Practical Agriculture for Hamakua 2011 Supporting Sustainable Agriculture through Classes and Farm Tours Location: North Hawai‘i Education & Research Center, Honoka‘a  Dates: September-November 2011 from 6:00-8:00 p.m. $10 per class; Senior & Student rate: $5 per class To register for classes or farm tours, contact Donna Mitts at 808-936-2117 Sponsored by Hilo-Hamakua Community Development Corporation & Hawai‘i County […]

Compost/Worm Compost Workshop Two Locations! Date: Saturday, October 22, 2011, 9:00 a.m.-11:00 a.m. Location: Waimea Country School, 10:00 a.m–Noon Location: Pa‘auilo School Cafeteria, 2-4pm Sponsored by Hawaii Rainbow Worms & Recycle Hawaii For more information or to register contact Donna Mitts at dmitts@kohalacenter.org or call 936-2117.

Please bring envelopes for gathering seed. Farmers and Gardeners please bring viable saved seed/roots/corm/cuttings of food crops that are labeled with variety name if known. For more information, please contact Diana Duff hokudi@aol.com.

Free Event
Bring your favorite dishes using only locally grown food for the 100% LOCAL FOOD COOK OFF AND POTLUCK!! Optional competition for best main dish, side dish, and desert—contact tracy@permaculture-hawaii.com for more information.
Bring seeds only (please no plants, cuttings, or keiki, etc).
• Exchange and give away localized seeds (bringing seeds not required)
• Hear a panel on "Growing Local Favorite Foods"
• Enjoy Hula performances or Dance to Marimba Music!
• Enter the Local Cook Off!
• Try new taste delights at the Local Food Potluck!
• Meet your neighbors, other gardeners, and innovative thinkers

Participants will be assisted in finding a grant opportunity to match their needs and begin the application process in class. Please bring a flash drive to save your work and a lunch. We will also be able to tour this state of the art facility with Ming Wei. “The Energy Lab at Hawai‘i Preparatory Academy is the first of its kind in the world—a facility for students by students that will connect these young people and their schools, allowing them to collaborate and develop sustainable living.”

Learn the shocking truth about the unintended consequences of the “Age of Plastics”- how we got here, & what we must do to stop adding to the millions of tons of plastic choking the world’s oceans.

A Workshop for Sustainability Educators with Jamie Cloud, The Cloud Institute Date: January 10, 2012 9:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m. Location: Amy Greenwell Ethnobotanical Garden, Captain Cook No Cost for Educators and Administrators Sustainable Local Lunch to follow  The Cloud Institute: www.cloudinstitute.org  RSVP a must: dmitts@kohalacenter.org

HAAS students will present their video of Garden Chef activities and host a cooking demonstration and garden tour. If you haven’t visited HAAS yet, this is an excellent opportunity to do so.

This presentation is for teachers, parents, and community on the value of gardening as an academic subject. The presentation will be followed by a worm hands-on activity where participants can collect worm castings to take home to use in their own gardens or to start their own worm farm. Books will also be for sale. Dilafruz Williams was President of the Portland Public School's BOE. She founded Portland Public Environmental Education Middle School and the Learning Gardens Program at Portland State University.

Food safety is on everyone’s mind today. The HISGN has published a new poster for school gardens to simplify the rules. Please Join Nancy Redfeather at her farm in Honalo for a discussion of food safety guidelines and receive a free poster for your school garden.