"I was happy to have finally met or at least see people's faces yesterday at the workshop. Wish there had been more time to actually talk with everyone.
Cole & I did get to visit Tony's set up and talk a bit more. Look forward to being…"
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Larry Yonashiro commented on Larry Yonashiro's group Maui"Email from Clyde Tamaru and downloads regarding FOOD SAFETY for the state of Hawaii. Note that this is at the State and not Federal level, but it's just a matter of…"
Larry Yonashiro commented on Larry Yonashiro's group Maui"Email from Bob Howerton with the following attachment:
maui_aquaculture.pdf
Just a reminder, the spawning workshop will be held this Saturday at 10 am at UH-Maui College. In addition to the original workshop there will be an added short…"
Raychel A Watkins replied to Larry Yonashiro's discussion Where to Get Stuff on Maui in the group Maui"ALOHA to all the aquapons on Maui.
This is Raychel from Happyponics and the Aquaponics Association over here in Waianae on Oahu. I don't know if you are intrested but I found a place on Oahu where we can get all the IBC's we need for…"
Larry Yonashiro commented on Larry Yonashiro's group Maui"Email from Joan Ako, CTAHR Manoa. This seems to have been covered already by Bob Howerton on the catfish workshop, but Joan included a new attachment. I'm assuming that Bob already has a list of those attending that contacted…"
Larry Yonashiro commented on Chris Smith's group Wicking bed growers"Interesting point on the color of the return water after passing through the coir. Chris, in our rafts systems we were taught that the tea tinted water was what we were seeking after. But that must just be from the coir, since in my…"
Larry Yonashiro commented on Larry Yonashiro's group Maui"Yet another email from Bob Howerton, in case you missed it...
HACCP_Course_June_20-22_2012.pdf
FYIà please see announcement below
Hazard Analysis & Critical Control Points (HACCP)
HACCP is a management system in which food…"
Larry Yonashiro commented on Larry Yonashiro's group Maui"Another email from Robert Howerton:
FYI
From: Joan Ako [mailto:jako12@hawaii.rr.com] Sent: Tuesday, May 08, 2012 9:15 AMCc: ctamaru@hawaii.eduSubject: Aquaponics Certificate
Dear Aquaponics Enthusiasts,
You may be interested in attending two…"
Larry Yonashiro replied to Larry Yonashiro's discussion Where to Get Stuff on Maui in the group Maui"Hi Jim. Yeah, after Hawaiian Cement stopped selling to small trucks, I started buying my cinder from Kihei Gardens & Landscaping also. Hawaiian Cement will only sell by the dump truck load to trucks with 19,000 GVW or higher, like a…"
Jim Hall replied to Larry Yonashiro's discussion Where to Get Stuff on Maui in the group Maui"Just went to get a small load of cinders from Hawaiian Cement's yard and they stopped all small loads and referred me to Kihei Gardens & Landscaping. Unfortunately they will only sell backhoe loads at minimum $112 a load. :-q
I was getting…"
Larry Yonashiro commented on Larry Yonashiro's group Maui"Bob Howerton sent out this email with the following attachments:
maui_hcg_workshop.doc
uhmc_map_2011.pdf
We have scheduled the HCG workshop for 5/26 (see attachment). Please feel free to pass this on to anyone else you feel may be…"
Larry Yonashiro commented on Chris Smith's group Wicking bed growers"OK, that's it. I'm putting one of these in! Nice harvest. I'm assuming the el's in the overflow pipes are to adjust the water level in the reservoirs? Thanks for the pics!"
Larry Yonashiro replied to Chris Smith's discussion Wicking bed design in the group Wicking bed growers"Chris, your design was featured in one of Tim's newsletters a few months ago, and its been in the back of my mind ever since. I was thinking of plumbing the wicking bed system to my green tilapia growout tank by connecting the feed line…"
Larry Yonashiro replied to Chris Smith's discussion Wicking bed growing media in the group Wicking bed growers"Yes, I remember your discussion on growing carrots in cinder beds. We have a bunch of coir/vermiculite mix that we've just been dumping in our compost pile, but we've been meaning to use that to grow root crops since we found an…"
Larry Yonashiro replied to Chris Smith's discussion Wicking bed growing media in the group Wicking bed growers"Wow. Amazing idea. Thank you for sharing your creativity."
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Comment Wall (9 comments)
- At 2:03pm on May 1, 2012,
Kim A. said… Hi Larry,
Thank you for the email.. yes It is the same " Nate" =)
- At 1:47pm on May 1, 2012, Kim A. said…
Hi Larry,
My husband Nate & I are just getting started & are in Makawao, Maui. We are also looking for info on Freshwater prawns..would love to add them to our system as well as golden talapia.. any info/ resources are greatly appreciated =) ~Kim
- At 2:08am on June 30, 2011,
sheryl fletcher said… Mahalo everyone for the information about where to get prawns. I appreciate your help!!
Sheryl
- At 6:58pm on May 18, 2011,
Albert Murashige said… I live in Kahului by Maui Electric & notice you are in Kahului also. Would like to meet you and get advice. If can contact me at albertmurashige@gmail.com would appreciate it. Found your site thru random google search.
Thank you
Albert
- At 8:59pm on April 12, 2011,
Chitola Utsanami said… - Mahalo Larry...
- At 8:47pm on April 12, 2011, Chitola Utsanami said…
- Larry (everyone): Odd question (asked a few folks in Hilo and could not answer me):
To incorporate a "permaculture" element to the wole cycle, has anyone tried making fish pellets out of their own discards (skin and boes)?
- At 8:24pm on April 12, 2011, Chitola Utsanami said…
Mahalo Larry, happy to be part of the group! I would like to add to my knowledge.
"Chitola"FarmSkills.pdf
- At 11:52am on February 12, 2011,
Rik Kretzinger said… Larry -
Thanks for help me feel welcome in your group. Interested in learning more about how you aquapon in Hawaii. Spent Thanksgiving on Maui with my daughter as she lives there. Maybe next trip I can make it to one of your meetings.
Rik
- At 8:09am on January 11, 2011,
Sylvia Bernstein said… Welcome Larry,
Thanks for joining the Aquaponic Gardening community! I hope you find it a fun place to explore aquaponics. There is a real blend of experienced and new aquapons in this community, so please don’t hesitate to get in there and start asking questions. Everyoneis quite happy to help out new members – no question is too basic.
A great place to start is to read the “How to Use This Site” link on the upper right corner, “Start Here” section of the Main page. You might also find the “Aquaponic Gardening Rules of Thumb” guidelines helpful.
Please participate and check in with us every day! We are constantly posting news about aquaponics and the good food movement.
Thanks again for joining us, and I look forward to getting to know you.
Sylvia
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