Hawaii Farmers Need Land. State Efforts To Help Aren't Working
Hawaii Farmers Need Land. State Efforts To Help Aren’t Working - Honolulu Civil Beat Hawaii Farmers Need Land. State Efforts To Help Aren’t Working Providing small farmers land is key to producing more local food, but the state’s go-to model isn’t moving the needle. Reading time: 12 minutes. Tina Bushnell has dedicated many nights and weekends over the past six years to her dream of quitting her day job and opening a tropical fruit orchard. But she’s struggled to clear the first hurdle: finding land. Bushnell is a graduate of the University of Hawaii’s farmer training program and...
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