10. Conservation Ranches provide everyone with the following eco-system services: watershed protection invasive species control fuel load management view plane conservation
21. Ranch Support Branding Crew Fencing Crew Water Systems Maintenance Cooking/Catering for Round-ups Office & Administrative Veterinary Support Trucking & Mechanical Facilities Maintenance And more….
22. Eat grass fed beef for a healthier you! Beef has many beneficial nutrients: • Protein for building and maintaining strong muscles • B-vitamins that turn food into energy
23. Eat grass fed beef for a healthier you! Beef has many beneficial nutrients: • Zinc that boosts the immune system and helps wounds heal • Iron that helps to deliver oxygen to cells to produce energy
24. Eat grass fed beef for a healthier you! Grass fed beef: • Is lean and low in fat • Has lots of Beta-carotene, an antioxidant that is converted to Vitamin A in the body, important for healthy vision, bone growth and immunity
25. Eat grass fed beef for a healthier you! Grass fed beef has: • Lots of Vitamin E, another anti-oxidant, that can help protect against heart disease and cancer • Lots of Omega-3 fatty acids, the good fats that play an important role in every cell and system of your body
26. Grass fed beef has: • Lots of conjugated lineoleic acid orCLA, which appears to help fight cancer at various stages and has positive effects on diabetes, immune function, atherosclerosis and body composition Rancher Clarence Rapoza eating grass-fed beef in 2009
37. Sample fresh palm hearts at Wailea Agricultural Group at Ballroom Booth B-17!
38. Sample 100% Kona coffee at Kona Coffee & Tea Co., Ballroom B-21!
39. View a cornucopia of Kamuela-grown vegetables at Ballroom Booth B-24! Vegetables will be donated to Hawaii Island Food Bank this year!
40. Thirsty? Sample juices at Hawaiian Sun Products at Ballroom booth, B-30! New Product line
41. According to Dr. Mehmet Oz, Okinawan sweet potatoes are the #1 Superfood to eat for your health! Sample sweet potatoes at CTAHR booth, Ballroom B-42!
42. Got milk? Hawaii Department of Agriculture (Commodities Branch) has milk for you to sample at Ballroom B-38!
48. Visit an informational display by Hawaii Cattle Producer’s Cooperative, Ballroom B-15! Roast beef served by Hawaii Cattle Producer’s Cooperative in 2009
49. Visit an educational display of Hawaii County 4-H Livestock Association in the Promenade
54. Learn about how to make your own hydroponic Wheel Garden at the CTAHR Hydroponics display, Promenade
55. Taste of the Hawaiian Range is going green – pasture green this year! Please help us recycle your trash! There are recycling stations located throughout the Ballroom and Grand Lanai.
56. Mahalo for Recycling Angela Kang West Hawai’i Recycling Specialist Dept. of Environmental Mgmt. County of Hawai’i (808)327-3706 akang@co.hawaii.hi.us www.hawaiizerowaste.org
57. When you take care of the land, the land will nourish you.”- Hawai‘ian Huna saying
58. Mahalo to our Sponsors: Hawai`i Cattlemen’s Association Hawai`i Cattlemen’s Council
59. Mahalo to our Sponsors: Hawai`i Tourism Authority The County of Hawai`i
60. Mahalo to our Sponsors: Big Island RC & D University of Hawai`i CTAHR!
61. Mahalo to our Sponsors: Kulana Foods and KTA SuperStores
62. Mahalo to our Sponsors: Hilton Waikoloa Village ® Hafner Creative Communications
63. Mahalo to our Sponsors: Kamehameha Schools/ Bishop Estate Buy Local – It Matters
64. Mahalo to Ranchers who donated grass-fed cattle: KK Ranch Kahua Ranch KuahiwiRanch Palani Ranch Parker Ranch PonoholoRanch University of Hawaii’s Mealani Research Station
65. Mahalo to Ranchers who donated Locally raised animals: Lloyd Case Pu`uwaiRanch
67. Mahalo to Farmers who have donated produce: BEST Farms, Inc. Hirako Farms, Inc. J.A. Farm KawamataFarms, Inc. Kawano Farms, Inc. KekelaFarms Kozen Farm Nakano Farm NakamotoFarms
68. Mahalo to Farmers who have Donated Produce: Rincon Family Farms Robb Farm Russell Onodera Sunrise Farm Volcano Isles Fruit Co. C. Wagatsuma Farm, Inc. Wailea Agricultural Group WOW Farms Y. Hirayama Farms, Inc.
69. For Flower/ Plant Donations, Mahalo to: Ainahua Flower The Flower Shop at Hapuna Goo Farms Green Point Nursery J & D Farm Kaleo Na Pua Farms Orchid Isle Dendrobiums Shirley’s Orchids
70. Mahalo to Farmers/ Producers who have Donated Products: Big Island Bees Kaiulani Spices
71. Mahalos to: Alice Fujii and Friends Armstrong Produce Hawaii County Zero Waste Program Kanu O Ka ‘Aina Sustainable Island Products
72. Taste of the Hawaiian Range is being photographed and/ or recorded for future promotional use. By attending this event, you grant the Taste of the Hawaiian Range permission to use or reproduce your image for promotional purposes without right of inspection or compensation.
Editor's Notes
A tradition of ranch families, aloha for the ‘aina, and responsibility for the animals in our care.