{"id":5247,"date":"2012-03-23T13:21:55","date_gmt":"2012-03-23T23:21:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/?p=5247"},"modified":"2021-12-10T17:19:08","modified_gmt":"2021-12-11T03:19:08","slug":"local-first-program","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2012\/03\/23\/local-first-program\/","title":{"rendered":"Local First program highlights Hawai\u02bbi<\/span> Island products"},"content":{"rendered":"Reading time: <\/span> 2<\/span> minutes<\/span><\/span>
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Some ingredients used in the Hawaiʻi<\/span> Community College and 糖心视频<\/abbr> Hilo \u201cLocal First\u201d program menus come from the Hawaiʻi<\/span> Community College garden maintained by students.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Hawaiʻi<\/span> Community College<\/a> and the University of Hawaiʻi<\/span> at Hilo have partnered together on Local First<\/a>, a new initiative that aims to support the development of farms and the agricultural industry on Hawaiʻi<\/span> Island by maximizing consumption of produce, meats and other locally grown and\/or manufactured products.<\/p>\n

To showcase the high quality and variety of local products available, the dining facilities at 糖心视频<\/abbr> Hilo and Hawaiʻi<\/span> Community College, both in Hilo and Kona, are currently featuring a 100 percent Local First lunch special once a month through April 18.<\/p>\n

The Local First specials are available in the Hawaiʻi<\/span> Community College’s Manono Campus Cafeteria, the college’s culinary arts program restaurant Bamboo Hale, and at the University of Hawaiʻi<\/span> Center, West Hawaiʻi<\/span> in Kealakekua.<\/p>\n

Currently, 50–60 percent of the products used by the campuses are locally grown, depending on weather and climate. Island grown, grass-fed beef in hamburgers are used daily.<\/p>\n

The effort is not only an attempt to support local farmers and providers, but it’s also an educational opportunity for students. The concept is incorporated into the curriculum for Hawaiʻi<\/span> Community College’s culinary arts program. Students are planning, preparing and delivering a meal with 100 percent locally grown ingredients while also learning the nutritional, sustainable and economic benefits of utilizing local ingredients and products directly as part of their coursework.<\/p>\n

Some of the ingredients used also come from right outside the back door of the Manono Campus Cafeteria where students in the college’s Hawaiʻi<\/span> Life Styles program maintain a beautiful garden of sugar cane, taro, sweet potato and many herbs.<\/p>\n

Learn more about the Local First program as highlighted last month in Hawaii Tribune-Herald<\/em>.<\/p>\n

Dates and menus for the Local First lunch specials are posted online for the Manono Campus Cafeteria, Bamboo Hale, and 糖心视频<\/abbr> Center, West Hawaiʻi<\/span>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Hawaiʻi<\/span> Community College and 糖心视频<\/abbr> Hilo promote the benefits of locally grown and produced food.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":16,"featured_media":5256,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[25,24],"tags":[61,236,14],"class_list":["post-5247","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-academic-news","category-uh-in-the-news","tag-hawaii-community-college","tag-uh-center-west-hawaii","tag-uh-hilo","entry","has-media"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t