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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.

Alec Sou & Dan M 

Alec Sou of Aloun Farms show KITV Morning Show viewers some of the produce that would be available at the HMSA Island Fresh Festival, which was held on September 29th.
Dan Tasting Melon
Dan tastes a slice of Aloun's new Sunburst melon, which is sweet and juicy.
Desmond Ogata & Dan
Desmond Ogata, one of the "Plant Doctors" at the UH College of Tropical Agriculture & Human Resources, inform viewers about the papaya mealybug which is infesting local plumeria trees and papaya plants.  Ogata was quite busy at the festival answering plant questions from the public.
Keiki Farmers
At the festival, HDOA and UH-CTAHR sponsored the Keiki Farmers Potting Activity, where kids could plant seeds in milk cartons and take them home to plant.

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