Specifically for Small Farmers
Friday, January 28, 2011
9:30 am -2:30 pm (Doors open at 9 am)
Old Airport Pavilion-Makaeo
Keynote Speaker: Hawaii Department of Agriculture Chairman, Mr. Russell Kokubun on The Agricultural Renaissance for Hawaii
1:30 – 2:30 pm
Speaker Schedule:
10a-11a
Dr. Skip Bittenbender,
CTAHR and CBB Update
(Held in room mauka of stage)
11a-11:30a
Tom Greenwell & Bob Nelson,Ā
Processor Update on CBB Mitigation
(Held outside in tents, south of pavilion)
11:30a-12
Melanie & Colehour Bondera,
International Parmigiano-Reggiano OriGIn Award
(Held in room mauka of stage)
12p-12:30p
Bob Perry,
Nitrogen Monitoring of Soil & Tissue for Coffee Fertilization
(Held outside in tents, south of pavilion)
12:30p-1p
Melanie Bondera & Bob Smith,
There is a Fungus Among Us
(Held in room mauka of stage)
1p-1:30p
Lee Paterson,
Natural Processed Kona Coffee
(Held outside in tents, south of pavilion)
1:30p-2:30p
Russell Kokubun, Hawaii Dept of Agriculture, Chairman
The Agricultural Renaissance for Hawaii
(Center Stage)
In addition to the speakers, the EXPO includes vendors who will have on-going exhibits ofĀ Marketing Materials, Printing Services, Farm Equipment & Coffee Roasters, Small Farm Equipment, Shipping Services, Organic Info, Fertilizer Tools, Shade Tree Planting, and Irrigation. The USDA Farm Service Agency, USDA/RCD, SWCD, R&D, and NRCS will also be offering valuable information for farmers.
Several EXPO āspecialsā will be available to Kona Coffee Farmers Association members on EXPO day only, including āBuy One Get One Freeā on KCFA 100% Seals , and theĀ Parmigiano-Reggiano Kona Coffee Award Commemorative Stamp – which have it debut on Expo Day. Substantial discounts on KCFA logo merchandise will also be available.
EXPO is your āOne stop shopping” for the new and veteran farmers alike.
The Annual Kona Coffee Farmers General Meeting will follow at 3 pm.Ā Everyone is welcome but only current Active members may vote for the 2011 Board of Directors and only paid up KCFA members are eligible for fabulous Door Prizes.
Vendor and Exhibitor List Follows:
| 2011Ā KCFA Coffee Expo |
| PARTICIPANTS |
| Alii Printing-Marketing Material |
| American Machinery-Farm Equipment |
| Captain Cook Trading-Processing Equipment |
| Coffea Consulting-Shawn Steiman |
| Complete Art Service Hawaii-Marketing |
| Colors of Hawaii Printing |
| Copy Post Plus |
| CPS Fertilizer |
| CTAHR-Skip Bittenbender |
| Diamond Head Sprinkler |
| FedEx |
| Future Forest Nursery |
| Gourmet Chef’s Supply |
| Hawaii Community Credit Union |
| Hawaii SBDC Network |
| HOFA |
| KCFA Legislative |
| KCFA Logo Merchandise & Membership |
| Kona Irrigation |
| Pacific Bags/Premium Inc. |
| Perry Agricultural Laboratory, Inc. |
| ProduceĀ to Product-Marketing |
| Kona Raw Food Pet Co-op |
| Service Rentals-Equipment |
| Tropical Fruit Growers |
| USDA, Farm Service Agency |
| USDA/RCD Coffee cover crops |
| SWCD Soil & Water Conservation District |
| NRCS Natural Resourses Conservation Ser. |
| USDA Rural Development |
| USPS-Shipping |
Questions or can you Volunteer? Call Mary Lou Moss at 329-4035