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.
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 […]
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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.
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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
Learn the basics of backyard composting and how to create and maintain a composting worm bin. This two hour workshop is a great way to learn how to divert kitchen and yard waste from our landfills and turn them into a nutrient rich soil amendment.
First grade teacher Ting Ortiz will share some of the many ways she incorporates curriculum into the school learning garden. Ting leads an after school garden club which is very popular with students. Discussion followed by a tour of the Kaumana Elementary student learning gardens. Refreshments provided as well as free plants and seeds to share.
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Please join us as we continue learning about nutrition basics and how we can help reduce health risks for our students and ourselves. Nutrition experts from Hawaii Island will be sharing their expertise and tips for incorporating healthy lifestyle changes.
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hat is happening to honeybees? That is the question facing our island, our state and a significant portion of the planet as bee colonies are weakening and dwindling. Join us as we learn about what we can do to help our important pollinators. Critically acclaimed film Queen of the Sun: What are the Bees Telling Us?, a panel discussion with local bee experts and honey tasting.
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Nahelehele Dryland Symposium
/in HISGN Past Events /by adminThe 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.
Delicious Community Workshops Hosted by Mala‘ai School Garden
/in HISGN Past Events /by adminDelicious 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 […]
Backyard Chickens
/in HISGN Past Events /by adminRaising 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.
Ninth Annual Grow Hawaiian Festival
/in HISGN Past Events /by adminCelebrating Hawaiian plants, culture, and mea la‘au. Lei making, hula, plant sales, and more. For more information call 808-323-3318.
Loving Local Foods – Dive In, It’s Fresh!
/in HISGN Past Events /by adminLoving 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
Home Gardening: Seed Saving
/in HISGN Past Events /by adminHome 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
Composting & Vermicomposting Workshop
/in HISGN Past Events /by adminLearn the basics of backyard composting and how to create and maintain a composting worm bin. This two hour workshop is a great way to learn how to divert kitchen and yard waste from our landfills and turn them into a nutrient rich soil amendment.
STEM Education in the School Garden
/in HISGN Past Events /by adminFirst grade teacher Ting Ortiz will share some of the many ways she incorporates curriculum into the school learning garden. Ting leads an after school garden club which is very popular with students. Discussion followed by a tour of the Kaumana Elementary student learning gardens. Refreshments provided as well as free plants and seeds to share.
The Foundations of Garden Based Nutrition, Session #2
/in HISGN Past Events /by adminPlease join us as we continue learning about nutrition basics and how we can help reduce health risks for our students and ourselves. Nutrition experts from Hawaii Island will be sharing their expertise and tips for incorporating healthy lifestyle changes.
Bee the Change: What Is Happening to Our Honeybees?
/in HISGN Past Events /by adminhat is happening to honeybees? That is the question facing our island, our state and a significant portion of the planet as bee colonies are weakening and dwindling. Join us as we learn about what we can do to help our important pollinators. Critically acclaimed film Queen of the Sun: What are the Bees Telling Us?, a panel discussion with local bee experts and honey tasting.