World of Bananas available at the Kapaa library

HTFG Kauai donates the book "World of Bananas" to the Kapaa Library.

Official press release:
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HTFG DONATES NEW BOOK TO SIX LIBRARIES

HAWAII— The statewide Hawaii Tropical Fruit Growers (HTFG) is donating the book, “The World of Bananas in Hawai‘i: Then and Now” to libraries on the four major islands. The 612-page tome, by HTFG members and Maui residents Dr. Angela Kepler and Francis Rust, is the result of 30-years of worldwide research.

“It is the first book about bananas in Hawaii chock full of original research. It traces the banana evolution around the Pacific,” explains Ken Love, HTFG president. “It is a banana bible.”  

Boasting 1,900 illustrations, the book contains pictorial descriptions for 140 living varieties and 22 kinship groups, plus illustrated keys separating similar cultivars. It also has information on pesticide-free care and maintenance, nutritional deficiencies, and troubleshooting pests and diseases.

Love adds that the $80 resource covers every banana in Hawaii, plus Polynesian and international varieties, including ornamentals and fei.

Recently published by Waipio-O-Pali Press, copies will be at the Hawaii State Library at 478 King St. in downtown Honolulu, at the Kahului Branch on Maui, the Kapaa Branch on Kauai and two branches on Hawaii Island: the Kealakekua Branch in Kona and the downtown Hilo Branch.

Hawaii Tropical Fruit Growers

Incorporated in 1989 to promote tropical fruit grown in Hawaii, HTFG is a statewide association of tropical fruit growers, packers, distributors and hobbyists dedicated to tropical fruit research, education, marketing and promotion; www.hawaiitropicalfruitgrowers.org.

Left to right Liz Ito, John Anderson, and Lani Kawahara (library branch manager)

Jerry Ornellas Farm - February 2nd 2012

This is a belated follow up post to our visit to Jerry Ornella's Longan farm in Kapaa.  What a wonderful time. Choke full of information on raising and taking care of Longans.

Picking Longans

Kihala Farms brought nutmeg to share. Here is the nut and the fruit.

Nutmeg bottled

Some fresh longans laid on the table.

Going for a hike.

Lelan (left) and Jerry (right)

David Whatmore brought a delicious Mamey Sapote to share

Ella with a sprig of Longans

Meeting after the farm tour

KNL Workshop (February 25th, 2012)

Kauai Nursery and Landscaping is having a workshop.

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"Free Workshop: FRUIT TREES

February 25th (Sat) 9:00am-

Discussion of selection for residential landscape and how to care for.
Drawing for a free 4 gallon grafted tree of your choice!"

The World of Bananas book is available

News article related to HTFG donating a new book on bananas to local libraries.

Article on the book:
http://www.hawaii247.com/2012/02/03/htfg-donates-new-books-to-kona-hilo-libraries/

Where it can be bought:
UofH
http://www.uhpress.hawaii.edu/p-8749-9780983726609.aspx

Amazon
http://www.amazon.com/World-Bananas-Hawaii-Then-Now/dp/0983726604

I have been told this is an excellent book packed with information.

HTFG 22nd International Conference (Sept 13-Sept 16, 2012)

From Ken Love:

Hawaii Tropical Fruit Growers

22^nd Annual Hawaii International Conference

Producing Quality Fruit for the Future of Hawaii

On Oahu 

 

Sept 13-16

Thursday, Sept. 13

7:00-8:00       Registration & Coffee

8:00-8:15       Welcome & Announcements

8:15-8:30       Welcome - Russell Kokubun           

8:30-10:00     Tropical Plant and Soil Science (TPSS) Panel - Robert Paull* moderator with Ted Radovich*, Skip Bittenbender*, Richard Manshardt* and Jonathan Deenik

10:00-10:30   Coffee break

10:30-11:30   Human Nutrition, Food and Animal Sciences (HNFAS) panel – Doug Vincent* moderator with Maria Stewart, Stuart Nakamoto and Wayne Iwaoka 

11:30-1:00     Lunch – Speaker- Dennis Gonsalves

1:00-2:00       Plant and Environmental Protection Sciences (PEPS) Panel–Brent Sipes*, Moderator, with Mark Wright*, Scot Nelson, Janice 

2:30 – 3:00     Natural Resources and Environmental Management (NREM) –Cathy-Chan Halbrendt*, Moderator, JB Friday, Jody Smith

2:30 – 3:30     Campus / Department tours    

                         

3:30 – 5:00    Poster viewing / trade show viewing

                       

                        Dinner – on your own

                       

                                                                        2:30 – 5:00  -- HTFG Board meeting

Friday, Sept. 14

7:00-8:00       Registration & Coffee

8:00-8:10       Welcome & Announcements

8:10-8:30       Governor Abercrombie (Invited)

8:30-9:30       Dr. John Yoshimi Yonemoto*

                        Producing consistent High Quality Fruit in Japan

9:30-9:50       Coffee break

9:50-11:00     Hawaii Department of Agriculture – Panel, Russell Kokubun Moderator with, Lyle Wong, Matt Loke* and Danielle Downey, and ???

11:00-12:00   APHIS  Panel - Vernon Harrington* moderator

                        Merren Hao* Dorothy Alontaga*, Ron Tom* and Michael Muraoka*

12:00-1:00     LUNCH – Speaker, Bob Paull* 

1:00 -2:30      USDA PBARC Panel – Dennis Gonsalves

                        Peter Follett, Tracie Matsumoto, Lisa Keith, Marisa Wall

2:30-2:45       break

2:45-3:00       USDA -NASS – Mark Hudson*

3:00-3:15       USDA-FSA –Diane L. Ley*

3:15-3:30       USDA- NRCS

3:30-3:45       USDA-Rural Development*

                         

3:45-4:00       Wrap-up – announcements

4:00-7:00       Poster trade show viewing – networking

                        Fruit tasting Heavy pupus

Saturday Sept. 15

7:00-8:00       Registration & Coffee

8:00-8:30       Welcome & Announcements

                        General membership meeting

8:30-10:00     Dr Roberto Coronel*

                        Professor Emeritus University of the Philippines Los Banos

                       

10:00-10:10   Breakout Session Introduction

10:10-1030    Coffee break

10:30-11:30   Breakout sessions

1.      Chef Ernest Miller*- Food preservation for future security and value added product development

2.      Dr Matt Loke* -   Branding, Marketing and the seal of quality

3.      Understanding tissue culture

4.      Plant propagation techniques- Dr. Francis Zee*

5.      Post Harvest handling of tropical fruit – Dr. Robert Paull*

6.      New Farmer workshop – Dr Mark Nickum* & Andrea Kawabata*

7.      Bees and pollination – HDOA Danielle

8.      Edible Landscaping – Brian Lievens*

9.      Fruit trees for the future Frank Sekiya*

11:30-1:00     Lunch – Chef Ernest Miller speaker

           

1:00-1:15       Announcements – evaluation form reminder / calendar

1:15- 2:30      Breakout sessions

1.      Chef Ernest Miller*- Food preservation for future security and value                                   added product development

2.      Dr Matt Loke*      Branding, Marketing and the seal of quality

3.      Understanding tissue culture

4.      Plant propagation techniques- Dr. Francis Zee*

5.      Post Harvest handling of tropical fruit – Dr. Robert Paull*

6.      New Farmer workshop – Dr Mark Nickum* & Andrea Kawabata*

7.      Bees and pollination – HDOA Danielle

8.      Edible Landscaping – Brian Lievens*

9.      Fruit trees for the future Frank Sekiya*

2:30-330        Breakout session reports

                       

3:30–4:00       conference wrap up

                        Evaluation collection for calendar

                        Aloha

5:00- 6:00      No host bar    Silent Auction

7:00- 9:00      Dinner -          Silent Auction

Sunday, Sept. 16

Tour 1

Bus from Lincoln Hall 7:30am

8:00 to 10:00 Frankies Nursery in Waimanalo*

10:00 to 11:00 Waimanalo Experiment station

11:15- to 1:00 – Lunch and tour at Whole Foods

1:30 return to Lincoln Hall

Tour 2

Bus from Lincoln Hall 7:30am

8:00 to 10:00 Urban Garden Center

10:00 to 11:00 Lyon Arboretum

11:15- to 1:00 – Lunch and tour at Whole Foods

1:30 return to Lincoln Hall

* Confirmed

Next Meeting

Thursday Feb 9, 5-7pm Longan Farm in Kapahi

"Jerry Ornellas has been kind enough to host our next meeting at his Longan Farm. He will be giving a tour and discussing aspects of orchard management and niche marketing. There are many things to discuss such as the garden fair at the community college this Spring where we plan to have a booth. We also have some information to share about our international conference in September on Oahu, and other issues and opportunities to get involved.

As always, bring food, fruit, seeds, cuttings, trees to share if you like. We will provide water, and have t-shirts for sale. Kauai Nursery and Landscaping is donating a grafted Raposa mango tree that we will auction-proceeds to support the group-thanks to Milan guys for all the support!"

 
For more information, please contact John 635-2880