August 2016 – The Independent Voice

Newsletter

Kona Coffee Enrolled in Slow Food’s Ark of Taste, New Tech for Sorting Green Coffee, Candidates Address Coffee Labeling Reform, Harvest Picnic – August 14th, Coffee and U.S. Soldiers during Wartime,
Hawaii’s Best Food Festival – KCCF, Coffee Drinking Tied to Lower Risk of Suicide, Register for the USDA Rural Transport Subsidy, How to add a photo to your Farm Listing, Salute to Supporting Business Member Captain Cook Trading Co and Recipe: Kona Coffee Marinade for Steak

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Promotional Opportunity

Marketing

  2016 September Membership Drive Sponsorship Opportunity: Our annual September Membership Drive is a time to invite Slow Food USA’s nearly 1 million social media supporters and email list to engage with the Slow Food movement in a deeper way. This year’s campaign theme is “Come to the Table.” We are highlighting the ways Slow…

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almost 6 years ago, in September 2010

Coffee Borer Beetle

From KCFA’s Pest and Disease Committee Have you ever brought in green coffee from outside the Big Island?  Did you know there are strict rules on the importation of green coffee? Recently, a shipping box from a mainland green coffee retailer was spotted at the post office.  Could this put us all at risk, again?…

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Discounted FedEx Rates for KCFA Members

Packaging

A key benefit of Membership is a FedEx discount that includes reduced rates to the mainland, inter-island, and international. To enroll, please open a FedEx account at https://www.fedex.com/register/#/contact and then email robyn.mederich@fedex.com to learn more about the discounts you will receive and how to get started. She will also make sure you get free packaging…

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May 3, 2016 Vertical/Shoot Selection Workshop with photos

Workshops

click on photo to enlarge… KCFA held its popular annual Vertical/Shoot Selection Coffee Talk workshop at Bob Nelson’s well maintained farm in Kainaliu.  Bob Smith and Bob Nelson gave their expertise to a group of about 30 interested farmers.   Also, Cheresa Coles and John Quinn,  Research Statisticians with the USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service…

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