Hawai'i Farmers Soil Health Network

This video, “Hawai'i Farmers Soil Health Network - working and learning together in the spirit of aloha ʻaina,” made for Oahu Resource and Development Council, explores the intersection of traditional knowledge and contemporary agricultural practices in Hawai'i. The video features 3 native Hawaiian farmers, each sharing their wisdom and practices, which have been passed down through generations, offering powerful solutions on soil health, sustainable farming, and a future of abundance and food sovereignty.

Know Your Cost To Grow

The Oʻahu Resource Conservation & Development Council came to us with a request to help them create a video documenting a training event for their Hawai'i Women Farmers Network program. This event and cohort focused on integrating and implementing a software tool called “Know Your Cost To Grow”. This tool and framework provides multi-crop vegetable farmers with a step-by-step process for determining their crop-specific costs of production and a framework for using cost of production information for business planning and decision-making. It allows them to make informed decisions based on time studies and real data from their on the ground work. It was an inspiring group to be around and the consensus was that these women farmers found the tool and program enlightening. They were excited to continue to use the software as they work to provide a good living for themselves, their families, and our local communities in Hawai'i.

Women Farmers Network Online Directory promo

In Hawai'i, there’s a growing female-led movement in local food and agriculture. We're excited to support it by highlighting some of the stories of these female entrepreneurs for O’ahu Resource Conservation & Development Council. Recently, we created some videos to help promote the launch of the “Women Farmers Network”. This network is an online resource connecting female agricultural entrepreneurs throughout the Hawaiian Islands. It is be a space to connect, share knowledge, and support one another.