made In Hawaii Festival photos

The KCFA held a successful event at the Made in Hawaii Festival on Oahu, from August 17-19, 2018 with over 40,000 attendees. The KCFA booth was beautifully decorated with lots of handouts, displays and bags of coffee. Big Mahalo to Chris Coleman KCFA Board member, for generously donating the entire Booth cost to the KCFA.…

August 2018 – The Independent Voice

Candidates Respond to KCFA Questionnaires, What are Your Coffee Problems?, Drying Coffee – The Key to Quality, Research on Coffee Drying Methods,
Why Some Coffees are Sweeter than Others, 100% Hawaiian Macnuts with 100% Kona Coffee, Coffee,Bees and Climate Change, The Unsung Heroines of the Coffee Industry, Social Media 101, USDA 2018 Transportation Reimbursement Program,Recipe: Kona Coffee Satay and
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July 2018 Slow Food Nations Festival

Slow Food Nations Festival Aloha KCFA Members: For the second year in a row, KCFA will be an Exhibitor in mid-July at the Slow Food Nations festival in Denver, CO.  Take a look at the website: https://slowfoodnations.org/festival-2018/.  See KCFA listed as a participant in the Taste Marketplace section. Remember that Slow Food USA has granted Pure…

July 2018 – The Independent Voice

President’s Message, Legislative Update, Vog and Your farm, Canadian Tariff on Coffee Beans, Slow Foods Nation Preparation, Giant Mushroom
Cluster,Sorting Coffee Beans by Smell, CTAHR Needs Your Input, Kona Historical Society Auction, Coffee and Heart Health Study, Another Use for Coffee Grounds, Recipe: Kona Coffee Fudgy Brownie

June 2018 – The Independent Voice

Volcano Emissions Injury to Plant Foliage, Volcanic Effect on Ka’u Coffee, Legislative Update, KCFA Supports Pahoa Evacuees, Brew and Roast Guide, Slow Food Nations Festival, Video on Rat Lungworm Disease, Thoughts on Coffee Terroir, No – Coffee does not Cause Cancer, What Do You Want to Learn?,
Op/Ed – Distinguishing Coffee Grades, Response to OP/ED, Arabica Genome Sequenced, Coffee Tips, Recipe: Kona Coffee Mochi
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KCFA Wants to Help Evacuees

 We need a “count” of what donations of pastries/cookies and pounds of ground 100% Kona coffee that we can expect to receive from you this Wednesday for our “Pahoa Help Event” to be held on Friday. (all info below).   Would you please email us here… just click>>>  info@konaCoffeeFarmers.org to confirm your intended donation? We want to meet our goals…