Can Hawaii regain its food independence?

[Punatic007]

I grow about 1/3 of my diet and share with neighbors and friends regularly. That option is available....not making it a business.

[Obie]

Can Hawaii regain its food independence ?

No, and why should we ??

[Obie]

http://www.punaweb.org/Forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=22965&SearchTerms=bacon

I doubt we can ever achieve food independence !

[Lee M-S]

Well, if the boats stop coming...

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Can Hawaii regain its food independence ?

No, and why should we ??

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[Kapoho Joe]

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Originally posted by Lee M-S

Well, if the boats stop coming...

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Originally posted by Obie

Can Hawaii regain its food independence ?

No, and why should we ??

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Then we begin "The Lord of the Flies Version 2.0"!

[Cagary]

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Originally posted by Punatic007

I grow about 1/3 of my diet and share with neighbors and friends regularly. That option is available....not making it a business.

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Just don't do anything that could be considered "bartering", the IRS will come knocking.

-Veritas odium parit”(Terence 195–159 BC))-"Truth begets hatred".

[leilanidude]

Those with "low" income get a tax credit intended to offset GET applied to groceries.

...they just have to give the State a free loan and file taxes to get the credit.
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Actually, they receive EBT and the tax credit...

[alaskyn66]

http://westhawaiitoday.com/news/local-ne...eef-island

Local beef is more profitable on the mainland than it is here.. apparently.

[terracore]

That article is a few years old, but a lot of people don't like beef that is only pasture raised because it can taste "gamey" and is not as tender as beef that is pasture raised and "finished" on grain. Most of the BI beef that is exported from this island are live older calves that are finished on grain on the mainland which costs a fraction of what it would cost to import the grain here. So in essence, like everything else it boils down to economics.

All that being said, we frequently go out of our way to get BI beef. Sometimes its not even more expensive than mainland beef.

[alaskyn66]

I myself prefer the grass fed beef. I find grain fed to be bland in flavor. In the old days they used to age the beef a bit which added to the flavor.( search dry aged beef).