Sustainable Agriculture Research

Fig 1. Cover crop rotational experiments at the Waimanalo Experiment Station.

This study contained five 30 x 50 ft. plots where a sucession of cover crop species were evaluated. The experiments in tropical organic agriculture include research with cover crops, compost treatments, and rotational systems with various vegetable plots.

Overview of Organic Farming in Hawaii

Why Organic Farming? Presentation to School Teachers, Maui, June 2008

Organic Farming Research:

Overview of organic farming experiments at the Waimanalo Experiment Station

MOA 5 year report of research at the Waimanalo Experiment Station

Compost experiments at the Waimanalo Experiment Station

Cover Crops photos and description

Insectaries to attract beneficial insects to your farm

Cover crops, rainfed, mixtures, trials in Oahu, 2006

Links:

Join the CTAHR Organic Farming listserv at: http://www.ctahr.hawaii.edu/organic/talkstory.asp

CTAHR Sustainable Agriculture Website: http://www.ctahr.hawaii.edu/sustainag/SustainableAg/index.asp

CTAHR Organic Farming Website: http://www.ctahr.hawaii.edu/organic/

CTAHR Cover Crops database: http://www.ctahr.hawaii.edu/sustainag/Database.asp