Buy Fresh, Buy Local KITV Morning News Segments 2007
December 2007
Did you know that there are 200 different varieties of avocados grown in Hawaii? Just ask farmer Ken Love of the Love Family Farm in Kona. Ken is working with the UH College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources (CTAHR) and the Hawaii Tropical Fruit Growers Association to conduct some research to determine consumer preference.
November 2007
To keep in the Thanksgiving theme, the KITV Morning Show featured Okinawan sweet potato from farmer Norman Sadoyama's farm in Waiahole Valley.
October 2007
Kona Kampachi took the stage for this month's Buy Fresh, Buy Local segment.
September 2007
The HMSA Island Fresh Festival, which promotes healthy lifestyles and island-grown fruits and vegetables, was the subject of this month's Buy Fresh, Buy Local segment.
August 2007
GOOD MORNING FROM HAUULA!!!! KITV's Mahealani Richardson made an early call with Hauula farmer Terry Shintaku who grows tasty hydroponic tomatoes. The live segments at the farm showed how these special tomatoes are grown without soil.
June 2007
During the summer months, the Buy Fresh, Buy Local segments will go live at Hawaii farms. This month, we're at Sumida Farms, which produces about 75% of the watercress grown in the state.
April 2007
This month's segment features Twin Bridge Farms, which covers 250 acres of former Waialua Sugar Company land on Oahu. The farm is most famous for its tasty and tender asparagus. Partners Milton Agader and Al Medeiros also grow tomatoes, potatoes, onions, papaya and seed crops such as corn and sunflower.
March 2007
The Easter Bunny says, "Buy Fresh, Buy Local" when it comes to eggs! Download the recipe for the Ultimate Vegetable Tofu Omelet from Big City Diner.
February 2007
Sugarland Farms in Kunia, Oahu, is one of the largest farms in Hawaii, supplying local residents with fresh produce such as green peppers, tomatoes, head cabbage, Chinese cabbage, apple bananas and the juiciest watermelons.
January 2007
Waianae farmer Vicky Domingo of Domingo/Edra Farms talks about the variety of ethnic vegetables she grows, including the "Miracle Tree," the malungay plant.
