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Clever gadgets, heart-tugging treasures, and great bargains will be among the finds offered during Waimea’s 3rd “Culinary and Garden Garage Sale”. Great finds donated to the garage sale include such clever gadgets as “a lawn shark” (a tool that looks like a serrated-edge pie cutter on a long handle for edging sod), a “garden weasel” (a miniature hand cultivator for working up soil), and a “hula hoe” (a tool that looks like rotating spurs on a long wooden handle, used to hand-till soil). Also included in the growing list of treasures are a wide array of cookbooks from the shelves of many of Waimea’s best cooks plus culinary collectibles such as a plantation-era sieve, beautiful serving platters, dishes and glassware, linens, and contemporary kitchen appliances and garden equipment. Sponsored by Slow Food Hawai‘i with kokua from the Waimea Homestead Farmers’ Market, the fundraiser will support the now seven-year-old Mala‘ai school garden, which has become a statewide model for hands-on, experiential learning focused on growing and sharing fresh, organic produce and, in the process, supporting student and community health, wellness, environmental and cultural stewardship and academic progress. Donations are still welcome. Please drop them off at Waimea Middle School’s office or call Slow Food Hawai‘i Leader Clare Bobo (936-6511) or Mala‘ai school garden Board member Jeanne Oshima (887-1027).

Practical Agriculture for Hamakua 2011 Supporting Sustainable Agriculture through Classes and Farm Tours Location: North Hawai‘i Education & Research Center, Honoka‘a  Dates: September-November 2011 from 6:00-8:00 p.m. $10 per class; Senior & Student rate: $5 per class To register for classes or farm tours, contact Donna Mitts at 808-936-2117 Sponsored by Hilo-Hamakua Community Development Corporation & Hawai‘i County Department of Research & Development Click here to see the schedule online. Download the flyer.

Compost/Worm Compost Workshop Two Locations! Date: Saturday, October 22, 2011, 9:00 a.m.-11:00 a.m. Location: Waimea Country School, 10:00 a.m–Noon Location: Pa‘auilo School Cafeteria, 2-4pm Sponsored by Hawaii Rainbow Worms & Recycle Hawaii For more information or to register contact Donna Mitts at dmitts@kohalacenter.org or call 936-2117.

Please bring envelopes for gathering seed. Farmers and Gardeners please bring viable saved seed/roots/corm/cuttings of food crops that are labeled with variety name if known. For more information, please contact Diana Duff hokudi@aol.com.