Call for Volunteers and Coffee Donations

The Kona Coffee Cultural Festival is approaching very quickly and we need volunteers for helping us in the Kona Coffee Council booth for the various events.

Also we are in need of coffee donations. This is a good opportunity for the tourists to see and sample your coffee. Half-pound bags sell quicker for people like to try a variety of farms, but we will gladly accept any size.

In addition I can use help with the Dinner & Auction to sell tickets and collect the money for the auction items.

To volunteer and /or donate coffee, please contact :
Donna Woolley
322.6575 or 443.7112 or dwoolley@hawaii.rr.com

We now have over 230 members so we are looking for a good turn out to help with our fund raising. We would love to hear from new members as the Festival is a fun event.

Aloha all,
Here's a form that needs to be submitted with cherry coffee samples affected by the Cherry Berry Borer.  Instructions are on the form.  Please feel free to share this with your farmers and interested parties. HDOA grower submission form.xls

Jeri

Jeri.M.Kahana@hawaii.gov

Here is the link to the HDOA Website on the Coffee Berry Borer:

 http://hawaii.gov/hdoa/pi/ppc/coffee-berry-borer-folder/coffee-berry-borer-information-page

LOCATION CHANGE COFFEE BORER INFO MEETING

Aloha,
 
Due to the anticipated increased attendance. the 2 pm meeting will be moved to the Kona Historical Society.
This located approximately 1.4 miles south of Captain Cook Coffee Company, adjacent to Greenwell Farms.
 
Kona Historical Society
81-6551 Mamalahoa Highway
 
This location has ample parking, and more room for the expected crowd. There will be signs, and personel posted at the original location directing attendees to the new location.

 

Steve Collector

Hawaii Coffee Association

Some additional photos are available on the "Resources" pages as well as a copy of a letter from the Hawaii Farm Bureau Federation to Sandy Kunitomo.

Coffee cherry in Kona under attack

Coffee Berry Beetle has been found in Kona. Please read the information from Skip Bittenbender and the news release from the Hawaii Department of Agriculture for information and advice. Both documents can be found under "Resources" on the menu to the left.

Sorry for the late notice. We just got this via email.

Do any of the Kona Farmers want to enter our label contest at the Fair? We're displaying value added & local ag products and awarding 2 awards for labels/packaging. Also we're giving away prizes during the fair, and marketing them on Twitter and Facebook if anyone is interested in donating a product.

For more information, contact Lorie Farrell. 

Lorie Farrell | Executive Director | Big Island Farm Bureau      “The Voice of Agriculture”™

(808) 775-8015  Fax (808) 775-8015|

Mobile (808) 557-2780 |

P.O. Box 1630 | Kamuela | Hawaii | 96743 |

bifb@hawaiiantel.net

2010 KCC Kona Coffee Cultural Festival Dinner and Benefit Auction

Donations are needed for the silent and live auction at this event to be held November11, 2010 at the Outrigger Keauhou Beach Resort.

• 2010 Auction agreement
  

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