Farm to Cafeteria began with the common goal of building strong communities, healthy individuals and resilient local farms. Across the country great progress has been made connecting farm-fresh foods with K-12 schools, pre-schools, childcare settings, colleges, universities, hospitals, prisons and beyond – now we are Digging In!
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Please join us for a fun, interactive and informative 2-Part workshop on basic home composting. The first half of our workshop will focus on backyard composting. The second will discuss worm composting. A voucher for a free Earth Machine home composter will be given to each family participating. Help us keep Hawai?i green by composting home and yard green waste. Backyard composting doesn’t have to be back-breaking or sweaty work. Learn how to do it the easy way and reap the benefit of improved soil! Composting with worms is an easy and fun way to save money and turn your kitchen scraps into garden “gold” or free fishing bait. Highlights include a “How To” demonstration on setting up your very own Worm Condo. We will also explore basic worm management, harvesting methods and more. Join us to learn about composting and worms in Hawai?i. Worms and some commercial units will be available. Call the instructor for more info. For more information, please e-mail Ann Hassler, the instructor:crazy4compost2@gmail.com or call 937-1100.
Art and Sol is taking place again, featuring delicious pupu and wine, along with tantalizing items at the silent and live auctions. Buy your tickets today! This is our most important fundraiser of the year featuring an amazing selection of Art, health centered items, and experiences. Please stay tuned for more information on auction items. Thank you for your support!
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Ku ‘Aina Pa: Teacher Training for School Learning Gardens in Hawai‘i Date: June 10-16, 2012 Location: HPA Elab and the Mala‘ai Culinary Garden of the Waimea Middle School For more information click here.
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The 5th Annual Hawai‘i Farm to School Conference “Growing From the Ground Up” will be held on O‘ahu, on June 1st and 2nd, 2012. This year’s conference is hosted by Kokua Hawai‘i Foundation, Hawai‘i Association of Independent Schools, and Waikiki Elementary School and will include visits to other farm to school sites on O‘ahu. Plenary sessions, workshops, and field trips (Huaka‘i) will focus on hands-on topics relevant to establishing thriving school garden and farm to school programs, including such topics as soil building, curriculum connections, fundraising, community building, and more.
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Free giant pumpkin plants (for youth and school gardens) while supplies last! Date: May 14 at 3:30 p.m. Location: Komohana Extension Office, 875 Komohana Street, Hilo OR call 969-8213 to reserve yours **Limited to 2 plants per family/school group**
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Kaiser Permanente is holding a special advance screening of the HBO Documentary Film Series The Weight of the Nation: Confronting America’s Obesity Epidemic. Watch the trailer. For more Information e-mail: wotn-hilo@pathhawaii.org or call: 326-7284. Reservations recommended. RSVP by May 2 for Waimea and May 8 for Hilo.
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All proceeds go directly to the WCS school garden program, and will be used to match a $2,500 garden grant awarded by The Kohala Center in December. There will be vegetable starts, flowers, herbs, landscaping plants, and more. Please come by!
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The Kohala Center welcomes you to tour several Hawai?i Island school gardens and enjoy the produce that students, teachers, and volunteers have cultivated and prepared for your enjoyment. On three Saturdays in April, we will be offering free hour-long tours of a handful of the 63 school and community gardens in the Hawai?i Island School Garden Network, a Kohala Center program. Meet the people who use them as outdoor learning labs, hear the stories from children whose lives are enriched by garden work, and sample the bounty that comes forth from these plots big and small.
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Tour Mala‘ai and then join in harvesting to cook, using ingredients fresh from the garden. Help to prepare the food in their outdoor classroom under the instruction of Chef Susan. Experience the whole cycle, harvesting, preparing, sharing and eating healthy, delicious, fresh and local dishes.
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6th National Farm to Cafeteria Conference
/in HISGN Past Events /by adminFarm to Cafeteria began with the common goal of building strong communities, healthy individuals and resilient local farms. Across the country great progress has been made connecting farm-fresh foods with K-12 schools, pre-schools, childcare settings, colleges, universities, hospitals, prisons and beyond – now we are Digging In!
Backyard and Worm Composting Workshops
/in HISGN Past Events /by adminPlease join us for a fun, interactive and informative 2-Part workshop on basic home composting. The first half of our workshop will focus on backyard composting. The second will discuss worm composting. A voucher for a free Earth Machine home composter will be given to each family participating. Help us keep Hawai?i green by composting home and yard green waste. Backyard composting doesn’t have to be back-breaking or sweaty work. Learn how to do it the easy way and reap the benefit of improved soil! Composting with worms is an easy and fun way to save money and turn your kitchen scraps into garden “gold” or free fishing bait. Highlights include a “How To” demonstration on setting up your very own Worm Condo. We will also explore basic worm management, harvesting methods and more. Join us to learn about composting and worms in Hawai?i. Worms and some commercial units will be available. Call the instructor for more info. For more information, please e-mail Ann Hassler, the instructor:crazy4compost2@gmail.com or call 937-1100.
Art & Sol: A Benefit Auction for Mala‘ai Culinary Garden of the Waimea Middle School
/in HISGN Past Events /by adminArt and Sol is taking place again, featuring delicious pupu and wine, along with tantalizing items at the silent and live auctions. Buy your tickets today! This is our most important fundraiser of the year featuring an amazing selection of Art, health centered items, and experiences. Please stay tuned for more information on auction items. Thank you for your support!
Ku ‘Aina Pa: Teacher Training for School Learning Gardens in Hawai‘i
/in HISGN Past Events /by adminKu ‘Aina Pa: Teacher Training for School Learning Gardens in Hawai‘i Date: June 10-16, 2012 Location: HPA Elab and the Mala‘ai Culinary Garden of the Waimea Middle School For more information click here.
Statewide Summer Farm to School Conference 2012
/in HISGN Past Events /by adminThe 5th Annual Hawai‘i Farm to School Conference “Growing From the Ground Up” will be held on O‘ahu, on June 1st and 2nd, 2012. This year’s conference is hosted by Kokua Hawai‘i Foundation, Hawai‘i Association of Independent Schools, and Waikiki Elementary School and will include visits to other farm to school sites on O‘ahu. Plenary sessions, workshops, and field trips (Huaka‘i) will focus on hands-on topics relevant to establishing thriving school garden and farm to school programs, including such topics as soil building, curriculum connections, fundraising, community building, and more.
Free giant pumpkin plants (for youth and school gardens) while supplies last!
/in HISGN Past Events /by adminFree giant pumpkin plants (for youth and school gardens) while supplies last! Date: May 14 at 3:30 p.m. Location: Komohana Extension Office, 875 Komohana Street, Hilo OR call 969-8213 to reserve yours **Limited to 2 plants per family/school group**
The Weight of the Nation Special Documentary Screening
/in HISGN Past Events /by adminKaiser Permanente is holding a special advance screening of the HBO Documentary Film Series The Weight of the Nation: Confronting America’s Obesity Epidemic. Watch the trailer. For more Information e-mail: wotn-hilo@pathhawaii.org or call: 326-7284. Reservations recommended. RSVP by May 2 for Waimea and May 8 for Hilo.
Waimea Country School Plant Sale
/in HISGN Past Events /by adminAll proceeds go directly to the WCS school garden program, and will be used to match a $2,500 garden grant awarded by The Kohala Center in December. There will be vegetable starts, flowers, herbs, landscaping plants, and more. Please come by!
A Spring Tour of Student Learning Gardens
/in HISGN Past Events /by adminThe Kohala Center welcomes you to tour several Hawai?i Island school gardens and enjoy the produce that students, teachers, and volunteers have cultivated and prepared for your enjoyment. On three Saturdays in April, we will be offering free hour-long tours of a handful of the 63 school and community gardens in the Hawai?i Island School Garden Network, a Kohala Center program. Meet the people who use them as outdoor learning labs, hear the stories from children whose lives are enriched by garden work, and sample the bounty that comes forth from these plots big and small.
Cooking From the Garden with Chef Susan Tauson at Mala‘ai: The Culinary Garden at Waimea Middle School
/in HISGN Past Events /by adminTour Mala‘ai and then join in harvesting to cook, using ingredients fresh from the garden. Help to prepare the food in their outdoor classroom under the instruction of Chef Susan. Experience the whole cycle, harvesting, preparing, sharing and eating healthy, delicious, fresh and local dishes.