Home Gardening: Seed Saving Date: Saturday, February 16, 2013, 9:00 a.m.-12:00 noon Locations: Wishing Well (the old chicken farm), 55-230 Ho‘ea Road, Hawi Cost: Free

Delicious Community Workshops Hosted by Mala‘ai School Garden Dates: 9:00 a.m.-Noon on four Saturdays; see dates and details below. Location: Mala‘ai: The Culinary Garden at Waimea Middle School, Waimea Details: Free and everyone invited, RSVP requested please to alethea@malaai.org.  Donations welcome. Made possible thanks to a Richard Smart Fund/Hawai‘i Community Foundation grant. February 23, 2013: Cooking From Our Island […]

Loving Local Foods – Dive In, It’s Fresh! Date: February 23, 2013, 9:00-11:00 a.m. Location: Kohala Elementary School Discovery Garden, 54-3611 Akoni Pule Highway, Kapa‘au Cost: Free Contact: Karla Heath, 808-224-1404 or karla@andreadean.com

Raising a healthy backyard flock can be simple and rewarding. Learn how the right breed, coop design, and daily maintenance regime can provide you good food and chicken friends. This class will give any beginner the tools they need to start and maintain a healthy flock while also providing resources for dealing with problem behaviors.

Celebrating Hawaiian plants, culture, and mea la‘au. Lei making, hula, plant sales, and more. For more information call 808-323-3318.

The 2013 Nahelehele Dry Forest Symposium will highlight dryland forest ecology and restoration efforts in Hawai‘i. On Thursday, February 28th, there will be daytime field trips to Pohakuloa Training Area and Ka‘upulehu Dryland Forest Reserve, and an evening film about Joseph Rock at the Aloha Theater in Kealakekua at 7:00 p.m.

Great course for people interested in hives for honey and increasing agricultural production with enhanced pollination of flowering trees and vegetables. Learn more about this class, call us to get the buzz!

Transform your lanai and lawn, your field and fence, into an abundant oasis of edible and multifunctional plants. Learn the do's and don'ts of edible landscaping, and gain hands-on experience creating a basic landscape plan for your home. A handout of practical readings and resources for further learning is included.