For botanist Laura Shiels, herbs in the garden are not only a source of spice and flavor, but of healing. Lemongrass adds zest to a soup but also helps relieve insomnia, while ginger is good for nausea. Chili peppers add spice but also stimulate circulation. Basil can help relieve indigestion or nerves. Rosemary is...
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Ginger adds aroma and flavor to dishes
Check out the hands of ginger at your supermarket or farmers market: Look for smooth, paper-thin, golden, shiny skins and plump fingers, signs of ginger freshly harvested. It’s time to enjoy this robust, flavorful rhizome from island farmers; as ginger ages, it becomes more fibrous, potent and shriveled. Ginger is essential to Chinese cooking,...
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Disaster Preparedness How Prepared is Your Farming Operation? Maui Extension Office Monday, November 26, 2007 11 am ? 1:30 pm Natural disasters, such as droughts, floods, wild fires, hurricanes, pests, and diseases, can cause excessive economic damage to agricultural production. In addition to crop damage, disasters can also affect farm buildings, machinery, animals, irrigation,...
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Here is the PDF file for the *Hawaii Crop Weather* (crop progress and condition) Report for the week ending *September 23, 2007*. current_hi092307.pdf Please visit the website for more information: http://www.nass.usda.gov/hi/ USDA NASS Hawaii Field Office 1421 South King Street Honolulu, HI 96814-2512 1-800- 804-9514 Agricultural Highlights Fruits Bananas Orchards in eastern sections of...
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Here is the PDF file for the Hawaii Crop Weather (crop progress and condition) Report for the week ending September 9, 2007. current_hi090907.pdf Please visit the website for more information: http://www.nass.usda.gov/hi/ USDA NASS Hawaii Field Office 1421 South King Street Honolulu, HI 96814-2512 1-800- 804-9514 Agricultural Highlights Fruits Bananas Orchards located in the windward...
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Here is the PDF file for the *Hawaii Crop Weather* (crop progress and condition) Report for the week ending *July 29, 2007* current_hi072907.pdf Please visit the website for more information: http://www.nass.usda.gov/hi/ USDA NASS Hawaii Field Office 1421 South King Street Honolulu, HI 96814-2512 1-800- 804-9514 Agricultural Highlights Fruits Vegetables Head Cabbage Active harvest is...
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Here is the PDF file for the *Hawaii Crop Weather* (crop progress and condition) Report for the week ending *July 1, 2007* current_hi070107.pdf Please visit the website for more information: http://www.nass.usda.gov/hi/ USDA NASS Hawaii Field Office 1421 South King Street Honolulu, HI 96814-2512 1-800- 804-9514 Agricultural Highlights Fruits Bananas Big Island orchards made generally...
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Here is the PDF file for the *Hawaii Crop Weather* (crop progress and condition) Report for the week ending *May 21, 2007* current_hi052207.pdf Please visit http://www.nass.usda.gov/hi/ for more information.USDA NASS Hawaii Field Office 1421 South King Street Honolulu, HI 96814-2512 1-800- 804-9514 Agricultural Highlights Fruits Banana Banana orchards in windward sections of Hawaii Island...
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Here is the PDF file for the *Hawaii Crop Weather* (crop progress and condition) Report for the week ending *May 13, 2007* current_hi-0515a07.pdf Please visit http://www.nass.usda.gov/hi/ for more information.USDA NASS Hawaii Field Office 1421 South King Street Honolulu, HI 96814-2512 1-800- 804-9514 Agricultural Highlights Fruits Banana Big Island orchards in eastern sections were in...
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