Eat Think Grow: Garden-Based Nutrition for School Garden Educators

The HISGN will be offering a series of Garden-Based Nutrition Education Workshops for School Garden and Class Teachers in both East and West Hawai‘i. The workshops will focus on the “Foundations of Nutritional Education” especially for Garden Teachers and Class Teachers who work in school gardens. For more information, go to the Web site. The Presenter will be Vivienne Aronowitz. 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.

The workshops will be limited to 15 in order to have a true hands-on experience, and a stipend of $40 will go to each participant at each workshop. Check back for Workshop Agenda by September 1, 2012. Please RSVP with Donna Mitts to secure a place in the workshops.

Workshop Section #1
East Hawai‘i
Date: Saturday, November 10, 2012 from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
Location: Hawai‘i Academy of Arts and Sciences (HAAS), Pahoa
Meet in the School Garden.
Includes lunch from locally grown ingredients, made by participants. 

West Hawai‘i
Date: Saturday, September 15, 2012 from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
Location: Kahakai Elementary School, Kona 
Meet in the School Garden behind the Cafeteria.
Includes lunch from locally grown ingredients, made by participants. 

Workshop Section #2
West Hawai‘i 
Date: Saturday, January 26, 2013 from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. 
Location: Innovations Public Charter School, Kona
Meet at the picnic tables under the tent.
Includes lunch from locally grown ingredients, made by participants. 

East Hawai‘i
Date: Saturday, January 12, 2013 from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. 
Location: Kua O Ka La Public Charter School, Puna
Meet at the tables under the tent.
Includes lunch from locally grown ingredients, made by participants.