Fall Workshop for the Kū ‘Āina Pā Cohort September 22-23, 2012

"Garden Based Nutritional Education for School Garden and Class Teachers"
Date: Saturday, September 22, 2012 9:00 a.m.-3:30 p.m.
Location: Māla‘ai: The Culinary Garden of Waimea Middle School
Instructors: Vivienne Aronozitz M.P.H., R.D., C.D.E and HCC Instructor Sandy Barr

Vivienne holds a Masters of Public Health and is a Registered Dietitian and a Certified Diabetes Educator. She is the nutritionist for all Kaiser Permanente Clinics on Hawai’i Island as well as a nutrition consultant to individuals and other agencies. Sandy is an Instructor in the HCC Culinary Arts Program at the Hilo Campus and will be sharing "kitchen protocols" and cooking with us.

This day long workshop will focus on the "foundations of nutrition" and will include a sharing of nutritional curriculum and resources to use with students, parents and community to bring the sources of healthy eating found in the garden into your school community. We will be picking and making simple food for lunch that you can easily make in your school gardens. There will also be time for planning for your programs.

Please bring one whole vegetable to share. Remember to dress warmly with layers, bring a rain jacket and your notebook and paper. This class will be very similar to the HISGN Nutrition Workshops 1&2 that will be offered this year to all Hawai‘i Island School Garden Teachers. A full agenda will be available by September 1.

Visit the Māla‘ai Culinary Garden Web site.

"Getting to Know your Botanical Neighbors: Native Plants in School Gardens - Resources/Mo'oleleo/Uses/Propagation"
Date: Sunday, September 23, 2012 9:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m.
Location: The Amy B.H. Greenwell Ethnobotanical Garden in Captain Cook
Instructors: Kamuela Naihe, staff of the AGG, and surprise guests!

You will each receive Noa Lincoln's new Native Plant Resource: "Native Hawaiian and Polynesian Introduced Plants". The Workshop will include an identification tour of the 12 acre Kona Field System Zones, mo‘oleleo, traditional and modern usage, seed collection, thatching, and propagation and tips for growing native plants in your school gardens. We will harvest native plants and medicines and create a "Garden in a Bag" (ki, ko, olena, pia, nanea, and wauke), which you can take back to your gardens and propagate and share with your communities.

We will be eating traditional Hawaiian foods for lunch and combining them with fresh vegetables from our gardens.

Visit the Amy Greenwell Garden Web site which includes research and publications on taro, breadfruit, makaloa, wauke, and the Gardens of Lono. Makahiki is coming so it is a good time to be studying and using traditional Hawaiian Crops and Native plants.


Accommodations for Teachers Living at a Distance
For those teachers from Hāmākua, Hilo, Puna, or Kohala (or anyone who does not want to drive on Sunday morning) you are more than welcome to come and stay at Nancy Redfeather's Farm in Honalo. The farm is about 10 minutes away from the Amy Greenwell Garden. There are three different guest spaces or you can bring a tent and sleeping bag and camp on the farm. On Saturday evening, you are welcome to hang out or go into town for some Kona sightseeing. There are many great restaurants in the mauka area, movie theaters, and live music in Kailua-Kona town. The farm is 8 minutes from Kahalu‘u Beach Park, home of the best snorkeling on the island. Driving from the Waimea area to the Amy Greenwell Garden will take an hour and 20 minutes each way. Breakfast will be served on Sunday morning from 7:00-8:30 a.m. Please e-mail Nancy if you would like to stay at the farm and what accommodations you will need.

The Manago Hotel is also available (a double is $65 a night). The Hotel is across the street from the Amy Greenwell Garden and is well known for its local style and hospitality. The Hotel has a restaurant downstairs for dinner and breakfast. You can ask for a room with a private or shared bath. We hear that the rooms on the 3rd floor are the best! You can call for reservations at 323-2642 or visit their Web site.