Maui Culinary Academy and the Maui County Farm Bureau were among ten beneficiaries that received a total of $228,5000 in donations from the Hawaii Food & Wine Festival. The two Maui-based non-profit organizations received the funds during a Nov. 22 presentation held at the Halekulani Hotel on Oahu. The Food & Wine Fest has raised nearly $700,000 for island nonprofits since its … [Read more...] about Maui Culinary Academy and Farm Bureau Score Big Donations
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Maui County Farm Bureau Teaches Kids About Agriculture
Not very many kids these days aspire to be farmers. The job has a bad rap (we're thinking the hours, the debt, the smell...) but Maui County Farm Bureau (MCBF) has taken up the good fight to bring agriculture education to elementary schools around Maui. Considering that the Farm Bureau says the average age of a farmer on Maui is 60, this is a good thing. Their Agriculture in … [Read more...] about Maui County Farm Bureau Teaches Kids About Agriculture
Big Winners In Horticulture and Chili at the Maui Fair
The annual Maui Fair horticulture exhibit and competition offers the Maui community a great chance to see what busy farmers and gardeners around the island are growing. The growth of campus gardens at schools drew more than 1,000 entries from 10 different schools. Judging was done Thursday, Sept. 27. In the Junior Division, Angelica Watanabe took Maui County Farm Bureau Best … [Read more...] about Big Winners In Horticulture and Chili at the Maui Fair
Readers Talk About Breasts and the Ultraviolets and the Maui Visitors Bureau
LOVES PICK,HATES PIC Thank you for posting my event “Breast Cancer Fund Benefit at Flatbread in Paia” (Picks of the Week, May 31, 2012). I appreciate the prominent spot in your publication. I read MTW every week and always enjoy it. However, I just had to comment that the photo was a little bit in poor taste. Women lose their breasts to breast cancer. They don’t need to see … [Read more...] about Readers Talk About Breasts and the Ultraviolets and the Maui Visitors Bureau