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REGENERATIVE AGRICULTURE

Maui Tomorrow has continued to champion regenerative agriculture, which consists of sustainable practices such as minimizing tillage, installing windbreaks, and cover-cropping. The goals is to restore and maintain natural systems and produce food in a manner that is healthier for people and the long-term health of the planet. These practices rebuild soil organic matter and biodiversity–storing carbon in the land and helping to reverse climate change. They also build soil that absorbs and holds water, thus reducing sediment-laden runoff that damages coastal ecosystems.

Regenerative Agriculture Video Series

Ag Use, REGENERATIVE AGRICULTURE

This year, we started creating our video interview series highlighting different regenerative farmers around the island. This will be the home for this video series as we develop it. The first farmer we interviewed is Alex Pinsky of Maui Organic Farm Tours. This is a series of six educational videos on his regenerative farming methods, […]

Regenerative Soil Practices are Foundational to Efficient Water Use

REGENERATIVE AGRICULTURE, WATER

by Bill Greenleaf Water use is a critical aspect of ecologically sound development, which is a core element of Maui Tomorrow’s mission. When we talk about water use, it can be helpful to first take a look at the nature of water in soil. Two things can happen to water when it rains or when […]

Grow Maui Jobs in Agriculture and Housing Construction: Maui Tomorrow Supports Two Charter Amendments

AFFORDABLE HOUSING, CITIZEN ENGAGEMENT, COMMUNITY PLANNING, PRESS RELEASES, Quality of Life, REGENERATIVE AGRICULTURE

Maui’s economy needs to be diversified! For decades, we have been placing more and more of our eggs in one basket. In the 1960s and 1970s, the visitor industry was helpful in countering the decline of Maui’s agricultural industry. However, as tourism kept growing, with no end in sight, it began to overwhelm our residents […]

Maui Tomorrow Foundation Strongly Supports the Proposed Charter Amendment Establishing a County Department of Agriculture

‘Aina, Agriculture, CITIZEN ENGAGEMENT, County, Development, General, Government, REGENERATIVE AGRICULTURE

Now that a pandemic has halted tourism, we see the folly of overreliance on the visitor industry. Our existing agricultural system is NOT providing enough locally grown food. There are many reasons for that, but the bottom line is this: if imports stop, we will be out of food in just a matter of days.  […]

Mālama ‘Āina: A Conversation About Maui’s Farming Future

‘Aina, Agriculture, Cane, Community Plans, Farmland, Food, Food Security, General, Land Use, Organic Farming, REGENERATIVE AGRICULTURE, Timber

Another period in the history of Hawai`i appears to be coming to a close with the announcement by Alexander & Baldwin (A&B) that they are closing their sugar operations on Maui under their subsidiary, HC&S. Many people look at the 36,000 acres that HC&S currently farms on Maui and wonder what the future will look […]

GMO Inititative passes – Monsanto/Dow threaten to sue

Agriculture, CITIZEN ENGAGEMENT, GMO, Pesticides, REGENERATIVE AGRICULTURE

The citizens of Maui county were able to pass the GMO Initiative despite $7.9 million dollars spent to defeat it by Monsanto and Dow.  Monsanto and Dow immediately announced they will be filing a lawsuit to prevent the GMO initiative from going into effect. There was much misinformation promulgated by Dow and Monsanto. 1. “Law […]