Two statewide organizations that promote the production and use of local produce announce their separate annual conferences this October at the Hilo Hawaiian Hotel. Open to the public, attendees can enjoy a 50% early-bird registration discount through Aug. 31.

The Hawaii Master Food Preservers (HMFP) debuts its first conference on Oct. 23 while the 35th Hawaii International Tropical Fruit Growers (HTFG) Conference is Oct. 24-26. “Digging Deeper” is the theme for the back-to-back conferences.

“The food preservers conference is a great opportunity for budding entrepreneurs to discover our evolving local food cottage industry,” says Ken Love, president of the HMFP and executive director of HTFG. “Those wishing to sell their canned, pickled, fermented, dehydrated and frozen products to retai

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