July 18, 2015—Tropical Edibles Nursery is hosting a free Summer Seed Exchange. The event opens with a “seed talk story” with Nancy Redfeather and Momi Subiano at 11:30 a.m., followed by a potluck lunch at noon and a seed exchange starting at 12:30 p.m.
August 1, 2015—Kumu Keao NeSmith, Ph.D., former Mellon-Hawai‘i Doctoral Fellow and current instructor at the Kawaihuelani Center for Hawaiian Language at University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa, will talk about his latest translation, J. R. R. Tolkien’s The Hobbit. Learn about his translation process and what inspired him to take on this huge task. He will also sign purchased copies following the talk.
August 8, 2015—Hawai‘i SEED and Slow Food in Hawai‘i are hosting a seed saving and cleaning workshop especially for people who are already conducting seed exchanges on O‘ahu. The general public is invited as well. Lyn Howe, who works with the Hawai‘i Public Seed Initiative through The Kohala Center, will be coming over to share her expertise on seed saving and sharing. She will share tips on the best ways to save, clean and store seeds and will be talking about how to navigate HPSI’s Seed Variety Selection Tool map and database to discover which plants optimally grow in your regional zone on O‘ahu.
Additionally, we want to use this event as an opportunity to develop a master plan for seed exchanges; so we can publicize and support one another in these efforts. Registration is now open online at http://www.eventbrite.com/e/slow-food-hawaii-hawaii-seed-seed-saving-workshop-tickets-17609398184. For more information please contact Laurie Carlson at lauriecarlson@me.com.
August 9, 2015—Family ranchers on Hawai‘i Island will be able to access an additional slaughter option through a new mobile slaughter unit for cattle, sheep, goats, and pigs beginning in 2016. A partnership with the Hawai‘i Department of Agriculture has moved this project from concept to reality, as the unit has been ordered. Please attend this informational session to learn more about using the unit and becoming a member of this cooperative. For more information, check out the Hawai‘i Island Meat website or contact HawaiiIslandMeat@gmail.com.
As our volunteers tell us, “Volunteering with KWP feels good in two ways: your body gets a good workout, and your soul feels good from giving back.” Join us in planting native trees and shrubs in the Pelekane Bay watershed restoration area. This is the drier, makai side of the watershed, where we have most of […]
August 29, 2015—The content of this ‘Ai Pono Workshop is designed for teachers of grades 3 through 12. This workshop covers two topics: Building and Using a Solar Dehydrator: A STEM Learning Project and Making Cordage from Hawaiian Native Plants.
September 12, 2015—This workshop is designed for teachers of grades K through 12. Every teacher who uses a school garden should be very familiar with “good agricultural practices,” or GAPs, for safely growing and harvesting food that will be consumed by students.
September 13, 2015—We have a ton of keiki trees just waiting to be planted! Due to the abundance of rainfall lately, it’s the ideal time to do more planting in the makai Pelekane Bay watershed. Last week, the volunteer team planted over 580 trees in just a few hours...can we beat that this time? Let’s find out!
Meet at The Kohala Center (65-1291A Kawaihae Rd) at 11 a.m., and we will carpool to the work site. Bring along a sack lunch and water bottle, and wear boots or sturdy shoes. We will provide tools, gloves, plants, snacks, and extra drinking water. We will finish up and return to Waimea by 4:30 p.m.
It can get really hot and the terrain is steep, but the work is otherwise appropriate for people of all ages and abilities, so bring along keiki, friends, and neighbors. Please click here to RSVP by Thursday, September 10.
The beautiful Lantana camara was introduced to Hawaii in 1858 as an ornamental shrub, and by the early 1900's was recognized as a noxious pest plant as it spread into pastures and forests across the Hawaiian islands. 24 different insects from its home range in Central America were introduced to Hawaii as biological control agents, and a few decades […]
October 3, 2015—Head on over to the Waimea Town Market at Parker School to partake in the Seventh Annual Big Island Giant Pumpkin Contest. For those of you interested in submitting a pumpkin into the contest, registration begins at 9 a.m. and weigh-ins will take place at 10 a.m. There will also be several “Cooking with Pumpkins” contests as well as a “Best Tasting Tomato” contest. For more information, please view/download the event flyer.
