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Suzie Garrett local food sources

A reminder to support our farmers as they support us !

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Added by Suzie Garrett on March 8, 2010 at 8:14pm — No Comments

Suzie Garrett For healthier kids, increase the school lunch budget

Here's an article from Chef Ann Cooper..... the Renegade school lunch chef from Colorado
Goodness knows we need to look at this too in Hawai'i .......
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Added by Suzie Garrett on March 7, 2010 at 9:30pm — 3 Comments

Kokua Market Do you have a 'Plastic Bag Monster'?

Check out Tame the Plastic Bag Monster Under Your Sink and the shout outs about Kokua Market's upcoming recycling event! Thanks to Nina Wu for reporting the story. Continue

Added by Kokua Market on March 1, 2010 at 5:27pm — No Comments

Mark Hamamoto Hawaii Hale building at Mohala Farms



Hale Halawai

Volunteer Community Work Project

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Added by Mark Hamamoto on February 26, 2010 at 10:30am — 1 Comment

Kokua Market Site Administrator Fostering Sustainable Behavior workshop

Monday, March 8, 2010

Workshop, 8:30am–3:00pm, UH Manoa Campus Center Ballroom
$15, registration extended to 3/5 (limited seating)

FREE Presentation, 5:30pm–7:30pm, School of Architecture Auditorium
Registration extended to March 5

Professor, author, and international expert in community-based social marketing, Dr. DOUG MCKENZIE-MOHR will spea… Continue

Added by Kokua Market Site Administrator on February 25, 2010 at 3:30pm — 1 Comment

Sandra Hebshi Vote for Kokua Market as the Best Health Food Store in Best of the Best 2010

It's time to vote for the Best of the Best in the Honolulu Advertiser's annual contest. Kokua Market has been nominated for the Best Health Food Store category.

Each voter is automatically entered into a drawing for a trip worth $1,300.
Voters must vote in at least 5 categories for a ballot to count. During the voting period, you are limited to one vote per day, per valid email… Continue

Added by Sandra Hebshi on February 22, 2010 at 9:57pm — 4 Comments

Trisha Kehaulani Watson Benefit Concert to be Held for Young Mother with Cancer, Hokule`a Sail to be Auctioned

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

February 22, 2010

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Added by Trisha Kehaulani Watson on February 21, 2010 at 9:09pm — No Comments

Kokua Market Delicious Gluten-Free Cookie Recipe from Alyssa Moreau

Almonds are a wonderful source of nutrients that keep your heart healthy. A handful of almonds a day reduces LDL (bad cholesterol)- by nearly 5 percent (according to a Univ. of Toronto study). They are also an excellent source of vitamin E, magnesium, and are a good source of fiber. They also offer heart-healthy monounsaturated fat, protein, potassium, calcium, phosphorous and iron...and what a great way to get those almonds in by having them in a tasty co… Continue

Added by Kokua Market on February 21, 2010 at 7:37pm — No Comments

Heather Williams Workshop on Ways to Bring Healthy & Locally Grown Foods into the Classroom - REGISTER TODAY!

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Added by Heather Williams on February 19, 2010 at 7:53am — No Comments

Heather Williams ABC Report on Organic Frozen Vegetables

This is an interesting report by ABC about how Whole Foods gets a lot of its organic frozen vegetables from China. Who knew? Check it out at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JQ31Ljd9T_Y.

All the more reason to keep buying fresh, local and organic produce!

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Added by Heather Williams on February 19, 2010 at 7:48am — 2 Comments

Bradley Chun "Food, Inc." Free Screening on March 16th

Kokua is co-sponsoring a free screening of "Food, Inc." along with the U.H. Office of Public Health Studies on March 16th at 6 pm at the University of Hawaii's Biomed Building, Room B 103. This is the March installment of the monthly Public Health Movie Night shown at the Biomed Building. "Food, Inc." was recently featured on Oprah Winfrey and is a detailed account of the dangers of our modern industrial food system. After the movie, we have assembled a wonderful panel including: Ed Kenney (owne… Continue

Added by Bradley Chun on February 19, 2010 at 12:30am — No Comments

Denise Snyder Chef Paul Onishi - Cooking Demo & Lecture: Buyer Beware - March 20, 7 pm, McCoy Pavilion- Free event

Chef Paul Onishi has seen many "healthy” food products come and go, and is concerned that as consumers we are still the victims of marketing and flash-in-the-pan advertising. In this presentation he will share his viewpoint as a culinary practitioner and consumer. Please join Chef Onishi as he presents a lecture and cooking demonstration entitled “Buyer Beware.” Chef Onishi has been demonstrating and instructing people in food preparation and presentation for over 25 years. He has worked as one… Continue

Added by Denise Snyder on February 17, 2010 at 7:53pm — 1 Comment

Leslie Ashburn I love my coop


My friend Sandi gave this pin to me. Thanks Sandi!
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Added by Leslie Ashburn on February 12, 2010 at 6:00pm — No Comments

Joda P. Derrickson Any experience to share to lower pH content of diet?

Aloha Friends, I am working with a teen client who suffers from poor diet, inadequate water intake and a host of other problems leading to chronic fatigue. We're working to improve her to decrease the acidity of her food choices, raise her blood and urine pH. She hates most vegetables and is your typical junk food junky, other than eating fruits (high sugar) and three regular meals a day. She's able to take concentrated green capsules, but doesn't like ionized higher alkaline water. Does any… Continue

Added by Joda P. Derrickson on February 2, 2010 at 9:16pm — No Comments

Bradley Chun Kokua has the HonuGuide: Hawaii's Sustainable Island Living Guide

We just a bought a copy of the 2010 HonuGuide at Kokua, and I spent a few hours today looking thr… Continue

Added by Bradley Chun on January 30, 2010 at 4:00pm — 3 Comments

Kokua Market First Kokua Farm Tour: Up on the Farm by Martha Cheng at Honolulu Weekly

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Added by Kokua Market on January 28, 2010 at 7:30am — No Comments

Heather Williams Food, Inc. Documentary to be Discussed on Oprah THIS Wednesday 1/27, 7-8 p.m.

I wanted to share with Kokua Market Owners & Supporters that Oprah Winfrey will be discussing the documentary Food, Inc. tomorrow on her show. Guests will include Michael Pollan (author of Omnivore's Dilemma), Alicia Silverstone (actress and food activist) and Steve Ells (founder of Chipotle Mexican Grill). It will air on Fox from 7:00 to 8:00 p.m. Wednesday night, January 27. (Please note: this isn't the usual time for Oprah but it is airing later than usual b/c of the State of the Union a… Continue

Added by Heather Williams on January 26, 2010 at 7:03pm — 5 Comments

Kokua Market Fresh Organic Veggies!

The broccoli looks great right now!

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Added by Kokua Market on January 26, 2010 at 3:17pm — No Comments

Kokua Market Coming Soon to the Bulk Food Section

Lotus Foods Black and Bhutanese Rice

An ancient colored-bran short-grain rice grown 8,000 feet in the Himalayan Kingdom of Bhutan. Irrigated with 1,000 year old glacier water rich in trace minerals, this exotic rice has a nutty/earthy flavor, soft texture and beautiful red russet color. Cooks in only 20 minutes!

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Added by Kokua Market on January 26, 2010 at 3:00pm — 2 Comments

Bradley Chun A Great Day Touring Waianae Farms

Our first Kokua farm tour in Waianae was a great success thanks to the aloha of our participants and especially the farmers that we visited. The day started early with 25 of us meeting at the parking lot of Kokua then carpooling out to Waianae, where our tour eventually hit over 30 participants. Kate Paine got some great photos of our tour. Please check out Kate's Flickr page of her photos and no… Continue

Added by Bradley Chun on January 24, 2010 at 11:00pm — 3 Comments

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