Kona Coffee Farmers Association monthly Coffee Talk

Come learn about the importance of coffee tree nutrition as well as new and tried and true fertilizer methods of application. As a bonus you can learn how to make a fertilizer applicator "bag" from Bob Smith. Both organic and non-organic methods will be addressed. Organic farm fertilizing & foliar spraying will be discussed by Robert Barnes of Kona Rain Forest Coffee and Bob Smith of SmithFarms will be discussing fertilizer methods for the non-organic coffee farmer.

Ben Discoe, a farmer from Ahualoa in Hamakua, will be talking about improving your farm or garden's soil with biochar (biomass charcoal) and how it can greatly reduce your need for inputs, making Hawaii agriculture more sustainable, both ecologically and financially.