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The Community Seed Library (Kailua-Kona)

November 7, 2015 @ 10:00 am - 11:30 pm

- Free

November 7, 2015 –  “All about variety: How to identify and save seed from locally adapted plants” featuring Ilana Stout, sponsored by the Friends of the Libraries, Kona (F.O.L.K.)

Topics will include:

● A brief history of seed in America
● The importance of and decline of varietal diversity
● The Seed Variety Selection Tool
● Basic Seed Saving Skills for easy to save seeds

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Ilana Stout is a sustainability educator and an avid gardener. She teaches at Hawaii’i Community College and does outreach work for the Hawai’i Public Seed Initiative, a project of the Kohala Center. Ilana is also a Master’s degree candidate in the Tropical Conservation Biology and Environmental Science Program at the University of Hawai’i at Hilo. Her research is using school­based community surveys and interviews with local seed keepers to identify heritage varieties of food and medicinal plants that were brought to Hawai’i during the plantation era.

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If you have any questions about this program, or would like to get involved
in the CSL project, please contact Natalie at 508.264.7335.

 

Details

Date:
November 7, 2015
Time:
10:00 am - 11:30 pm
Cost:
Free
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Venue

Kailua-Kona Public Library
75-­138 Hualalai Rd
Kailua-Kona, HI 96740 United States
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Phone:
808-327-4327

Details

Date:
November 7, 2015
Time:
10:00 am - 11:30 pm
Cost:
Free
Event Categories:
, ,

Venue

Kailua-Kona Public Library
75-­138 Hualalai Rd
Kailua-Kona, HI 96740 United States
+ Google Map
Phone:
808-327-4327