San Antonio Humane Society is celebrating 70 years this October, and since the beginning the nonprofit has focused on providing the best level of care for animals and their new owners. From offering holistic pet services, managing medical services, to transporting and rescuing over 400 dogs and cats from affected areas during Hurricane Harvey, the… Continue reading San Antonio Humane Society Celebrates 70 Years
Category: Plants & Animals
Endangered animals and a few others
Studying endangered seals
Researchers around the world are studying seal reproductive cycles to better understand the animals. Work ongoing in the UK could help inform studies in Hawaii and vice-versa.
Farm-to….Everywhere
Hawaii is leading the nation in the effort to serve farm-fresh food in school lunches, according to research from the U.S. Department of Agriculture and the National Farm to School Network. And though those organizations have been dishing out kudos to Hawaii lawmakers in the new report, those integral in the effort are more focused… Continue reading Farm-to….Everywhere
Wastin’ Away: from grocery aisle to garbage pile
HAWAII — One-quarter of the food that is purchased in the state of Hawaii is wasted, according to a 2016 study. That’s an estimated 237,000 tons of food per year, which breaks down to 356 pounds of usable food wasted by every person living in the Aloha State every year. That is valued at a… Continue reading Wastin’ Away: from grocery aisle to garbage pile
Jaro the worm guy
MOLOAA, KAUAI — Jaro Spichal says he’s in the business of multiplying microbes. But, the Moloaa man grows more than bacteria and fungus at his farm nestled in the midst of noni tree groves on Kauai’s East Side. Spichal is the owner of Kauai Worms and he’s on a mission to help the island’s farmers… Continue reading Jaro the worm guy