US: NFU board grants Hawaii Farmers Union a charter

Hawaii Farmers Union United (HFUU) celebrated its seventh year at its annual convention in Wai'anae on Oahu and was granted a charter by the National Farmers Union.

The three-day event opened with a welcome from HFUU President Vincent Mina, which was followed by a talk on polyculture of cover crops by Gabe Brown, an expert in regenerative agriculture. The rest of the morning featured talks from Christopher Spezzano on technology in agricultural communities and Peter Salleras on v-trellis fruit production. Attendees had the option of several breakout sessions on agroecology, soil health, hemp production, agricultural policy, and aquaponics.

On the second day, Congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard gave the convention's keynote address. Registrants then perused Kahumana Farm Fest or attended two optional workshops. The first, led by Mike DuPont and Mariah Raftree, showed participants through the construction of a Korean natural farming chicken house. The other, led by Glenn Martinez, offered insight into airlift aquaponics.

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