September 7
Dianne and I went to hear Jeff Melrose speak about the food self-sufficiency study he did for Hawai'i County. The data were stunning.
Only 4% of the available crop land is actually planted. Of that, 50% is Macadamia nuts.

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I was amazed to learn that farming on the Hamakua coast (Honoka`a to Hilo) was so sparse. See the little dots of red on this blow-up of the previous graph. We have so much land, formerly planted in sugar cane. Why haven't other crops come in? 
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Graphs and figures are interesting, but show me the food. Waimea strawberries are famous across the state, and fun to buy at road-side stands.
Chick-Ns and Varmints
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Illustration taken from Hawaii County Food Self-Sufficiency Baseline 2012 Study by Jeff Melrose
Illustrations taken from Hawaii County Food Self-Sufficiency Baseline 2012 Study by Jeff Melrose
CHAPTER 9 ~ EXPERIENCING HAWAIIAN POLITICS
Facts for foodies