Comments on: 1. Kohala Forum: Food Security

By: Lilli Gross

Lilli Gross — Wed, 06 Apr 2016 09:34:21 +0000

The overfishing of the sea and the toxicity of plastic packaging of our foodstuffs.

By: SC

SC — Sat, 26 Mar 2016 18:54:55 +0000

Pesticides. I hope the land will be more agriculture and not homes.

By: AF

AF — Sat, 26 Mar 2016 18:51:04 +0000

High cost of quality food. Few organic options at grocery stores. Like to buy directly from farmers, outside of market days.

By: JG

JG — Sat, 26 Mar 2016 18:50:13 +0000

Chemical input. Non organic falsely labeled at farmers market. Childhood education.

By: BS

BS — Sat, 26 Mar 2016 18:49:28 +0000

Keeping it organic. GMO OUT. More cabbage!

By: RL

RL — Sat, 26 Mar 2016 18:48:53 +0000

1) affordability of healthy options. 2) greater variety and diversity. 3) commercial kitchen availability.

By: IS

IS — Sat, 26 Mar 2016 18:47:22 +0000

Sustainable farming, farming education, invasive flora and fauna

By: JG

JG — Mon, 29 Feb 2016 22:03:05 +0000

Making more land available with water

By: CK

CK — Mon, 29 Feb 2016 22:02:44 +0000

Reliance on imported foods.
Prices of food, both local and imported.

By: LB

LB — Mon, 29 Feb 2016 21:40:22 +0000

What I would call unhealthy organic’s coming in the food. For example, organic food sourced from Costco, possibly from China where there are different regulations and controls (and lots of greed) vs. local organic food. For the unaware, this is hard to identify.