The U.S. Department of Agriculture selected the Hawaiʻi Good Food Alliance to lead the Island and Remote Areas Regional Food Business Center, which covers Alaska and other U.S. territories.
The “We Grow Hawaii: A Youth Food Summit” was hosted by the Hawaii Youth Food Council, and many of the organizers are students themselves, eager to inspire their peers to become future food producers, policymakers and advocates for food system reform in Hawaii.
Considering all the hurdles within the food supply chain in Hawaii, some agricultural advocates say concepts like food hubs can help boost production and profit.
A collective of statewide food hubs has a plan to get more crops from small farmers to businesses, institutions and families that want locally grown food.