O‘ahu Seed Network Event

November 7, 2015—This  Seed Exchange & Gardening Fair at Waimea Valley will be jam packed with lots of goodies for backyard gardeners and farmers. Please bring your seeds and cuttings to share. Note these important details listed below. In addition to the Exchange, there will be a number of exciting activities and opportunities to learn more about island backyard gardening and food production. There will be workshops on Chickens, Beekeeping, Kalo, as well as childrens' activities and a localvore potluck at noon. An added bonus is  a native plant sale and a fruit  tree giveaway.

November 7, 2015— This Seed Exchange & Gardening Fair at Waimea Valley will be jam packed with lots of goodies for backyard gardeners and farmers. Please bring your seeds and cuttings to share. Note these important details listed below. In addition to the Exchange, there will be a number of exciting activities and opportunities to learn more about island backyard gardening and food production. There will be workshops on Chickens, Beekeeping, Kalo, as well as childrens' activities and a localvore potluck at noon. An added bonus is a native plant sale and a fruit tree giveaway.

August 8, 2015—Hawai‘i SEED and Slow Food in Hawai‘i are hosting a seed saving and cleaning workshop especially for people who are already conducting seed exchanges on O‘ahu. The general public is invited as well. Lyn Howe, who works with the Hawai‘i Public Seed Initiative through The Kohala Center, will be coming over to share her expertise on seed saving and sharing. She will share tips on the best ways to save, clean and store seeds and will be talking about how to navigate HPSI’s Seed Variety Selection Tool map and database to discover which plants optimally grow in your regional zone on O‘ahu.

Additionally, we want to use this event as an opportunity to develop a master plan for seed exchanges; so we can publicize and support one another in these efforts. Registration is now open online at http://www.eventbrite.com/e/slow-food-hawaii-hawaii-seed-seed-saving-workshop-tickets-17609398184. For more information please contact Laurie Carlson at lauriecarlson@me.com.