Dave Ringuette
tel: (808) 235-9265
email: ringuette@hawaii.edu

GoFarm Hawai‘i, a non-credit program of the University of Hawaii, provides training and experiences in sustainable farming and farm business management. Its goal is to develop aspiring farmers so that they may provide food and other agricultural products for Hawaii while being compensated fairly for their efforts.

The GoFarm Hawai‘i programs are intended to be taken sequentially, although entry and exit points are flexible, depending on the participant’s individual situation.

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AgCurious

•  Attendance is required to qualify for future courses
• Attract those with interest in getting involved in agricultural production
• Provide them with an overview of the industry in Hawai’i and its importance
• Convey a sense of what is involved in farming, both as a farmer and farm worker, including: challenges and opportunities, costs and benefits, and lifestyle
• Inform participants about various avenues to get started, but especially recruit those who want to know more about what it is like to be a farmer to the next phase (AgXposure)

AgXposure

• Prerequisite AgCurious participation
• Provide participants with experiences that convey the lifestyle and knowledge areas important to farming to expose them to what life would be like if they were to be a farmer
• Recruit those who want to learn how to be a successful farmer to the next phase (AgSchool)

AgSchool 1  
AgSchool 2  

• Prerequisite AgXposure participation
• Participants acquire a fundamental understanding of the principals underlying critical production topics
• Participants practice the techniques related to critical production topics
• Participants practice techniques related to business management topics
• Participants develop a business plan
• Participants learn of the resources available to assist them and/or further their knowledge of farming and business management

AgIncubator

• Participants practice farming their chosen crop on land provided by the program for up to two years
• Mentorship and monthly deep-dive technical workshops
• Shared equipment and infrastructure
• Opportunity to market through the GoFarm Hawaii CSA

AgBusiness

• Transition assistance to launch AgIncubator participants
• into viable agribusinesses
• Assistance finding and securing land and financing
• Business startup and planning consulting