December 30, 2015 (Maui Now)—Moloka‘i elementary students are getting up-close and personal with food through classroom, cooking, and gardening activities as part of a national program to address childhood obesity and food insecurity. » Read more
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December 17, 2014 (West Hawaii Today)—Honaunau Elementary School recently received a $2,500 grant from the Hawai‘i Island School Garden Network to support a part-time coordinator for its learning garden program. Started by garden educator Melissa Chivers in 2008, Honaunau Elementary’s school garden is currently staffed by FoodCorps Hawai‘i service member Jessica Sobocinski and part-time garden educator Malani Souza. » Read more
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December 5, 2014 (Kamehameha Schools)—More than 200 food sustainability, farming, and public school pros recently converged at the Kamehameha Schools Ka‘iwakīloumoku Hawaiian Cultural Center to attended the annual Hawai‘i Farm to School Conference. » Read more
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October 17, 2014 (The Tyee)—When Trevor Tanaka was in Grade 11, he had a life-changing realization. It came after he entered an essay contest asking him to describe why “sustainability” is important. “It should have been easy,” he said. But in trying to define one ecological buzzword all he could think of were others. His essay was a series of generalizations about things like clean energy and organic food. “I really had no idea what I was writing about,” he said. “That’s when I decided, wow, I should really look into this.” » Read more
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July 31, 2014 (Modern Farmer)—One way to reverse childhood obesity? Teach a kid to fall in love with a vegetable simply because they grew it themselves.
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Moloka‘i students learn healthy eating habits through gardening
/in HISGN News, News /by adminDecember 30, 2015 (Maui Now)—Moloka‘i elementary students are getting up-close and personal with food through classroom, cooking, and gardening activities as part of a national program to address childhood obesity and food insecurity.
» Read more
Honaunau receives grant for garden
/in HISGN News, News /by adminDecember 17, 2014 (West Hawaii Today)—Honaunau Elementary School recently received a $2,500 grant from the Hawai‘i Island School Garden Network to support a part-time coordinator for its learning garden program. Started by garden educator Melissa Chivers in 2008, Honaunau Elementary’s school garden is currently staffed by FoodCorps Hawai‘i service member Jessica Sobocinski and part-time garden educator Malani Souza.
» Read more
Food system stakeholders focus on farm-to-school movement
/in HISGN News, News /by adminDecember 5, 2014 (Kamehameha Schools)—More than 200 food sustainability, farming, and public school pros recently converged at the Kamehameha Schools Ka‘iwakīloumoku Hawaiian Cultural Center to attended the annual Hawai‘i Farm to School Conference.
» Read more
How this teen’s quest to define ‘sustainability’ changed state law
/in HISGN News, KBEC News, News /by adminOctober 17, 2014 (The Tyee)—When Trevor Tanaka was in Grade 11, he had a life-changing realization. It came after he entered an essay contest asking him to describe why “sustainability” is important. “It should have been easy,” he said. But in trying to define one ecological buzzword all he could think of were others. His essay was a series of generalizations about things like clean energy and organic food. “I really had no idea what I was writing about,” he said. “That’s when I decided, wow, I should really look into this.”
» Read more
FoodCorps Teaches Kids to Grow Their Own Food
/in Frontpage Article, HISGN News, News /by liamJuly 31, 2014 (Modern Farmer)—One way to reverse childhood obesity? Teach a kid to fall in love with a vegetable simply because they grew it themselves.
» Read more