In the Spring of 2014, Hōkūle‘a and Hikianaliʻa will leave from Hilo on the Worldwide “Mālama Honua” Voyage 2013-2017. Connecting students to this voyage of discovery, can happen in many many different ways. For the next four years, the Hawaiʻi Island School Garden Network and our Voyaging Partners and Collaborators will work with teachers and in School Gardens on Hawaiʻi Island to grow food, dry and preserve food, experiment with recipes, learn some of the ancient fiber arts, and create food products that can be shared with the crews on some of the legs of the voyage.http://www.bigislandvideonews.com/2013/11/18/video-aipono-workshop-teaches-cooking-for-the-canoe. The next workshop will be on “The Art of Drying the Fruits of Hawaiʻi.” Stay tuned for date and time.

Dr. Richard Manshardt from UH-CTAHR will discuss types of varieties, papaya genetics, cross pollination and gene flow, maintaining seed purity, seed sources, seed selection, and seed saving. Bring your own papaya leaf sample for testing. Free if you participate in a gene flow mapping study, otherwise testing is $3.00 per sample. Leaf samples should be gathered using a baggie. The leaf should be the size of a quarter and light green.

FoodCorps Hawai‘i Mid-Year Teacher Training Date: March 14-18, 2014 Time: 9 a.m. – 11 p.m. FoodCorps Service Members will be meeting on Moloka‘i to continue their training in farm to school advocacy and school learning gardens. Please contact Nancy Redfeather at nredfeather@kohalacenter.org.  

Healthy Schools Day Festival Date: Wednesday, March 19, 2014 Time: 9 a.m. – 11 p.m. Location: Hawai‘i State Capitol Rotunda, 415 S. Beretania Street, Honolulu Healthy Schools Day 2014 will be celebrated through interactive demonstrations at the Capitol Rotunda. The demonstrations will showcase the policies and programs in Hawai‘i K-12 schools that support healthy students. Highlights will include […]