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February 2013
Home Gardening: Seed Saving
Home Gardening: Seed Saving Date: Saturday, February 16, 2013, 9:00 a.m.-12:00 noon Locations: Wishing Well (the old chicken farm), 55-230 Ho‘ea Road, Hawi Cost: Free
Find out more »Delicious Community Workshops Hosted by Mala‘ai School Garden
Delicious Community Workshops Hosted by Mala‘ai School Garden Dates: 9:00 a.m.-Noon on four Saturdays; see dates and details below. Location: Mala‘ai: The Culinary Garden at Waimea Middle School, Waimea Details: Free and everyone invited, RSVP requested please to alethea@malaai.org. Donations welcome. Made possible thanks to a Richard Smart Fund/Hawai‘i Community Foundation grant. February 23, 2013: Cooking From Our Island Garden. Featuring Chef Maria Peterson and Chef Dan Bobo with his wife Clare. Come to Mala‘ai to harvest and cook from the garden. Tastings will be…
Find out more »Loving Local Foods – Dive In, It’s Fresh!
Loving Local Foods – Dive In, It’s Fresh! Date: February 23, 2013, 9:00-11:00 a.m. Location: Kohala Elementary School Discovery Garden, 54-3611 Akoni Pule Highway, Kapa‘au Cost: Free Contact: Karla Heath, 808-224-1404 or karla@andreadean.com
Find out more »Ninth Annual Grow Hawaiian Festival
Celebrating Hawaiian plants, culture, and mea la‘au. Lei making, hula, plant sales, and more. For more information call 808-323-3318.
Find out more »Backyard Chickens
Raising a healthy backyard flock can be simple and rewarding. Learn how the right breed, coop design, and daily maintenance regime can provide you good food and chicken friends. This class will give any beginner the tools they need to start and maintain a healthy flock while also providing resources for dealing with problem behaviors.
Find out more »March 2013
Nahelehele Dryland Symposium
The 2013 Nahelehele Dry Forest Symposium will highlight dryland forest ecology and restoration efforts in Hawai‘i. On Thursday, February 28th, there will be daytime field trips to Pohakuloa Training Area and Ka‘upulehu Dryland Forest Reserve, and an evening film about Joseph Rock at the Aloha Theater in Kealakekua at 7:00 p.m.
Find out more »Beekeeping from the Bee-ginning
Great course for people interested in hives for honey and increasing agricultural production with enhanced pollination of flowering trees and vegetables. Learn more about this class, call us to get the buzz!
Find out more »Edible Landscaping for Backyard and Beyond
Transform your lanai and lawn, your field and fence, into an abundant oasis of edible and multifunctional plants. Learn the do's and don'ts of edible landscaping, and gain hands-on experience creating a basic landscape plan for your home. A handout of practical readings and resources for further learning is included.
Find out more »Garden Workday at Mala‘ai
Please join us for a Garden Workday at Mala?ai! We will be installing roofing on our old chicken coop, turning it into storage. We are also installing irrigation in some of the perimeter berms, hauling some items to the dump, and generally freshening up the garden. We could use some volunteer help with this as we get ready for summer. Please bring a dish to share for a potluck lunch to follow and your own utensils to make it "green." No need to bring garden tools or equipment, but bring your raincoat and water bottle. If you have any questions, please contact our Garden Leader, Holly Sargeant-Green, at hols.green@gmail.com. Mahalo for making time to volunteer at our mala!
Find out more »April 2013
Honaunau School Garden Celebration
Honaunau School Garden Celebration Date: Saturday, April 6, 2013 10:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m. Location: Honaunau Elementary School, 83-5360 Mamalahoa Hwy, Captain Cook Details: The Honaunau School Garden cordially invites you to its first school garden celebration! There will be plenty of fun for all including: Origami pot folding and seed planting School garden tours by the children Face painting Seasonal fruit tasting Yummy chili and rice with fresh bread Jump rope contest and group jump roping Music And much, much more! Come and meet…
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