East Side Seed Exchange & Harvest Festival!

La‘akea Permaculture Community Meadow Space

Bring your favorite dishes using only locally grown food for the 2nd Annual 100% local food cook off and potluck! Optional competition for best savory and sweet dish. Bring Seeds only (please no plants, cuttings, or keikies etc).
o Exchange and give away localized seeds (bringing seeds not required)
o Hear a panel on "Preparing Local Favorite Foods"
o Enter the Local Cook Off!
o Try new taste delights at the Local Food Potluck!
o Meet your neighbors, other gardeners & innovative thinkers.

Ku ‘Aina Pa Cohort Fall 2012 Workshop Weekend

Mala‘ai: The Culinary Garden at Waimea Middle School

Ku ‘Aina Pa Cohort Fall 2012 Workshop Weekend "The Foundations of Garden-Based Nutrition for School Garden Educators and Class Teachers" Date: Saturday, September 22, 2012 from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Location: The Mala‘ai Culinary Garden at the Waimea Middle School For Cohort Members who live at a distance, overnight accommodation on Saturday evening September 22 are available […]

STEM/School Gardens Planning Meeting

Hilo Union Elementary Library

Meeting to discuss ways to incorporate STEM curriculum into school gardens
Followed by tour of student learning gardens at Hilo Union with 6th grade teacher Debbie Follett

Cultivating NW Co-ops

Seattle Seattle, WA, United States

Cooperatives provide vital links between farm and table, serving their communities through a successful business model of member ownership. Consider how cooperative business models will contribute to the future of our local and regional food systems at this six-state conference. Contact:

Ag-Curious?

Windward Community College Hale Akoakoa #105

What is the outlook for the Agricultural Industry in Hawai‘i? Hear from expert farmers on the challenges and rewards of farming. Assess your own readiness to farm. Examine your expectations and constraints related to being a farmer, and assess your current knowledge, skills and physical resources. Worksheets will be provided. Learn more about the new UH program FarmStarter Hawai‘i, a comprehensive and practical training program built around the real world needs of tomorrow’s farmers.

Small Business Fair “Launch Your Dreams into Reality”

Kapi‘olani Community College, Ohia Building 4303 Diamond Head Road, Honolulu, HI, United States

Small Business Fair “Launch Your Dreams into Reality” Date: Saturday, October 13, 2012 Location: Kapi‘olani Community College, Ohia Building 4303 Diamond Head Road, Honolulu Registration: 9:30 a.m. Workshops 10:00 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. Exhibitors from 10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. Free parking - Lots A, C & D  

Entrepreneurship and Small Business Clinic

Manoa Innovation Center (MIC) 2800 Woodlawn Drive

As a community service, The Entrepreneurship and Small Business Clinic of the University of Hawaii William S. Richardson School of Law in partnership with HTDC is offering FREE sessions up to 45 minutes each to small businesses to discuss their legal questions. The sessions will be conducted by law students in the Clinic, under the supervision of Clinic instructor Greg Kim, a licensed attorney who specializes in business law.

The 10th Annual West Hawai‘i Seed Exchange for Farmers, Gardeners, and Students

Amy B.H. Greenwell Ethnobotanical Garden 82-6160 Mamalahoa Hwy, Captain Cook, HI, United States

Amy Greenwell Ethnobotanical Garden, Captain Cook
Open to farmers, gardeners, and students from school garden programs. Please come and share saved seed with fellow gardeners, build community food security, and strengthen biodiversity. School gardens should RSVP with Nancy Redfeather.

Hawai‘i Island Seed Production & Seed Saving Basics for Farmers & Gardeners Workshop

Hawai‘i Island Seed Production & Seed Saving Basics for Farmers & Gardeners Workshop Dates: Saturday, November 3, 2012 8:30 a.m.-4:00 p.m. Sunday, November 4, 2012 8:30 a.m.-4:00 p.m. Monday, November 5, 2012 Optional day of farm field trips for participants. See Web site for more information and registration details.