Hawaii Ulu Co-op, KTA and National Food Day

Q:  What do Hawaii Ulu Producers Cooperative, Paradise Farms, KTA stores, Island Naturals and National Food Day all have in common? 
A:  They are all celebrating ulu (breadfruit) on the Big Island on National Food Day. 
If you live on the Big Island or visit between October 24-27, you'll want to check this out! 
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The Benefits of Eating Local – It Matters!​  
Taken from the Hawaii Ulu Co-op newsletter:  ​

• ​Food for the Earth. Take action against climate change! Hawai‘i is 2,500 miles away from the closest land mass, so importing food drives up its cost and increases our impact on the environment.
• Food for our land. Shipment of food from other countries also brings pests into our ecosystems. Fruit flies, mites, and fire ants have had severe consequences beyond agriculture.
• Food for your health. Consuming nutritious complex carbohydrates such as those found in ‘ulu means increasing your vitamin intake and mineral absorption! Think about food as medicine and learn what grows best in your own back yard.
• Food for our community. Sustaining local foods means spending your money to grow our own community and supporting local families’ ability to continue caring for the land. It’s about connecting to the source of where our food comes from, and the faces of the hands that grow it!
• Food for a people. Food production is closely linked to culture and our relationship to land over time. Farming knowledge has been passed down for generations, preserving language, histories, and practices from our landscape."

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