Some 35,000 Hawaiian households do not have access “at all times to enough food for an active, healthy life for all household members,” according to a 2018 report by the U.S. Dept. of Agriculture. APAHM - NBCAsianAmerica
For the past decade, programs and organizations like Ho’oulu ka ‘Ulu and the Hawai’i ‘Ulu Cooperative have helped re-introduce growers to cultivating, selling and marketing the fruit. Ragone estimates that there are now close to 200 growers of breadfruit in the state.
Food Roots connects Asian American family farms in California growing crops traditionally found in various Asian cuisines and diets — like bok choy, mustard greens, ube, bitter melon and Japanese sweet potato — to communities and local businesses. Food Roots also hosts pop-up produce stands and programs like healthy eating workshops. The farmers they work with are within 400 miles of Los Angeles, where APIFM is based.
Local residents of Pilipino Workers' Center's Larry Itliong Family Housing shop for fresh produce at a APIFM pop-up produce stand.For Steven Nishimori and his family’s 350-acre farm in Oxnard, California, the market for Asian vegetables has existed since at least the 1990s, when his father, Steve, started growing bok choy, gai lan, dau mue and yu choy sum, among others vegetables.
And part of that “labor” extends to educating consumers about the vegetables themselves. Food Roots, for example, has started a campaign centered on promoting Asian vegetables, starting with bok choy.
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