KHF receives 2010 Heroes of Agriculture, Food and the Environment Award

Posted On: Oct 04, 10

     

Kokua Hawaii Foundation was honored to receive a Hero of Agriculture Award from the Agricultural Leadership Foundation of Hawaii at the 2010 Hawaii Agriculture Conference. Here’s what they had to say about us:

“KHF has a huge heart! Founded by Jack and Kim Johnson and run by a small dedicated and energetic staff with the support of hundreds of volunteers, KHF is helping to raise the next generation of healthy and caring citizens for Hawai’i. Their programs focus on health, fresh local foods in schools, school gardening and nutrition education, farm field trips, farmer and chef visits to schools, waste reduction, community outreach, and more!”

Congratulations to all the 2010 award recipients! See them here

     

As part of the conference, KHF hosted a session entitled “The Next Crop: Educating Youth to Become Farmers and Ag-literate Citizens.” Educators from across the state shared current activities and future plans for addressing the need to grow the next generation of Hawai’i's farmers and a citizenry supportive of sustainable local agriculture.