Across the world, women play a key role in food systems, yet with limited decision-making or land ownership rights. The Slow Food Movement is changing that.
Maui Ku‘ia Estate Chocolate was named a “Producer of Excellence” and given the Gold Award in the Asia-Pacific Region in the International 2021 Cocoa of Excellence Awards, announced virtually from Rome, Italy, on Dec. 16.
Made In Hawaii? This Innovative Startup Can Help You Promote Your Product - Honolulu Civil Beat
Made In Hawaii? This Innovative Startup Can Help You Promote Your Product
When the pandemic hit, the start-up ditched its hospitality-focused components and zeroed in on a goal to help Hawaii food entrepreneurs reach a larger audience. Reading time: 7 minutes.
KILAUEA, Kauai In late 2018, a pair of local business investors purchased a former guava kai plantation on Kauai’s North Shore with a plan to fortify Hawaii’s local food system.
As they built a team of experts in business, community-building and agriculture, a vision took shape for Common Ground, an 83-acre campus where food producers and consumers could meet through impact investing and business mentorship programs, farming, a restaurant and an events space.