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.
October 8–27, 2015—October is Farm to School Month in Hawai‘i! We invite you to join us for one or more of our farm to school events on Hawai‘i Island this month to experience for yourself the engaging learning and tasty foods being served at some of our leading farm to school sites. Visit koha.la/f2s2015 for a full list of events and to RSVP.
October 17, 2015—Bring seeds and a dish if can, or just come talk story with fellow farmers and gardeners and take home catalogs and seeds from Johnny’s Seeds, Baker Creek, and Territorial Seed. Please respect our NO SOIL policy to reduce potential transport of invasive species such as the Little Fire Ant.
October 28, 2015—Join us in our joyful work to reforest a slice of the Kohala watershed with native trees and shrubs. We will be planting in the Koia'a Corridor restoration area, adding hundreds more baby trees to the ongoing efforts. We will be planting pilo, mamane, kolea, and a'ali'i, all grown from Kohala seed by the KWP crew here in Waimea.
October 24, 2015—Bring your favorite dishes focusing on fresh and locally grown produce for the Potluck – bring seeds and FIRE ANT-FREE plant cuttings and bare roots (PLEASE Check for Fire Ants!) – dance with Kunzwanana marimba band! Co-sponsored by The Kohala Center’s Hawai‘i Public Seed Initiative