Breadfruit in Horticulture Magazine

"Diane Ragone - "Ending Hunger" by Maria Zampini in the April 2011 issue of Horticulture Magazine.

View a PDF of complete article by clicking on the link below this posting (permission granted to Breadfruit Institute to republish in this format).

http://www.hortmag.com/

Download file: 2011_Horticulture_Magazine.pdf

Posted in Media Coverage on Thursday, October 20th, 2011

For the Love of Ulu

Grown on impressive-sized shade trees, breadfruit, or 'ulu in Hawaiian, is an important crop in Hawaii and other warm climates because of its versatility.

Article in West Hawaii Today newspaper.

http://www.westhawaiitoday.com/sections/news/local-features/love-ulu.html

Posted in Media Coverage on Monday, April 18th, 2011

Will Hana Feed the World?

The Breadfruit Institute and its commercial partner, San Diego-based Global Breadfruit, are preparing to ship tens of thousands of healthy young ulu plants in 2011.

http://honoluluweekly.com/cover/2010/12/will-hana-feed-the-world/

Posted in Media Coverage on Friday, January 7th, 2011

Breadfruit - When it Thrives it Provides

In sleepy Hana, a breadfruit revolution is unfolding.

http://www.mauinews.com/page/content.detail/id/543649.html

Download file: Breadfruit_Maui_News_2010_sm.pdf

Posted in Media Coverage on Sunday, December 5th, 2010

Ulu - Another Look at Hawaii

Article about breadfruit ('ulu) and the work of the Breadfruit Institute in promoting the conservation and use of breadfruit for food and reforestation.

EDIBLE HAWAIIAN ISLANDS MAGAZINE
SUMMER 2010

Download file: Edible_Hawaiian_Islands_Ulu_article.pdf

Posted in Media Coverage on Tuesday, August 24th, 2010

Bountiful Breadfruit

Article in St. John Sun Times newspaper April, 2010.

http://www.stjohnsuntimes.com/breadfruit

Posted in Media Coverage on Friday, April 30th, 2010

Plant a Sustaining Breadfruit Tree

Article in Big Island Weekly newspaper March 31, 2010.

http://www.bigislandweekly.com/articles/2010/03/31/read/lifestyle/lifestyle04.txt

Posted in Media Coverage on Wednesday, March 31st, 2010

Breadfruit on your table and in your landscape

Article in West Hawaii Today newspaper March 28, 2010.

http://www.westhawaiitoday.com/articles/2010/03/28/features/features03.txt

Posted in Media Coverage on Monday, March 29th, 2010

Bread of life: Fighting world hunger with breadfruit - Miami Herald

Article about the Breadfruit Institute and breadfruit with a recipe for a delicious West Indian breadfruit gratin in the Living section of the Miami Herald newspaper.

http://www.miamiherald.com/living/story/1484435.html

Posted in Media Coverage on Saturday, February 20th, 2010

Cooking With Breadfruit

Article about the Breadfruit Institute and breadfruit with three recipes in SMITHSONIAN online: Arts & Culture.

http://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/Cooking-With-Breadfruit.html

Posted in Media Coverage on Friday, August 21st, 2009

Tree of Plenty - The Bounty of Breadfruit

A lone adventurer, a botanical odyssey and the fruit that stands poised to feed the tropical world.

HANA HOU: THE MAGAZINE OF HAWAIIAN AIRLINES
August-September, 2009
Volume 12, No. 4

http://www.hanahou.com/

Download file: Hana_Hou_124_2009_breadfruit.pdf

Posted in Media Coverage on Friday, August 21st, 2009

Newsweek Article - Breadfruit to the Rescue

A team of researchers led by Diane Ragone of the Breadfruit Institute at the National Tropical Botanical Garden in Kauai, Hawaii, has discovered how to propagate breadfruit en masse to ship to regions in Central America and Africa where it would grow best (and where hunger rates are highest).

This article by Daniel Stone published on line August 1, 2009. Available on newsstands August 10/17 issue.

http://www.newsweek.com/id/210052

Posted in Media Coverage on Sunday, August 2nd, 2009

Fostering a passion for the breadfruit

Marooned on a tropical island? Stumped for what to fix for dinner? If you can find breadfruit, your prayers are answered, and National Tropical Botanical Garden's Dr. Diane Ragone will explain it all to you...

This article by Anne O'Malley first appeared in the April 15, 2009 issue of KAUA'I PEOPLE, published weekly by THE HONOLULU ADVERTISER.

Permission granted to NTBG to republish in this format on NTBG's website. View PDF of complete article.

Download file: Kauai_People_Ragone.pdf

Posted in Media Coverage on Saturday, July 25th, 2009

Preserving the Bounty of Breadfruit

Any way you slice it, breadfruit is a big deal.

UBC REPORTS Dec. 4, 2008
University of British Columbia

http://www.publicaffairs.ubc.ca/ubcreports/2008/08dec04/breadfruit.html

Posted in Media Coverage on Saturday, July 25th, 2009

Breadfruit: A crop of global significance

Breadfruit is well known in the Pacific as a source of food security, and more recently as an export commodity in countries such as Fiji and Samoa. The First International Breadfruit Symposium on Research and Development, which took place in Nadi (16-19 April 2007), revealed that the importance of breadfruit has spread far beyond the borders of the Pacific.

LRD FOCUS 2007
Secretariat of the Pacific Community

http://www.spc.int/lrd/lrd_focus_breadfruit.htm

Posted in Media Coverage on Friday, July 24th, 2009

Breadfruit - KCRW Radio Interview

Evan Kleiman interview with Dr. Diane Ragone, Director of the Breadfruit Institute.

GOOD FOOD October 4, 2008
KCRW, Santa Monica, California


http://www.kcrw.com/etc/programs/gf/gf081004vertical_farming_ste

Posted in Media Coverage on Thursday, July 23rd, 2009