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November 2011
2011 West Hawai‘i Seed Exchange
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.
Find out more »East Side Seed Exchange & Harvest Festival!
Free Event
Bring your favorite dishes using only locally grown food for the 100% LOCAL FOOD COOK OFF AND POTLUCK!! Optional competition for best main dish, side dish, and desert—contact tracy@permaculture-hawaii.com for more information.
Bring seeds only (please no plants, cuttings, or keiki, etc).
• Exchange and give away localized seeds (bringing seeds not required)
• Hear a panel on "Growing Local Favorite Foods"
• Enjoy Hula performances or Dance to Marimba Music!
• Enter the Local Cook Off!
• Try new taste delights at the Local Food Potluck!
• Meet your neighbors, other gardeners, and innovative thinkers
December 2011
Beginning Grant Writing with Koh Ming Wei
Participants will be assisted in finding a grant opportunity to match their needs and begin the application process in class. Please bring a flash drive to save your work and a lunch. We will also be able to tour this state of the art facility with Ming Wei. “The Energy Lab at Hawai‘i Preparatory Academy is the first of its kind in the world—a facility for students by students that will connect these young people and their schools, allowing them to collaborate and develop sustainable living.”
Find out more »January 2012
“The Greatest Infection of the Sea” by Captain Charles Moore, Scientist and Activist Captain Moore discusses detailed in his acclaimed new book Plastic Ocean
Learn the shocking truth about the unintended consequences of the “Age of Plastics”- how we got here, & what we must do to stop adding to the millions of tons of plastic choking the world’s oceans.
Find out more »A Workshop for Sustainability Educators with Jamie Cloud, The Cloud Institute
A Workshop for Sustainability Educators with Jamie Cloud, The Cloud Institute Date: January 10, 2012 9:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m. Location: Amy Greenwell Ethnobotanical Garden, Captain Cook No Cost for Educators and Administrators Sustainable Local Lunch to follow The Cloud Institute: www.cloudinstitute.org RSVP a must: dmitts@kohalacenter.org
Find out more »Garden Chef with Chioke Mims, Garden Educator, and Wendy Baker, Social Studies Teacher, Hawai‘i Academy of Arts & Sciences (HAAS)
HAAS students will present their video of Garden Chef activities and host a cooking demonstration and garden tour. If you haven’t visited HAAS yet, this is an excellent opportunity to do so.
Find out more »February 2012
Gardening as Academic Support at School and Home
This presentation is for teachers, parents, and community on the value of gardening as an academic subject. The presentation will be followed by a worm hands-on activity where participants can collect worm castings to take home to use in their own gardens or to start their own worm farm. Books will also be for sale. Dilafruz Williams was President of the Portland Public School's BOE. She founded Portland Public Environmental Education Middle School and the Learning Gardens Program at Portland State University.
Find out more »March 2012
Food Safety for School Gardens with Nancy Redfeather, Coordinator, Hawai‘i Island School Garden Network
Food safety is on everyone’s mind today. The HISGN has published a new poster for school gardens to simplify the rules. Please Join Nancy Redfeather at her farm in Honalo for a discussion of food safety guidelines and receive a free poster for your school garden.
Find out more »Puna ‘Ulu Festival: Celebrating Breadfruit!
Cooking contest and demonstrations, ‘ulu trees for sale, cultural uses, cultivation and care of ‘ulu trees, quilting, poi pounding, Kapa making, keiki crafts, food (featuring ‘ulu) and music all day.
Find out more »Cooking Traditional Hawaiian Foods with Clare Loprinzi, Garden Educator, Ke Kula ‘o Ehunuikaimalino
Garden educator Clare Loprinzi will share her successful strategies for teaching students how to grow and prepare traditional Hawaiian Foods. A garden tour and cooking demonstration will be included.
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